SonicWALL Integrates High Speed Threat Protection and Flexible Connectivity in Powerful, Scalable Platform

SonicWALL Integrates High Speed Threat Protection and Flexible Connectivity in Powerful, Scalable Platform

Combined Unified Threat Management, Clean VPN(TM) and High Port Density Provide Robust Trusted Network Protection for Distributed Enterprises

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL), the global leader in Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances according to IDC*, today extended its latest-generation PRO Series appliances with the introduction of the PRO 4100. This new appliance is a 10 port, all-gigabit UTM firewall that delivers high-speed internal and external network protection, enabling reduced deployment time, automated ongoing operations and enhanced network reliability. Based on a dynamically updateable platform, the PRO 4100 incorporates multiple advanced networking, security and configuration features in a integrated appliance that reduces complexity and management overhead for corporate central sites, distributed environments and data centers. (*IDC Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, June 2005.)

The new device integrates high-speed gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, anti-spam, anti-phishing, Clean VPN(TM) and content filtering on a single platform. SonicWALL's Clean VPN architecture decontaminates mobile user connections and branch office traffic to prevent vulnerabilities and malicious code from being propagated.

Tod Caflisch, Director of IT for the world champion San Antonio Spurs, and Spurs Sports and Entertainment, said, "The integration of multiple security technologies in one managed appliance makes complete sense. The fact that the PRO 4100 is automatically updated with the latest security updates without our intervention decreases our security management overhead, allowing us to spend time on other IT projects. The concept of 'Clean VPN' was instantly appealing to us as we have traveling remote users that are more vulnerable to network threats."

With 10 configurable gigabit Ethernet interfaces and built-in secure wireless LAN functionality, the PRO 4100 is an ideal solution for a host of wired and wireless applications requiring high-speed access and workgroup segmentation. Robust trusted network protection is achieved across all Ethernet ports, virtual LANs and connected wireless LANs to eliminate threats originating inside corporate networks, between networked departments or data center zones.

The PRO 4100 enables high-speed threat protection at the gateway and granular control of applications and bandwidth throughout and the network. "From a compliance perspective, it is important to us to have a solution that can prioritize traffic throughout the network, monitor the kinds of traffic being used and prevent certain non-business applications from being used," said Tod Holsenbeck, senior network administrator at Valley Oak Systems, Inc., a developer of browser-based insurance claims software. "With 10 gigabit interfaces on the PRO4100, we we're able to extend security functionality into the internal network and provide for our future security requirements through the dynamic update capabilities."

To extend flexibility and performance throughout the network, the PRO 4100 also supports virtual local area networks (VLANs), enterprise class-routing and QoS features as standard offerings. The dynamically updatable architecture provides around-the-clock security updates without administrator intervention.

"Network threats today are more likely to originate from the internal network than from external sources," said Patrick Sweeney, senior director of product management at SonicWALL. "The PRO 4100 is designed to meet growing user demand for dynamic, multi-function security delivered upon a single integrated platform that will protect against threats within and outside the network, and across distributed, highly-complex architecture as well."

In addition to security and performance optimizations, the PRO 4100 ships with powerful SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced firmware, enabling business continuity and flexibility features including onboard Quality of Service (QoS) features, advanced routing services, ISP failover, WAN redundancy, zone management and more. With SonicOS Enhanced, the ports are customizable as a second LAN, a second WAN, a DMZ, another customized network zone, or a hardware failover port for continuous network uptime. SonicOS Enhanced also features standards-based Voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities, facilitating and prioritizing voice and multimedia connections transmitted over wired, VPN and wireless IP-based networks.

Priced at $6,995, the PRO 4100 is available immediately.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions for the SMB, enterprise, e-commerce, education, healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, and government markets. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1-408-745-9600 or 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 enabling users to reduce deployment time, automate ongoing operations and enhance network availability, the benefits of our dynamically updateable platform, our ability to secure data across highly complex architectures, providing solutions for various wired and wireless applications, the benefits of our deep packet inspection architecture, our ability to provide trusted network protection; the demand for multi-functional security appliances having multiple interfaces and the ability of our SonicOS to enable business continuity and flexibility. 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, 2004, and our reports on Form 10-Q for interim periods thereafter, 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. 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.

CONTACT: Mary McEvoy of SonicWALL, Inc., +1-408-962-7110, or
mmcevoy@sonicwall.com; or Erin Collopy of The Hoffman Agency, +1-408-975-3091,
or ecollopy@hoffman.com, for SonicWALL, Inc.

Web site: http://www.sonicwall.com/

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