SonicWALL increases focus and channel presence in India

SonicWALL, provider of Unified Threat Management solutions,
is firming up its commitment for the Indian market. It is bringing two new
products-e-mail security solution and continuous data protection - to the
Indian market, parallel to the global launch.

"India is the fastest growing market for SonicWALL. The
country's vast SMB base and rapidly growing Internet users pave good growth
path for the company," said John DiLullo, VP-Worldwide Sales, SonicWALL
Inc.

Shubhomoy Biswas: Has increased Medallion Partners base from 24 to 74 in the past six months and the number is likely to go up further

The company, over the last year, has increased its presence
considerably in the local market. Appointing country manager in August 2005 and
subsequently opening an office here, it has taken up several initiatives to
strengthen its presence here.

"In a short-period of time, we grew to become one of the
leading players in UTM space here. We are 100 percent channel-oriented company
and resellers play a big role in taking our products to the market. In the last
six months, we have increased our value-added resellers (Medallion Partners)
base from 24 to 74, and the number is likely to go further up. We are
well-established in the A-class cities (metros) and now, the focus is only on B
and C markets," said Shubhomoy Biswas, Country Manager (India & SAARC),
SonicWALL Inc.

Baroda, Jodhpur, Cochin, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Mysore, Agartala and Shillong
are some of the places where it wants to increase its presence through channel
partners. The company distributes its products through two national distributors-IT
Secure and Select Technologies. "Soon, Delhi-based Taarak will be our third
distributor and focus only on the newly launching e-mail security solution.

S Gopikrishna