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SonicWALL Added to Alternative Technology’s GSA Schedule
Addition to Alternative Technology’s GSA Schedule Heightens SonicWALL’s Ability to Deliver Integrated Network Security Solutions To Government Sectors
Denver, CO. – December 16, 2005 – SonicWALL, Inc., a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions, today announced an enhanced partnership with Alternative Technology, the leading specialty distributor of Thin-client/Server-based Computing, Edge Infrastructure, and Security solutions. SonicWALL’s products will now be available to federal, state and local government entities via Alternative Technology’s Distribution GSA Schedule. SonicWALL has been approved by the GSA as a vendor, and the company has committed to specific terms and pricing.
Michael Valentine, vice president of channel sales at SonicWALL, said, “The requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act combined with the growing number of Internet security threats and a rise in remote and mobile work patterns have given rise to new digital security pressures on government IT departments. SonicWALL’s products are FIPS certified, favorably positioned to support compliance with new and future cybersecurity laws, and capable of defending government workers both within and outside their internal networks from today’s blended security threats. We are very pleased that Alternative Technology has added SonicWALL to its GSA Schedule.”
SonicWALL’s market-leading appliances provide intelligent, real-time network protection against sophisticated application-layer and content-based attacks available through its Unified Threat Management (UTM) subscription services. In September, IDC named SonicWALL the leading global vendor in the UTM appliance category for the second consecutive quarter.
“With our access to the GSA schedule and SonicWALL’s leadership position in Integrated Network Security Solutions, we look forward to meeting the growing needs of the government marketplace,” said John Stubbs, vice president, Alternative Technology. “Security procurement experts at the GSA help federal agencies meet mission-critical security requirements with high quality, state-of-the-art products and services, compliance with federal regulations, value-added services, convenience, and excellent pricing. GSA specializes in technology security services including access control, authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, disaster recovery, electronic transmission, firewall monitoring, and off-site data storage.”
For more information on SonicWALL government solutions email: government@sonicwall.com
About Alternative Technology
Alternative Technology is the leading specialty distributor for Value Added Resellers who need products and services targeted at Thin-client/Server-based Computing, Edge Infrastructure, Security and Wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative identifies business issues that are key to our markets and offer multi-vendor solutions that drive demand back through our reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Carlsbad, California, and Mississauga, Canada. For more information, go to: www.AltTech.com.
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 www.sonicwall.com.
For Additional Information Contact:
For Alternative Technology
Mark Rieger
Stanton & Associates Public Relations
720-234-5381
mrieger@stantonpr.com
For SonicWALL
Mary McEvoy
SonicWALL, Inc.
408-962-7110
mmcevoy@sonicwall.com
Erin Collopy
The Hoffman Agency
408-975-3041
ecollopy@hoffman.com