SonicWALL Celebrates Enterprise Growth and Momentum.Summary: SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today celebrated the one year anniversary of its expansion into the enterprise market. In the last year, SonicWALL has gained significant momentum with enterprise customers by acquiring secure remote access company Aventail, building a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise products and solutions, expanding its go-to-market strategy, and enhancing its support for customers and partners alike. SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today celebrated the one year anniversary of its expansion into the enterprise market. In the last year, SonicWALL has gained significant momentum with enterprise customers by acquiring secure remote access company Aventail, building a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise products and solutions, expanding its go-to-market strategy, and enhancing its support for customers and partners alike. C[pounds sterling]A driving force behind our company vision is the reality that Enterprise and Small Business needs are converging Co no matter what size organization, customers want cost effective and easy-to-use solutions with superior support and services,C[yen] said Matt Medeiros, SonicWALL CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . C[pounds sterling]We saw great opportunity in the enterprise to expand our business and channel partnersCO opportunities to reach and service a whole new market.C[yen] Establishing an Extensive Enterprise Product PortfolioBuilding on the strong SonicWALL Aventail SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. products, SonicWALL has developed an entire line of enterprise-grade unified threat management See UTM. (UTM (Unified Threat Management) Refers to a stand-alone appliance or a software package that combines a firewall, antivirus, spam and content filtering as well as intrusion detection. See firewall, antivirus, antispam and IDS. ) solutions. This expansion has allowed the company to diversify its product portfolio and become a comprehensive security provider to businesses of all sizes. SonicWALL solutions include the Network Security Appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. (NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign ) Series, SSL VPN solutions, and Email Security offerings all managed through SonicWALLCOs Global Management System. Key milestones include:Co Launching the NSA Series for the enterprise and mid-market. The series, specifically designed for UTM, leverages a multi-core architecture with reassembly-free deep packet inspection Analyzing network traffic to discover the type of application that sent the data. In order to prioritize traffic or filter out unwanted data, deep packet inspection can differentiate data, such as video, audio, chat, voice over IP (VoIP), e-mail and Web. technologyCo Integration of anti-virus into Aventail SSL VPN solutions to provide better threat detection and protect applications at the device levelCo Unveiling Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) V.8 to offer IT administrators increased insight into inbound and outbound network content New Go-toCoMarket Strategy and Enhanced SupportSonicWALL reshaped its go-to-market strategy for the enterprise by combining AventailCOs enterprise sales expertise with SonicWALLCOs powerful global network of more than 10,000 channel partners. Today, customers receive the best of both worlds Co knowledgeable sales and deployment support from SonicWALL experts combined with easy fulfillment from SonicWALLCOs channel partners. C[pounds sterling]In order to expand into the Enterprise market, SonicWALL faced a challenge marrying AventailCOs direct sales model with its own highly successful channel strategy,C[yen] said Michael Suby, Stratecast. C[pounds sterling]Over the last year, weCOve seen SonicWALL put the weight of the company behind this acquisition Co taking the enterprise class technology they acquired and complimenting that with their own NSA products. This in turn has created new opportunities for its channel by broadening the portfolio of products they can sell and support.C[yen] To compliment this expanded opportunity, SonicWALL migrated its product support structure in-house and populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. the organization with skilled company employees that are available 24x7. The company also opened its Partner Center of Excellence in Tempe, Arizona Tempe (pronounced /tɛm.'piː/) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a population of 169,712 according to 2006 Census Bureau estimates. , which combines all aspects of SonicWALL's channel sales, support, marketing, and training under one roof to offer partners a one-stop resource for their customersCO needs. About SonicWALL, Inc:SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a secure network. Over one million SonicWALL appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALLCOs award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. For more information, visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the benefits of SonicWALLCOs SSL VPN remote clientless access products. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2006, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. NOTE: SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. 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