SonicWALL Wins 2010 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, has been recognized with SC Magazine's 2010 Reader Trust Award as the company with the Best Policy Management Solution. The announcement was made last week at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco. SonicWALL was also a finalist in five other categories including: Best Enterprise Firewall, Best Integrated Security Solution, Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution, Best IPsec/SSL VPN, and the Best Enterprise Security Solution.

SonicWALL's Universal Management Appliance (UMA) EM5000 was chosen as the Best Policy Management Solution by the Reader Trust Voting Panel – comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets – representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers. With an unprecedented number of entries submitted, the 2010 SC Awards was the most competitive in the program's history.

"Winning the Best Policy Management Reader Trust award from SC Magazine is testament to the dedication SonicWALL has for developing leading edge solutions for our customers," said Doug Brockett, Vice President and General Manager, SonicWALL. "To walk away with this award having been nominated for four other Reader Trust Awards and one Excellence Award demonstrates the breadth and strength of our product offerings. From a customer perspective, they can be assured that when they come to us, they will get industry leading, end-to-end security solutions to protect their entire corporate network."

The annual SC Awards highlight and showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence in the information security industry. As the industry's preeminent awards program, the annual SC Awards has acclaimed security's key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. Individuals, brands and solutions recognized in the program address not only the security challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazineus.com/awards.

"SC Magazine's panel of judges in the Reader Trust category has voted for SonicWALL as Best Policy Management Solution from among hundreds of high quality, competitive entries," said Illena Armstrong, editor in chief, SC Magazine. "The Reader Trust Award is a true recognition of the leadership and success of SonicWALL in IT security."

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 VPN's, e-mail 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/.

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