SonicWALL Extends High-Performance Network Security With the Launch of the NSA 2400

SonicWALL Extends High-Performance Network Security With the Launch of the NSA
2400
Organizations of all Sizes Now Have Access to Reassembly Free Deep Packet
Inspection and Next Generation Unified Threat Management

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today
announced the SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2400 for small and
mid-sized organizations and branch offices. The NSA 2400 brings the next
generation of Unified Threat Management (UTM) to organizations with less than
100 employees and helps IT administrators manage their security in an
increasingly complex network environment. The NSA 2400's rich feature set,
which takes full advantage of SonicWALL's recently announced Reassembly Free
Deep Packet Inspection (RFDPI) 8 engine, ensures organizations have better
control over the security of their network and increased visibility of all
network activities.
In an environment where employees are using real time applications such as
instant messenger and other Web 2.0 applications, the network is vulnerable to
a multitude of new threats. Businesses now require simple and cost-effective
solutions that take a layered approach to network security. A recent SonicWALL
survey found that 69 percent of respondents cited cost as one of the most
important factors in their security infrastructure purchasing decision. The
NSA 2400 delivers a comprehensive UTM solution at a price that works with
today's shrinking IT budgets.
"Hackers, malware, phishing and other security threats are real for all
businesses, regardless of size. Whether you manage a network of 50 or 500
employees, a layered approach to security is vital to a network's safety,"
said Jon Kuhn, Director of Product Management. "With the introduction of the
rack-mounted NSA 2400, we are bringing a full-featured, high performance UTM
solution to the small and mid-sized business market at a fraction of the cost
of competitive offerings."
At the heart of the NSA 2400 is SonicWALL's patented Reassembly Free Deep
Packet Inspection (RFDPI) 8 engine, which uses multicore design to inspect
both inbound and outbound network traffic without compromising performance.
The powerful combination of a layered UTM approach and deep packet inspection
means IT administrators at small businesses no longer have to choose between
security and performance, they can have both.
"Internet speed is an essential piece to our business - whether employees
require it for real time bond trading where time is of the essence or
customers need it to view checks via online banking," said Jeff Stott, vice
president of information technology at State of Franklin Savings Bank.
"Because of its multi-core design, we've seen a 40 percent increase in
performance using the NSA 2400."
The NSA 2400 offers the same a layered approach found across the entire
NSA series, including intrusion prevention, advanced file and content anti-
virus/anti-spyware inspection to protect against a wide array of network
attacks including, viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans and phishing attacks. It
also offers greater application visibility and data leakage capabilities for
administrations through the integration of Application Firewall. This feature
set delivers a suite of configurable tools to prevent data leaks while
providing granular application control that can be set per user, e-mail user,
per schedule and per IP subnet levels to create a future proofed solution for
administrators.
The NSA 2400 solution is available now at a starting price of $2,495. For
more information please visit: http://www.sonicwall.com.
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. SonicWALL's 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 Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements
regarding the benefits of the benefits associated with the Network Security
Appliance Series and the benefits of the integration of Application Firewall
into the Network Security Appliance Series 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 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. Other product
and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Colleen Nichols of SonicWALL, +1-408-962-6131, cnichols@sonicwall.com; Ben
White of Bite Communications, +1-415-365-0392, ben.white@bitepr.com