SonicWALL
Encyclopedia
SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security
. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs (Unified Threat Management)
, VPNs (Virtual Private Network)
, backup and recovery
, and anti-spam for email. The company also markets information subscription services related to their products.
The company solutions also serve to solve issues surrounding HIPAA and PCI compliance issues.
and Fast Ethernet cards, hubs and bridges. In the late 1990s they released a security product later branded "SonicWALL" which was a dedicated hardware appliance with firewall and VPN software intended for the small-business market. In November 1999 they went public (SNWL). Matthew T. (Matt) Medeiros (formerly of Philips Components) became CEO in March 2003. The company has acquired a number of companies through the years, expanding its product line in the process.
On July 23, 2010 SonicWALL announced that it has completed its merger with affiliates of an investor group led by Thoma Bravo, LLC, which includes the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
through its private investor department, Teachers' Private Capital. After the merger SonicWall was delisted from NASDAQ
.
Network security
In the field of networking, the area of network security consists of the provisions and policies adopted by the network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of the computer network and network-accessible resources...
. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs (Unified Threat Management)
Unified threat management
Unified Threat Management is a comprehensive solution that has recently emerged in the network security industry and since 2004, has gained widespread currency as a primary network gateway defense solution for organizations...
, VPNs (Virtual Private Network)
Virtual private network
A virtual private network is a network that uses primarily public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or traveling users access to a central organizational network....
, backup and recovery
Backup
In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
, and anti-spam for email. The company also markets information subscription services related to their products.
The company solutions also serve to solve issues surrounding HIPAA and PCI compliance issues.
History
The company was founded in 1991 under the name "Sonic Systems" by brothers Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi to develop EthernetEthernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
and Fast Ethernet cards, hubs and bridges. In the late 1990s they released a security product later branded "SonicWALL" which was a dedicated hardware appliance with firewall and VPN software intended for the small-business market. In November 1999 they went public (SNWL). Matthew T. (Matt) Medeiros (formerly of Philips Components) became CEO in March 2003. The company has acquired a number of companies through the years, expanding its product line in the process.
On July 23, 2010 SonicWALL announced that it has completed its merger with affiliates of an investor group led by Thoma Bravo, LLC, which includes the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan , commonly referred to as Teachers, is the organization responsible for administering pensions for public school teachers of the Canadian province of Ontario. The OTPP also invests the plan's pension fund, making it one of the largest and most powerful investment...
through its private investor department, Teachers' Private Capital. After the merger SonicWall was delisted from NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
.