On March 13th, Dell announced that it signed an agreement to acquire SonicWALL, Inc., a leader in advanced network security and data protection. Analysts estimate the deal is worth between $1 billion and $1.5 billion.
SonicWALL designs comprehensive security solutions that detect and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks in addition to ensuring the integrity of data. The company has over 130 patents, registered and pending, and more than 300,000 customers use their solutions to enhance and protect remote access, email, backup and recovery.
Their Next-Generation Firewalls and Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewalls combined with Dell’s security solutions portfolio will give Dell an even more extensive range of security solutions for their customers to choose from. A few of Dell’s notable security offerings include Dell SecureWorks security services, cloud security solutions and data encryption solutions and Dell KACE vulnerability and patch management.
“We are building a strategic software portfolio to address the needs of our customers with key assets in the fast-growing and highly profitable IT security solutions business. Our customers see security as a key IT concern for the foreseeable future,” said John Swainson, president, Dell Software Group. “SonicWALL gives Dell
access to unique intellectual property resources and technology that position us well in fast growing parts of the software security business.”
SonicWALL, founded in 1991, is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and has customers in 50 countries.
For more information on Dell and SonicWall products and for answers to your information security concerns, contact Teltek today!
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