SonicWall Surpasses Three Million Firewalls Sold and Achieves 50 Percent Growth in Partner Deal Registrations Reflecting More Than $250 Million in New Pipeline

·  More than
15,000 partners register for SecureFirst with 4,000 partners new to SonicWall

·  More than
10,000 hours of training have been completed through SonicWall University,
along with more than 19,000 successful exams

·  SonicWall
racks up 19 industry awards for its strategy, portfolio and leadership

PRESS RELEASE – JULY 03, 2017

SINGAPORE – SonicWall,
the private network security company owned by Francisco Partners and Elliott
Management, announced today that it has surpassed the aggressive financial and
operational metrics set across sales, partner engagement and support, including
shipping its three millionth firewall. This momentum has positioned the company
to receive key industry awards and recognition from partners that set it apart
as a cybersecurity leader.

“In fewer than eight months, SonicWall
has already exceeded the ambitious financial and operational metrics
established for the business. We believed in this investment from day one, and
we are confident this is only the first chapter of SonicWall’s success story,”
said Bill Conner, SonicWall President and CEO. “Cybersecurity professionals are
increasingly addressing new cyber threats, like WannaCry, by deploying a record
number of SonicWall products and services. We have the right management, the
right channel partners, the right technology and the right services so
businesses can run more effectively and fear less.”

SonicWall enjoys unparalleled relationships
and support from the global partner community that serves as a trusted advisor
to customers. In the face of constantly evolving threat vectors, such as the
recent WannaCry ransomware
attack, SonicWall continues to introduce innovations to the partner community
to strengthen those relationships, such as the SecureFirst Partner Program for
channel partners of all types, including resellers, integrators, managed
security service providers and security consultants. Since the launch of
the program in November 2016, SonicWall has experienced a surge in partner
growth and sales:

·  More than
15,000 channel partners across 90 countries have registered for SecureFirst.

·  4,000 of
those partners are new to SonicWall.

SonicWall University Administers More Than
19,000 Cybersecurity Exams
In March 2017, SonicWall introduced SonicWall
University, a real-time digital and role-based curricula, driven by
intelligence gathered from SonicWall’s Capture Labs and threat researchers.
This intelligence is derived and analyzed from more than one million network
sensors worldwide, coupled with real-time data analytics (via deep learning
algorithms). SonicWall offers the training and accreditation program that’s
designed to focus and educate partners on current cybersecurity threats, along
with new global marketing programs and incentives to help channel partners
reach and protect enterprises around the globe.

Since then, partners have
flocked to SonicWall University for training and certifications:

·  SonicWall University has provided more than 10,000 hours of online
training and administered more than 19,000 successful exams.

·  Participants are also completing specializations focused on key areas,
such as ransomware, email threats and encrypted threats.

“The active engagement of our partners in our
SecureFirst Partner Program and SonicWall University have exceeded our greatest
expectations, with 50 percent growth in partner deal registration that reflects
$250 million in new pipeline,” said Steve Pataky, Vice President of Worldwide
Sales and Channel. “Since SonicWall became an independent company 100 percent
focused on cybersecurity and 100 percent focused on channels, we have moved at
a blistering pace to deliver cutting-edge support and education to our
partners.”

Since November 2016, SonicWall and the
channel community have partnered to achieve significant growth:

·         The
company sold its three millionth firewall, a testament to its 25-year track
record  of cybersecurity leadership.

·         Partner
Deal Registration has grown 50 percent since the company became independent and
launched the SecureFirst Partner Program in November, reflecting more than $250
million in new pipeline.

·         While
SonicWall does not disclose its sales numbers as a private company, according
to independent market research firm NPD Group as reported in CRN,
SonicWall leapfrogged key competitors and jumped to number two in the rankings
of vendors in terms of network security appliances sold in the first quarter of
2017, reporting more than 55 percent year-over-year growth.

In addition to this strong growth, SonicWall has increased its focus on improving
customer service and support:

·  SonicWall reduced the average queue wait time by 80 percent since
January 1, 2017.

·  The company shortened the longest queue wait time by 60 percent.

Since becoming an independent company,
SonicWall has earned 19 awards for its
business and leadership. A few of SonicWall’s notable achievements include:

·  SonicWall
was named to the CRN
List of 25 Coolest Network Security Vendors, CRN
Partners Guide to Security Vendors with a Five Star Channel Program and ChannelPro
Best Hardware Security Vendors, as well as awarded People’s
Choice for Network Security Vendor of the Yearfrom Network
World Middle East.

·  SonicWall
Capture Advanced Threat Protection Service was honored with the CRN
Product of the Year Award, InfoSecurity Products
Guide Global Excellence, Networks Product Guide
IT World Awards and the American Business Stevie
Awards. Other SonicWall solutions were awarded the SC
Magazine 2017 Trust Award, InfoSecurity Products
Guide Global Excellence Awards and more.

·  SonicWall’s
Pataky was named to the CRN
List of 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, and Michele Campbell and Dawn
Ringstaff on Pataky’s team were named to CRN’s
Women of the Channel list.

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