14 DAY TRIAL // Intel's new Xeon E5 central processing units may be particularly good at securing data, but there is only so much they can do, which means that IT solution providers, like Dell, have to play their part too.
Dell has chosen to get serious and increase its security technology portfolio, even if it means that it has to buy whole companies to do it.
It is SonicWALL that agreed to fully become part of Dell's operations, which means that the latter will gain ownership of its Next-Generation Firewalls and Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewalls.
“Dell’s distribution, reach and brand are well-recognized across the industry. This transaction aligns well with Dell’s mid-market design focus and allows us to accelerate growth of our flagship SuperMassive Next-Generation Firewall solutions with Large Enterprise customers,” said Matt Medeiros, president and CEO, SonicWALL.
“Additionally, SonicWALL is recognized as a leading security solutions provider for small and medium businesses through our UTM solutions. Dell’s phenomenal breadth and reach into small and midsize companies provides a significant opportunity to expand our customer base.”
SonicWALL owns over 130 patents, both registered and pending, and has over 300,000 customers. Unfortunately, the terms of the deal have not been disclosed and probably never will be.
At any rate, the whole transaction has already been approved by the two boards of directors, so it is only a matter of time before everything in terms of paperwork is over and done with.
“We are building a strategic software portfolio to address the needs of our customers with key assets in the fast-growing and highly profitable IT security solutions business. Our customers see security as a key IT concern for the foreseeable future,” said John Swainson, president, Dell Software Group.
“SonicWALL gives Dell access to unique intellectual property resources and technology that position us well in fast growing parts of the software security business.”