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SEATTLE, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that its Q1 billings have once again returned double digit, year over year growth. "The first quarter of 2012 was a record first quarter for WatchGuard, following up on a record year in 2011," said Richard Barber, CFO at WatchGuard Technologies. "Hackers continue to push the security envelope, which means businesses are constantly hardening their...

LAS VEGAS, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (Interop) -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that Network Products Guide, industry's leading technology research and advisory guide, named the WatchGuard XTM 8 Series a winner of the 7th Annual 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the Security Hardware category. These industry and peer recognitions from Network Products Guide are the world's premier information technology...

SEATTLE, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that it is leading the charge to own the global virtual security market with the launch of its entire line of content and network security products as virtualized solutions. This now gives WatchGuard customers and channel partners an unparalleled offering of both hardware and virtual security solutions to best meet their business needs. "For small and...

SEATTLE, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its ownership of the small and midsize market, WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that the WatchGuard XTM 8 series next-generation firewall won the Medium Enterprise Security Solution Award from granted by Info Security Products Guide. The security industry celebrated its 8th Annual 2012 Global Excellence Awards by honoring excellence in every facet of the industry including...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that it is expanding its virtualization offerings to soon include its award-winning line of extensible content security (XCS) appliances. Designed for VMware virtualized environments, the new WatchGuard XCSv series of appliances provide unparalleled web content, data loss prevention (DLP), email and messaging security. "There are many reasons...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (RSA) Continuing its ownership of the small and midsize market, WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today added to its SMB and branch office offerings with two new unified threat management (UTM) appliances - the WatchGuard XTM 25 and XTM 26. Ideal for small businesses, wireless hotspots and branch offices, the WatchGuard XTM 25 and 26 appliances raise the standard for network security price and...

SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today unveiled its ultimate small business firewall, the WatchGuard XTM 33. Ideal for small businesses with 5 to 30 users, the WatchGuard XTM 33 appliance provides state of the art network protection in an all-in-one, small form factor security appliance. "Hackers go after small businesses because they tend to have either outdated security systems or consumer-grade...

SEATTLE, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Privately held WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that it achieved a record-breaking 2011 fourth quarter for billings, profit and units shipped. In doing so, this quarter stands out as the top-grossing quarter ever earned in the company's history. Additionally, the company notes double-digit sequential billings growth in Q4 over Q3, double-digit year-over-year growth from Q4 2010, and...

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard Technologies Highlights / News Facts: Businesses that process, transmit or store cardholder data must implement security controls as defined by the latest PCI DSS standard. The following are the nine common PCI DSS compliance pitfalls that many retailers fall into and tips to avoid them. 1) Faulty firewall installation or configuration Many DIY (do it yourself) projects are easy; properly configuring a firewall is not one of...

SEATTLE, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced the results of Infonetics' market research for Q3, 2011, which shows WatchGuard as the leading vendor with 18.8 percent market share in the integrated security appliance category of $1,500 to $4,999 price band - a prime market segment for small and midsize businesses. This marks the 15(th) straight consecutive quarter in which WatchGuard has held the...