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Copyright (c) 2000, Business Wire
Tuesday, May 9, 2000
Flexion Systems Partners With SonicWALL, Inc. to Deliver Integrated
Communications and E-commerce Solutions
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000--
Flexion and SonicWALL Agreement to Provide Broadband Security to
Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses
Flexion Systems, the leading provider of managed business solutions for the
growing company, and SonicWALL, Inc., a leading provider of Internet security
for broadband access customers, today announced they have signed an agreement
to develop broadband security solutions for use with Flexion's integrated
communications platform, the BusinessGuardian X300.
Small- to medium-sized businesses are increasingly sophisticated users of
communications and E-commerce solutions. Like their Fortune 500 counterparts,
these businesses can realize greater efficiencies with "always on" broadband
Internet connections. However, these systems also demand an increased level of
security. Joint development of products and services by Flexion Systems and
SonicWALL, Inc. assures that not only will Flexion's BusinessGuardian X300
provide affordable, integrated voice and data services - but also include
SonicWALL's award-winning technologies such as firewalling, Denial of Service
(DoS) attack prevention, IPSec-based Virtual Private Networking and content
filtering.
"Flexion is committed to delivering complete business solutions to the
growing enterprise. All businesses today recognize the value of the Internet
and the need for secure E-commerce solutions," said Andrew Bale, President and
CEO of Flexion Systems. "Flexion's partnership with SonicWALL assures that we
can deliver comprehensive E-commerce and communications solutions to small- to
medium-sized businesses."
"This agreement reinforces SonicWALL's commitment to protecting Internet-
connected businesses, especially those in the small- to medium--sized
segments, " said Sreekanth Ravi, President and CEO of SonicWALL, Inc. "We are
proud to work with Flexion to provide comprehensive and secure communications
and E-commerce solutions."
About Flexion Systems
Flexion Systems is a provider of managed business solutions for the growing
company. Flexion designs, manufactures and markets Flexion BusinessGuardian,
the brand family name for its one-stop communication and IT solutions designed
specifically for the rapidly growing small-business segment. Its mission is to
help customers best utilize and integrate voice and data communications
capabilities to the fullest. The heart of the Flexion three-pronged approach is
the BusinessGuardian X300, an integrated communications platform that works in
conjunction with Microsoft Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and
Microsoft Exchange. The other two components of the BusinessGuardian family are
BusinessGuardian Insight, a powerful network management and diagnostic service,
and the BusinessGuardian Authorized Reseller Program. Flexion Systems is based
in offices in San Francisco in the USA and Maidenhead in the UK and is backed
by leading investors from both sides of the Atlantic. Find out more about
Flexion Systems and the BusinessGuardian product family at www.flexion.com.
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures Internet security products
for broadband access customers in the small to medium size enterprise (SME),
branch office, telecommuter and education markets. The SonicWALL Internet
security appliance is a high-performance, solid-state product that provides a
robust, reliable, easy-to-use and affordable Internet security solution.
SonicWALL provides firewall security, content filtering and VPN capabilities in
a single, integrated platform. NASDAQ: SNWL. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered
in Sunnyvale, CA. For more information, contact SonicWALL at (408) 745-9600 or
visit the company web site at sonicwall.com.
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Forward-looking
statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time
the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect SonicWALL's actual
results include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" described in our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Prospectus dated
March 16, 2000. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these
forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release.
SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
CONTACT: SonicWALL, Inc. Larry Woodard, 408/752-7803
larry@sonicwall.com or Flexion Systems
Derek van Bronkhorst, 415/577-3314 derek_van_bronkhorst
@flexion.com 08:14 EDT MAY 9, 2000
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COMPANY (TICKER): Sonicwall Inc. (SNWL)
NEWS SUBJECT: Business Wire; Press Release Wires; Internet (BW PREL NET)
MARKET SECTOR: Technology; Newswire End Code (TEC NND)
INDUSTRY: Telecommunications, All; Communications Technology (TEL CMT)
PRODUCT: Telecommunications (DTE)
REGION: California; North America; Pacific Rim; United States;
Western U.S. (CA NME PRM US USW)
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