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Hsinchu, Taiwan and SUNNYVALE, Calif - Accton Technology Corporation (Accton hereinafter), (TAIEX: 2345) a leading outsource partner of advanced communication products, and SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL), a leading provider of integrated security, productivity and mobility solutions, today announced that the Accton family of companies will distribute SonicWALL branded products in Greater China.
Under the agreement, Accton will distribute SonicWALL products as part of its secure networked offerings for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market in Greater China. Acctran, Accton's Taiwan-based subsidiary, will promote and distribute of SonicWALL products in Taiwan. The addition of SonicWALL's user-friendly, affordable products and services to its current portfolio will enable Accton to deliver a full range of integrated offerings to its end user customers in Greater China.
Resellers in these geographies will benefit from increased product availability, improved service, and enhanced pre- and post-sales support. "Our SME customers require secure, reliable networks that will keep pace with the daily demands of their business," said Sheng Chang, Vice President of Qware's Telecom Division in Taiwan. "By having Acctran extend and complement their existing product lines, systems integrators will be provided with an improved range of affordable, easy-to-use products that will enable us to provide better overall service and security to our end users."
"Through this partnership, we aim to provide a complete range of user-friendly, secure networked products that can be incorporated seamlessly into a wide range of vendor environments," said David Myers, Business Development Director at Accton. "We believe that we can leverage the synergies of our two companies to take our wired and wireless offerings to a far broader potential customer base."
"Our agreement gives SonicWALL a strong foothold in these strategic markets," said Michael Stewart, vice president of worldwide sales at SonicWALL. "It enables Accton and SonicWALL to deliver solutions that meet the growing user demand for affordable and secure networking and help businesses lay down a productive IT foundation that will support their current and future development."
About Accton Technology Corporation
Accton Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 2345) is a global premier provider of networking and communications solutions for top tier networking, computer, and telecommunications vendors. Leveraging its advanced software applications and state-of-the-art ASIC, Accton collaborates with its strategic partners to design, develop and manufacture innovative, leading-edge technologies. The company's constantly-evolving core technology, highly-qualified employees and aggressive cost engineering make it possible for Accton to deliver superior products that are as affordable as they are robust. For more information about Accton and its subsidiaries, visit www.accton.com.
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions for the SMB, enterprise, e-commerce, education, healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, and government markets. Core technologies include firewall, VPN, wireless, intrusion detection and prevention, SSL, anti-virus, and content filtering, along with award-winning security management solutions. Together, these products and technologies provide the most comprehensive distributed enforcement architecture available. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1 (408) 745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/.
For Additional Information Contact:
Mary McEvoy
SonicWALL, Inc.
+1 408.962.7110
mmcevoy@sonicwall.com
Jennifer Balsam
SHIFT Communications
+1 415.591.8405
jbalsam@shiftcomm.com
Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the strength of SonicWALL's foothold in Greater China, its ability to deliver a full range of security solutions or meet user demand for affordable and secure networking, and its ability to support the current and future development of businesses. These 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. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and Form 10-Q for subsequent periods, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
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