WatchGuard Accelerates Market Attack

WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced the launch of a new competitive trade-in program, "Red Instead" -- a first of its kind program that offers free WatchGuard XTM multifunction firewalls and WatchGuard XCS messaging security appliances to businesses that trade in competitive unified threat management (UTM) firewalls or spam/content security appliances.

Fortinet Announces Secure Wireless LAN Strategy with Introduction of Thin Access Points

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today introduced a secure wireless LAN strategy with a new enterprise-class FortiAP™ thin access point (AP) product line. The FortiAP-210 and FortiAP-220, which support the latest IEEE 802.11n standards, are designed to provide wireless networking capabilities for mid-enterprise and service-provider customers with a total user-base or distributed networks of 250-5,000 users.

Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall Receives WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award

Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall was selected the winner in the anti-spam hardware category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Thousands of customers worldwide rely on the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall for complete protection against spam, viruses and other email security threats,” said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. “We are pleased to receive this recognition from the readers of WindowsNetworking.com and we renew our commitment to providing our customers with the exceptional customer support and superior technology that they have come to expect from Barracuda Networks.”

SonicWALL Brings Web Application Firewall Service to SMB Market

SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced its SonicWALL SSL VPN 4.0 firmware release, bringing key new features to small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), including Web Application Firewall, Virtual Assist and simplified unified policy.

SonicWALL remains committed to bringing sophisticated security capabilities to SMBs, and doing so within their budgets. The release of SonicWALL's 4.0 firmware update enhances the SonicWALL SSL VPN product line, providing users with easy-to-use, flexible and innovative technology that provides secure corporate network access for distributed workforces.

Sophos Enpoint Security Solutions are Verified as Citrix Ready

IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced that Sophos Endpoint Security and Control has been verified as Citrix Ready®. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix. Sophos completed a rigorous verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix Receiver™, confirming joint solution compatibility.

BeyondTrust Joins the Oracle ® Extended Identity Management Ecosystem

BeyondTrust, the leading provider of Privileged Access Lifecycle Management (PALM) solutions, today announced it has joined the Oracle Extended Identity Management Ecosystem program of partner solutions that are integrated with the Oracle framework.

The Oracle Identity Management portfolio enables enterprises to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of user identities across the enterprise, while providing secure access to enterprise resources. BeyondTrust will provide integrated capabilities for privileged users to that ecosystem, specifically utilizing the Oracle Directory Services solution to resolve and identify privileged users to be managed by BeyondTrust solutions. The integrated solution combined with planned go-to-market initiatives will help joint customers improve operational efficiency, lower deployment risks, and strengthen security and compliance. BeyondTrust will also recommend Oracle’s portfolio to customers looking for interoperable solutions.