SonicWALL SSL VPN Series Named 2010 Editors' Best Award Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced that its SonicWALL SSL VPN Series was named a gold medal winner of the "2010 Editor's Best Awards" in the Best Hardware (Appliance) category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro® magazine. A Secure Remote Access (SRA) solution, SonicWALL's SSL VPN provides a single, centrally managed gateway that helps increase the productivity of the mobile workforce by granting them access to secure content on the go.

Last week, SonicWALL announced the availability of the SSL VPN 5.0 for its Secure Remote Access (SRA) 1200 and 4200 SSL VPN appliances. The new firmware release from SonicWALL introduced High Availability and Layer-7 Load Balancing, providing customers remote access availability while allowing for flexible, fast growth.

Visit http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/Secure_Remote_Access.html for details on the product series. See our recorded webinar on how to manage remote access for a wide range of device types http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6446.

"Today's mobile workforce needs secure access to more resources from more remote devices and platforms than ever before," said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. "Our SSL VPN appliances deliver unprecedented access to mission-critical applications. We are pleased with the great momentum of this market over the last twelve months. This award is testament to both the impact of the technology in the industry and our commitment to best-in-class engineering and products."

"The 2010 Editors' Best Awards—presented in conjunction with our 2010 Community Choice Awards—are a recognition of our editors', contributors', and authors' favorite products of the year," said Jason Bovberg, senior editor at Windows IT Pro. "Our editorial experts' annual tradition of selecting winners based on a product's strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages, and its value to the customer is particularly significant to the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities this year, as we call out exceptional products in an economically tight, highly competitive market.

SonicWALL SSL VPN Secure Remote Access (SRA)

SonicWALL recognizes that the workforce is no longer tied down to an office or desk and the SonicWALL® Secure Remote Access (SRA) Series provides access to day-to-day resources from virtually anywhere—including desktops, laptops, PDAs and smartphones. Through the Web-based Virtual Office portal, users can access authorized intranet (HTTP, HTTPS), file (FTP, CIFS), desktop (Citrix® Remote Desktop RDP, VNC) and terminal (Telnet, SSH) resources. IT maintenance is simple with the browser-based solution and it decreases the time it takes for initial installation and ongoing maintenance.

About Windows IT Pro Magazine

Windows IT Pro is the leading and largest independent voice in Windows IT, with more than 2.5 million visits per month, and consists of a multitude of print and online channels. In addition to the flagship Windows IT Pro magazine, our technology network includes SQL Server Magazine, SharePointProConnections and DevProConnections. Other online channels include blogs, forums, podcasts, RSS feeds, webinars, virtual events, white papers, newsletters, classes and more. IT professionals get objective, "direct from the trenches" information about Microsoft's latest Windows-based solutions and gain essential insight for keeping business-critical Microsoft applications up and running. For more information, visit www.windowsitpro.com.

About Penton Media, Inc.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the United States, serving more than 6 million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 websites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. For additional information about the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

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/.

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