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Westcon Security UK appointed authorized SonicWALL distributor.

 

Slough – United Kingdom, October 20th, 2010 – Westcon Security, a Westcon Group company, the leading specialty distributor in networking, convergence, security and mobility, today announced full distribution rights in the UK for SonicWALL, complementing its existing pan-European distribution agreement with SonicWALL.

As businesses embrace cloud based services, such as remote working, social networking etc, the management of security and information increases in complexity and cost. An effective network security management solution is required to enable IT departments to have true visibility and control of their network, whilst being cost effective. SonicWALL's network security and data protection solutions enable customers and partners - around the world – to dynamically secure, control, and scale their global networks.

 

Niall McGrane – Westcon Security UK GM, commented: "We are delighted to welcome SonicWALL into Westcon's specialist security portfolio. SonicWALL's award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. These complement our existing security portfolio, providing our reseller partners with the opportunity to integrate these technologies into their value proposition."

 

Andy Zollo, sales director for Northern Europe SonicWALL explains:

"Westcon's proven track record in security along with their current portfolio and focus into mid tier and SMB security resellers, makes Westcon the ideal partner for us in the UK. As part of their pan-european presence, Westcon also has a specialized global sales management team covering security technologies.This allows us to support our international partners more effectively."

As well as supplying SonicWALL's network security and data protection solutions, Westcon will also provide support, training and Professional Services to resellers

The inclusion of SonicWALL's solutions adds depth to the existing Westcon Security UK portfolio which includes AEP, Blue Coat, Check Point, Cross Beam, F5, Great Bay Software, Juniper and Sipera.

 

 

About Westcon Group
Westcon Group, Inc. is the leading specialty distributor in networking, security, mobility and convergence for leading technology vendors, including Cisco, Avaya and Polycom. Through its Comstor, Westcon Convergence, and Westcon Security business practices, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators and service providers. Westcon Group has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol, or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems, remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing and wireless connectivity.
For more information, www.westconsecurity.co.uk

 

About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a secure network. Over one million SonicWALL appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALL's award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. For more information, visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/.

 

 

Contact:
Christine Rowlstone
christine.rowlstone@westconsecurity.co.uk
Tel : +44 (0)1753 79 79 94

 

Contact

Simon Page

Sales

07818 596257

simon.page@westconsecurity.co.uk

Updated 17-May-2012