SonicWALL Takes Gold, Silver and Bronze in Readers' Choice Awards from Information Security™ Magazine and SearchSecurity.com

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWALL, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced it won three distinct Readers' Choice Awards in the Remote Access, Unified Threat Management, and Web Security Gateway categories presented by the editors of Information Security™ magazine and SearchSecurity.com™. For the fifth consecutive year, more than 1,500 Information Security and SearchSecurity.com readers voted to determine the market's best security products.

The SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) Series of SSL VPN appliances received gold and was named overall winner in the Remote Access category with high marks in all rating categories, most notably for authentication support and investment ROI. The product line includes the SonicWALL SRA 4200 and SRA 1200 appliances, which provide easy-to-use, secure and clientless remote access for small and mid-size organizations, and the SonicWALL Aventail E-Class SRA EX7000 and EX6000 appliances, which are designed to meet the needs of mid-size and large enterprises.

In the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category, SonicWALL won the silver award for its Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series and E-Class NSA Series appliances. The SonicWALL NSA and E-Class NSA Series were recognized by readers for form factor effectiveness in addition to the breadth of security functions/features and ease of installation, configuration, administration and value for their investment. The SonicWALL NSA Series combines numerous security functions, including a deep packet inspection firewall, intrusion prevention and Web content filtering. The E-Class NSA Series is designed to provide integrated gateway security for enterprises without degrading network performance.

SonicWALL Content Filtering Service (CFS) garnered the bronze award in the Web Security Gateway category. SonicWALL's CFS received favorable reviews from readers for its granular, flexible policy creation and enforcement and ability to detect both known and unknown Web-based threats, in addition to vendor service and support. SonicWALL CFS is built around a Web site caching and rating architecture that allows administrators to automatically block sites by category for easier administration. The appliance categorizes millions of URLs, IP addresses and domains in a continuously updated database to ensure high levels of protection.

"We are delighted to be named a winner in three different product categories, including the overall winner for the Remote Access Reader's Choice 2010 award," said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. "We deliver industry-leading dynamic protection for the global networks of the future and these awards are a strong testament to the quality of our products and our high rates of customer satisfaction. Achieving this recognition among industry professionals illustrates the value that SonicWALL solutions provide to our customers for intelligent network security and data protection."

The Information Security ™ magazine and SearchSecurity.com 2010 Readers' Choice Awards reflect extensive, in-depth discussions and interviews between TechTarget editors, security technology experts, and the TechTarget User Advisory board -- which is comprised of chief security officers from major US corporations -- to define the appropriate categories and criteria to encompass the most critical security technologies and functionality. TechTarget then asks more than 1,500 information security executives and managers to assess and rate products they deploy within their organizations from a listing of more than 360 products. Based on their cumulative responses the judging panel selects Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners within the product categories.

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Information Security is the enterprise security and risk managers' leading source of critical, objective information on strategic and practical security issues. Information Security's team of veteran security journalists and experts break down the security problems challenging enterprises and provide practical resolutions. Its in-depth, comprehensive reports and analyses provide security managers--department managers to CXOs -- with the tools, knowledge and information they need to make informed decisions about how to safeguard their enterprises, comply with regulations and standards, and reduce risk. The publication's analysis of technology and products provide a guide for budgeting and purchasing decisions and trends reports, case studies and industry-leading exposes offers security managers insight into how their peers are addressing and solving key security issues. Information Security is an indispensable guide for any security manager and executive charged with protecting information assets and reducing risk.

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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/.

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CONTACT: Jock Breitwieser of SonicWALL, +1-408-962-6165, [email protected]; or Ben White of Bite Communications, +1-415-365-0392, [email protected], for SonicWALL

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