SonicWALL Simplifies Security Product Testing With Live Demo Site
SonicWALL Live Demo unified platform provides an online
demonstration solution for each of SonicWALL's security appliances and software solutionsSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWALL, Inc., the leading
provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, has seen
a rapid rise in the demand for SonicWALL's Live Demo platform by customers, VARs
and MSPs. As businesses expect more from their IT departments, IT professionals
now demand rigorous hands-on experience with security products prior to purchase
to ensure they are suitable selections. Designed to allow customers to 'try
before they buy,' the SonicWALL Live Demo unified platform provides an online
demonstration solution for each of SonicWALL's security appliances and software
solutions. Accessible to all, Live Demo can be found here:
http://livedemo.sonicwall.com/
The SonicWALL Live Demo Site marked its three-year anniversary with theaddition
of hands-on experience for the Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) feature set. The
already extensive testing platform now includes NGFW features like application
intelligence, control and visualization of network traffic. The inclusion of
NGFW functionality and the necessity to learn and gain insight into new
solutions have resulted in 62 percent growth in year-over-year traffic to
SonicWALL's Live Demo site.
"Our customers continue to demand SonicWALL's products due to their quality and
breadth of offering. However, while they know what to expect, they often request
an opportunity to test the solutions before making their investment," said Mike
Ferraro, security specialist at CDW. "We use the SonicWALL Live Demo site daily
to help demonstrate the capabilities of the company's solutions as well as
highlighting their ease of use. It really has become a key sales tool for us and
one that has helped directly drive significant sales numbers."
The portal now boasts in excess of 180,000 unique visits a year from resellers,
distributors and customers. The demand emphasizes the need for information from
end-users who seek to experience viewing features and functionality before
investing in IT deployments. In addition to being able to view a demonstration
of products, users can simulate how appliances will cope with traffic spikes and
adapt to an administrator's granular settings. Individuals can also identify how
ongoing maintenance would be managed before making a purchase. Users of the demo
site are able to graphically observe real-time application traffic, trace it
back to individual users and construct policies to optimize applications vital
to their network.
"With increasingly stretched IT budgets and an ever-evolving Internet-borne
threat landscape, purchasing an IT security solution has become a much tougher
decision than ever before for IT professionals," said Patrick Sweeney, vice
president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. "Hands-on
experience is critical for IT managers to ensure they're buying the right
products with the right features and the right ease of use before they commit to
spending their budget. As well as helping sales, sites like Live Demo improve
customer satisfaction and help ensure that technology purchases are a definite
match to what the business requires."
About SonicWALL, Inc.
Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL
develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions
that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and
large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and
control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks
through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions.
For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com/.
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