SonicWALL Selected to Prestigious 2011 CRN Annual Report Card

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced that Everything Channel named the company an award winner in the prestigious 2011 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC). The CRN Annual Report Card serves as a definitive benchmark of relationships between vendors and channel partners and serves as the industry standard for measuring excellence within the channel community. SonicWALL was recognized as the overall category winner for network security appliances.

"When it comes to the strength of relationships, quality of products and return on partner programs, solution providers want to hear from their fellow VARs about the IT vendors that consistently exceed expectations," said Kelley Damore, vice president, editorial director, Everything Channel. "The Annual Report Card gives solution providers the opportunity to share feedback and recognize the vendors who truly demonstrate channel excellence. We congratulate SonicWALL for being recognized as the best of the best."

The Everything Channel ARC research team surveyed more than 3,600 solution providers across 21 categories to evaluate the satisfaction they have with vendors' products, support and channel programs.  Winners are then selected to the Annual Report Card and presented with awards at the annual XChange Americas Conference. To view a slideshow of all the organizations named to the 2011 ARC visit www.crn.com.

"We are honored to have been recognized as the overall category winner for network security appliances by our channel partners and thank them for their continued support," said Marvin Blough, vice president of Worldwide Sales at SonicWALL. "Our channel and solution provider partners are a key part of our business and absolutely vital to our ultimate success. The fact that they voted SonicWALL as the winning network security appliance underscores our commitment to providing the channel and end customers with award-winning, best-in-class network security solutions."

SonicWALL offers its partners and end customers a broad line of integrated, next-generation firewalls for deployment in largest data centers and SMB's. Winning the overall network security appliance category in the 2011 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) is further validation for the company's market-leading products. In addition to providing security appliances that combine world-class intrusion prevention, malware protection, and application intelligence and control,  SonicWALL continually improves its channel program to maximize partner benefits and profitability. Earlier this year, SonicWALL announced the extension of its award-winning Medallion Partner Program with the introduction of its Priority Technical Support service. The new support service provides Gold and Silver Medallion partners with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits, tools and resources designed to increase their businesses' revenues.

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About SonicWALL, Inc.

Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions. For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com.  

About Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

About UBM plc.

UBM plc. is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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