WatchGuard, Dell partner to offer network security

New Delhi

June 27, 2008

WatchGuard Technologies announced that it has entered into a
first-of-its-kind, one stop strategic partnership with Dell India to offer
businesses throughout India, enterprise wide solutions that are integrated with
WatchGuard's family of Unified Threat Management (UTM) network security
appliances.

WatchGuard will collaborate with Dell to share resources to reach to
approximately 5,00,000 small-to-medium-sized enterprises with Dell's computer
systems and WatchGuard's UTM appliances. It is for the first time in India
that the country's small and mid-size business enterprise customers can
purchase complete, end-to-end IT and network security solutions from a single
source-Dell.

The partnership provides an opportunity to consolidate core competencies and
focus on providing integrated solutions to enterprises in India, viz-bundling
of Dell servers for network connectivity as well securing the network through
WatchGuard UTM solutions.

“Both WatchGuard and Dell consider India a strategic market, and we are
coming together to jointly address the growing requirements and the rapid uptake
in technology adoption in the enterprise marketplace. This alliance will provide
what enterprises today want integrated end-to-end solutions, from one vendor.
The network solutions coupled with security options that help mitigate security
risks, including anti-virus, spam, and application-layer threats in one,
multifunction security appliance, will be a win solution for the customer,”
said Sunil Sapra, Country Manager, India and SAARC, WatchGuard Technologies.

“Working closely with Dell offers us strategic synergies, as their
enterprise solutions as well as ours are targeted at a common customer. Jointly,
we will ensure that Indian enterprises benefit from optimal network
interoperability, performance and network security,” said Sapra.