WatchGuard Teams With AVG for Anti-Virus Protection

WatchGuard Selects AVG for Gateway Anti-Virus Solution for WatchGuard
Multifunction Firewall Appliances

SEATTLE, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global
leader of business security and connectivity solutions, today announced that
it is teaming with AVG Technologies, a global leader of consumer and
commercial internet security software and technology, to provide WatchGuard
unified threat management (UTM) customers with comprehensive and cutting-edge
anti-virus protection.

"Viruses and other forms of malware are among the leading causes of lost data,
corrupted PCs, damaged applications, and loss of productivity," said Tim
Helming, Director of Product Management, WatchGuard Technologies. "WatchGuard
selected AVG so that our customers would have a no-compromise gateway
anti-virus solution to best protect their networks, applications and data."

Recently, analysts have reported that as much as 60 percent of corporate data
resides on unprotected desktops and laptops, and on average, these businesses
are hit with approximately 113 viruses per month for every 1,000 PCs owned.
Therefore, by having anti-virus capabilities at the gateway, businesses can
dramatically reduce PC infection rates before individual end-user computers
can be infected within their networks.

Additionally, WatchGuard and AVG point out that anti-virus protection is only
as good as the latest software update. A recent IT survey showed that only 73
percent of users update their virus definition files regularly. With
WatchGuard and AVG, businesses automatically obtain immediate virus definition
updates so that protection is always as current as possible.

"With more than 80 million PCs protected worldwide, AVG has thought leadership
in protecting consumers and businesses, and their assets, from pernicious
viruses," said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. "By teaming up with AVG,
WatchGuard can make its UTM offerings, with AVG inside, more effective at
keeping businesses safe and secure."

WatchGuard Solutions with AVG - The Ultimate in Defense-in-Depth Protection
All WatchGuard Firebox and XTM multifunction firewalls have the ability to
deliver high-speed deep packet inspection, stateful packet inspection and
proxy-based protection. This creates the optimal foundation for a
defense-in-depth security architecture. Adding to this, WatchGuard provides
gateway anti-virus for businesses that want to foster a virus-free work
environment right from the entry point of the network.

The AVG engine uses a combination of known virus detection and heuristic
analysis to scan e-mail and web traffic at the gateway. This provides
front-line defense and protection against viruses, worms, spyware, rogueware
and trojans.

SMTP and POP3 traffic is scanned at the gateway to stop threats before they
infiltrate network resources, such as servers or other computers. Suspect
e-mail can be flagged and sent into a quarantine, where an administrator can
restrict access or allow users to review quarantined files through automatic
e-mail alerts. Compressed and encoded files attached to e-mails can be
decompressed for inspection, with comprehensive support for popular
compression types, including ZIP, TAR and GZIP.

Pricing and Availability
AVG gateway anti-virus protection is available now as an optional security
subscription on all new WatchGuard unified threat management appliances that
utilize the WatchGuard Fireware XTM operating system. WatchGuard gateway
anti-virus service starts at U.S. $150 per year with no per user license fee
limitation. More information is available at www.watchguard.com.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology
leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection
to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of
wired and wireless unified threat management appliances and SSL VPN remote
access solutions provide extensible network, application and data security, as
well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard
products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative
support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in
Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin
America. To learn more, visit http://www.watchguard.com/.

WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All
other marks are property of their respective owners.

Contacts:
Chris McKie Jimme Peters
WatchGuard Technologies 24/7 Consulting
206-613-3760 503-289-5354
chris.mckie@watchguard.com jimme@24-7consulting.com

SOURCE WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Chris McKie of WatchGuard Technologies, +1-206-613-3760,
chris.mckie@watchguard.com, or Jimme Peters of 24/7 Consulting,
+1-503-289-5354, jimme@24-7consulting.com, for WatchGuard Technologies