WatchGuard Launches XTM 8 Series; Protects Businesses Against Next Generation Network, Application and Data Threats

Dubai – October 18th 2009: WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security and connectivity solutions, today launched a new multifunction security appliance - the WatchGuard XTM 8 Series, which provides unmatched performance and protection against the next generation of network, application and data threats. The appliance was launched in Dubai on the first day of GITEX, the Middle East’s largest gathering of technology companies and professionals.

“With our recent acquisition of BorderWare we have bolstered our presence in the Middle East region and are pleased to launch our XTM 8 Series at GITEX Dubai 2009,” said Fabrizio Croce, SEMEA Area Manager. “Now more than ever businesses look to multifunction security appliances to keep their networks, applications and data safe. The WatchGuard XTM 8 Series provides an unmatched combination of high-performance, high-security, flexibility and scaleability for today’s business needs.”

Built for speed, the WatchGuard XTM 8 Series delivers 5Gbps firewall throughput, making it ideal for demanding networks of 1,000 to 5,000 users. With full security features activated, the XTM 8 Series achieves a faster-than-line-speed 1.2Gbps throughput, which represents a major leap forward for unified threat management appliances in delivering high security without compromising network performance.

Leveraging WatchGuard’s “defense-in-depth” firewall technology, which includes stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection and WatchGuard’s proprietary proxy technology, the XTM 8 Series embodies the latest security technologies to protect business networks. With its built in application proxies, the WatchGuard XTM 8 Series natively stops a myriad of blended threats, fragmented and malformed packet attacks, spyware, malware, denial of service and many other types of threats and attacks.

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About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data security, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit http://www.watchguard.com/.

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