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Vistamar School Selects SonicWALL Network to Keep Students Safe From Internet Threats

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 12:00 CDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. today announced that Vistamar School of El Segundo, Calif., a newly-formed independent co-ed high school, has chosen SonicWALL to build a secure wireless network to keep students and staff productive and safe from Internet threats. The new infrastructure provides students and staff with constantly updated protection against Internet threats and gives school administrators precise control over Internet usage to restrict access to inappropriate, illegal or unproductive content.

Vistamar School was founded in 2005 to provide alternative options in high school education, providing a broad learning program in an intimate atmosphere with the goal of fostering diversity in thought and culture. Located in a former industrial warehouse retrofitted to create a 21st-century campus, the school also boasts a network purpose-built for the needs of an educational establishment. Vistamar School selected SonicWALL partner C3 Systems & Security to create the technology infrastructure from the ground up. The network was designed to grow cost-effectively as the school expands, provide flexible access to online educational resources, and provide visitors with Internet access without compromising the integrity of the network.

Protecting students from harmful, illegal or inappropriate Internet content has been a primary factor in designing the network. For Vistamar School's needs, C3 Systems built a solution around SonicWALL's integrated network security, content filtering and wireless access technology to provide a high-performance, flexible and above all, easily-managed solution.

"Content filtering is of key importance to us, and C3 Systems built our network around this requirement," said Jean Campbell, CFO, Vistamar School. "The SonicWALL content filtering solution allowed us to set our own policies regarding which Web sites would be blocked and when. We even had the flexibility to set specific times when students could surf so-called fun sites -- during their lunch hours and after school.

"Secure wireless access has also proved to be a huge benefit to us because it frees staff and students from needing a physical connection -- we can work online from anywhere in the school, even outside. We are also able to offer wireless guest services in a secure, controlled fashion, so our network security remains locked down tight."

"Installing SonicWALL solutions for content filtering, Unified Threat Management and wireless access was an easy decision. With SonicWALL's superior UTM and filtering capabilities, we knew the network, and the students, would be protected. By using SonicWALL's Global Management System software, we can also monitor and update the network remotely. This is an added benefit for the school because they don't need to employ a full-time, on-site IT person," said Chris Cunningham, CTO, C3 Systems & Security. "SonicWALL's comprehensive solutions meet a variety of network security needs and they continue to be an extremely reliable partner."

Vistamar School utilizes the SonicWALL PRO 3060, a high-performance, security gateway supporting SonicWALL's Unified Threat Management services. Powered by the SonicOS Enhanced operating system and SonicWALL's proprietary deep packet inspection architecture, the PRO 3060 gives Vistamar School powerful and cost-effective firewall performance and VPN concentration. The PRO 3060 acts as the governing device for three SonicPoint G wireless access points, long-range secure access devices that extend and enforce the organization's security policies to wireless users. The SonicWALL CSM 2100 sits behind the PRO 3060, providing dynamic threat management and precise control over Internet usage that can be enforced with groups or individuals. The SonicWALL AD Connector provides Active Directory integration and a schedules feature further extends the flexibility and control of content filtering policies.

"Since the installation of the SonicWALL solutions, we have experienced no downtime and the implementation has been extremely easy to manage," continued Cunningham. "We really appreciated the ability to work with one vendor. SonicWALL has proved to be an excellent choice."

About Vistamar School

Founded in 2005 in the South Bay of Los Angeles, Vistamar School is an independent, co-ed, day school for grades 9-12.

About C3 Systems & Security

C3 Systems & Security, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, provides a broad range of services including daily on-site and remote computer support for small businesses. With a transition underway to a Remotely-Managed IT model, C3 Systems has embraced the "remote helpdesk" philosophy and provides enterprise-level technology support for its clients. Leveraging the low cost of the SonicWALL TZ series routers, C3 Systems is able to provide managed services for smaller offices at an affordable price. Founded in 2001, C3 Systems' client-base has grown to over 300 businesses in the Los Angeles area.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

Founded in 1991, SonicWALL, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures comprehensive network security, secure remote access, email security and continuous data protection solutions. SonicWALL is a recognized global leader in the small and medium business markets and its solutions are deployed in distributed enterprise environments, government, retail point-of-sale and healthcare segments as well as through service providers. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1-408-745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.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 SonicWALL's ability to provide integrated network security, offer wireless guest services, and extend the enforcement of security policies to wireless users 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, 2005, 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. 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.

NOTE: 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.

SonicWALL, Inc.

CONTACT: Mary McEvoy of SonicWALL, Inc., +1-408-962-7110, ormmcevoy@sonicwall.com

Web site: http://www.sonicwall.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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