SonicWALL Extends Branch Office Protection with New Next-Generation Application-Aware Firewalls

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SonicWALL Extends Branch Office Protection with New Next-Generation Application-Aware Firewalls

SAN JOSE, California, November 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

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         Network Security Appliance 220 and 250M Series Provide Security, Application
                      Intelligence, Control and Network Productivity

    SonicWALL, Inc
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/?utm_source=PressRelease&utm_medium 11Releases&utm_content=Homepage&utm_campaign"0250Launch ]
., the leading provider of intelligent network security
and data protection
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products.html?utm_source=PressRelease&utm_medium 11Releases&utm_term=protection&utm_campaign=nsa_220_250 ]
solutions, today introduced two
high-performance, application-aware next-generation firewalls for branch offices and
small- medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The NSA 220 Series and NSA 250M Series
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
deliver an unmatched
combination of security, performance and price in this class of next-generation firewalls.

    The NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M Series
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
offer firewall protection with
tightly integrated intrusion prevention, comprehensive gateway anti-malware services and
granular application intelligence and control
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/solutions/Solutions_Application_Intelligence_Control_Visualization.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
. Both appliances are available as dual-band wireless models
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/Clean_Wireless_Series.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
. The NSA 250M
Series also supports a variety of modules such as T1/E1, ADSL (Annex A & B), 2GbE SFP and
LAN Bypass to further expand its deployment flexibility and reduce maintenance costs
through equipment consolidation.

    As well as providing extensive security for branch offices without degrading
performance, the new appliances allow administrators to manage the unproductive use of
network resources such as social media applications that eat away at precious network
bandwidth and company resources if left unchecked. For example, a network administrator
can allow the marketing team to reach out to customers via Facebook while restricting
social and browser gaming during business hours.

    "In distributed environments with multiple branch offices, the security at the
periphery must be as good as the security at the core," said Dmitriy Ayrapetov, product
line manager network security at SonicWALL. "With the introduction of the NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
, branch offices now have full
deep packet inspection security for their entire network, including SSL-encrypted traffic
while being able to take control of all the applications on their network. SonicWALL is
the only company to deliver this scanning capability in this class of products."

    The NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M Series
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
appliances offer advanced
application traffic analytics
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/ATA.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
to provide granular insight into
application traffic, bandwidth utilization and security threats for troubleshooting and
forensics, both in a real-time view on the firewall and a historic view through syslog,
IPFIX and NetFlow exported data. Additionally, the NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
tightly integrate with
SonicWALL's recently announced WAN acceleration appliances
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/WXA_Series.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
, reducing network traffic and
latency between remote offices.

    Key Features of SonicWALL NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M Series
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]

    The SonicWALL NSA 220
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_220.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
and 250M Series
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_250M.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
high-performance next-generation
firewalls provide distributed enterprises and branch offices
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/solutions/Solutions_Distributed_Networking.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
alike
with in-depth frontline security, as well as application and user control without
compromising on network performance.

    SonicWALL Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/Deep_Packet_Inspection.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
(TM) (RFDPI)[1]
engine protects against malware such as Trojans and worms, and segments out credit card
transaction traffic as mandated by PCI DSS regulations. Unlike other scanning engines, the
RFDPI engine is not limited by file size or the amount of concurrent traffic it can scan.

    SonicWALL Application Intelligence, Control and Visualization
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/Application_Intelligence_Control_Visualization.html ]
enables IT to granularly view and control bandwidth-consuming and potentially dangerous
application traffic over the network, even between widely distributed locations.

    SonicWALL Clean Wireless
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/Clean_Wireless_Series.html ](TM), optionally
integrated into dual-band wireless models or via SonicWALL SonicPoint wireless access
points, provides powerful and secure 802.11a/b/g/n 3x3 MIMO wireless, and enables scanning
for rogue wireless access points in compliance with PCI DSS.

    SonicWALL Clean VPN [http://www.sonicwall.com/us/solutions/Solutions_Clean_VPN.html
](TM) provides integrated secure remote access via site-to-site IPSec VPN or granular,
easy-to-use SSL VPN.

    SonicWALL WAN Acceleration
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/WXA_Series.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
, enabled by the SonicWALL WXA
Series, increases file transfer speeds between remote branch office
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/solutions/Solutions_Distributed_Networking.html?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
sites
and drives secure network optimization.

    Integrated modules support (on NSA 250M and NSA 250M-W Series appliances) reduces
acquisition and maintenance costs through equipment consolidation, and adds deployment
flexibility with support for SFP, T1/E1, ADSL (Annex A & Annex B) and LAN Bypass modules.

    Availability

    SonicWALL NSA 220 Series is available immediately.

    SonicWALL NSA 250M Series is available immediately.

    Learn more
[http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/NSA_Series.html#tab=compare?utm_source=PressRelease%26utm_&utm_medium 11Releases%26utm_campaign&utm_campaign=NSA_220_250 ]
about the new
Network Security Appliance 220 Series and 250M Series.

    For more news on Dynamic Security and Next-Generation Networks, follow SonicWALL on
LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gidR461 ], Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/SonicWALL ] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/sonicwall ].

    About SonicWALL, Inc.

    Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL develops
advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as
organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises
worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect
networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and
virtual appliance-based solutions. For more information, visit
http://www.sonicwall.com.

    Copyright (c) 2011 SonicWALL, Inc. All rights reserved. SonicWALL(R) is a registered
trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. and all other SonicWALL product and service names and slogans
are trademarks or registered trademarks of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names
mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners

    [1] U.S. Patents 7,310,815; 7,600,257; 7,738,380; 7,835,361- A method and apparatus
for data stream analysis and blocking

Source: SonicWALL, Inc.

CONTACTS: Jock Breitwieser, SonicWALL, +1-408-962-6165, jbreitwieser@SonicWALL.com; Kristen Leon, BondPR Worldwide, +1-415-848-2626, kristen@bondprUS.com

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