SonicWALL Delivers Secure Remote Access for ABHOW Retirement Community Organization

American Baptist Homes of the West Deploys SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Appliances For Clientless Secure Remote Access and Disaster Recovery

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW), a leader in continuing care retirement communities, has deployed two SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 appliances to provide clientless secure remote access as a part of their disaster recovery strategy.

"SonicWALL made it very easy to scale remote access to meet our needs," said Brett Ortega, Network Engineer at ABHOW. "As a not-for-profit, we certainly value price as well as what we're getting for our money. SonicWALL simply offers a superior product for an affordable price."

Servicing nearly 4,500 residents living in 30 communities across four Western states, ABHOW has over 2,300 employees, including network users who work out of their homes in various cities nationwide, and road warriors who are in and out of the office. The SSL-VPN 2000 enables authorized ABHOW users nationwide to securely access e-mail, files, intranets, business applications, desktops and servers from any location.

Ortega deployed ABHOW's first SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 to provide clientless remote access to its employees. A second SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 was deployed to provide clientless remote access to ABHOW's dedicated disaster recovery site. In case of disaster, authorized ABHOW users may either log into a Web portal for SSL VPN access to Web-based applications, or transparently download a SonicWALL NetExtender thin client to access more complex or custom applications.

The SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 integrates seamlessly into virtually any network topology. With no need for a pre-installed client, deployment and ongoing maintenance costs are eliminated. Advanced security functionality such as SonicWALL Virtual Assist clientless remote support, tokenless two-factor authentication and rich access-privilege management enable any organization to securely extend resources to authorized users.

Ortega considered Cisco solutions, but found that SonicWALL was much simpler to configure and customize, while still more robust in its functionality. "SonicWALL is extremely easy to implement and administer," said Ortega. "Because the interfaces and operating systems are similar, implementing new devices has been easy."

Ortega has also established site-to-site VPN connections between fixed locations using SonicWALL TZ Series UTM firewall appliances, which enabled ABHOW to cut costs by using DSL or cable circuits rather than paying for higher-priced T1 lines. Using SonicWALL secure VPN connections when transmitting personal health information also helps ABHOW comply with HIPAA regulations.

Ortega plans to continue using SonicWALL as ABHOW's VPN and firewall security partner. "I'd highly recommend SonicWALL," said Ortega. "From sales to support, they give you a clear feeling of partnership and a willingness to help."

About SonicWALL, Inc.

SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a secure network. Over one million SonicWALL appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALL's award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. 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 the SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 deployment and the security functionality of the SonicWALL Virtual Assist. 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.

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