SonicWALL Medallion Partner Shows Spending More Doesn't Guarantee Better
Protection
Slick Systems, LLC Wins New Customer by Replacing Premium Competitive Offering
with SonicWALL NSA & Email Security Solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced that
SonicWALL Bronze Medallion Partner Slick Systems, LLC recently deployed a
SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) 3500 and SonicWALL Email Security
appliance at a new client's site, replacing a competing "premium" vendor
solution to expand their client base.
"It was like someone threw the light switch on for them," said Jim Slick,
President and CEO, Slick Systems, LLC. "They instantly saw a huge reduction in
spam and other threats, along with a huge boost in performance with the NSA
3500 and SonicWALL Email Security appliances. Their president told me himself
how pleased they were. It made one heck of a good first impression."
The customer initially had implemented the competing "premium" vendor firewall
under the assumption that spending more would ensure better protection.
"Other premium solutions tend to be multi-product solutions," said Slick,
speaking from over 20 years of IT experience. "I've seen organizations spend
$350,000 on competing products just to get intrusion prevention, and quite
honestly it didn't do the job properly anyway, and consumed an FTE."
SonicWALL's end-to-end suite of products and services can meet the
comprehensive security needs of businesses, from end-user desktops, to mission
critical data and servers, to the perimeter gateway, to remote and mobile
endpoints and beyond. SonicWALL has a solution that will fit the demands and
budget of every segment. For the SMB, SonicWALL offers an award-winning line
of network security (TZ and NSA Series), secure remote access (SSL VPN
Series), anti-spam (Email Security Series) and backup and recovery (CDP
Series) solutions.
Another customer, a small pool company in Wilkes-Barre, contacted Slick when
its low-end device proved ineffective against malware attacks. The company
could not afford to deploy a lavish, expensive infrastructure. Slick resolved
their problem with a SonicWALL TZ 190 Wireless. Similarly, SonicWALL's
price-performance value enabled Slick to win a bid with a manufacturing
company in Hazelton, and opened the door for an additional IT outsourcing
contract. Slick has seen a boost in SonicWALL sales.
"We recently sold four SonicWALL appliances in just two weeks," said Slick.
"The NSA firewalls are first class. The gateway security suite just works, the
VPN architecture is built to handle the load of all those services running."
Slick prefers a hands-on approach to augment automated monitoring systems,
routinely logging into customer appliances at least once a month.
"The global VPN client works like a charm, and we don't have to charge for
travel or fuel expenses," said Slick.
Slick has also been pleased with the assistance his business receives from
SonicWALL.
"Support is phenomenal," said Slick, "and my sales rep has been a great
advocate for my company and helping me promote my business. He replies to my
emails promptly."
For Slick, the SonicWALL product line offers an excellent business
opportunity.
"In my opinion," said Slick, "nothing else out there gives the level of
protection and performance at a reasonable price point like SonicWALL."
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. the leader in network security, focuses on developing
solutions that remove the cost and complexity out of managing a secure network
environment. With over one million award-winning appliances shipped through
its global network of ten thousand channel partners, SonicWALL provides
end-to-end solutions including Firewalls, SSL VPNs, Email Security and
Continuous Data Protection that collectively ensure robust, secure network
protection. 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 associated with implementing the SonicWALL Network
Security Appliance (NSA) 3500, the SonicWALL Email Security appliance and the
SonicWALL TZ 190 Wireless. 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, 2008, 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.
SOURCE SonicWALL, Inc.
Colleen Nichols, +1-408-962-6131, cnichols@sonicwall.com, or Sarah London,
+1-408-962-6163, slondon@sonicwall.com, both of SonicWALL, Inc.
