Systex Appointed As Distributor

Online, July 18, 2011 (Newswire.com) - SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced the appointment of SYSTEX Corporation ("SYSTEX" TSE ID: 6214) as a value added distributor for the Southeast Asian market. With the appointment, SYSTEX is now authorized to distribute SonicWALL products and solutions to customers in Southeast Asia, namely Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

"With cyber crimes on the rise, the distributed enterprise must consider efficient and intelligent security applications that work within their budget," said Ang Chye Hin, SonicWALL's director of sales in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "Southeast Asia represents a region with an ever-growing market for enterprise security solutions and we continue to further strengthen our position in the enterprise security business with this appointment. We are pleased to have appointed such a well-established organization as SYSTEX to represent us in this important market and we are confident that our customers will benefit from this appointment."

In a recent note, leading analyst firm Gartner stated that changing business processes, the technology that enterprises deploy and network security threats are driving new requirements. The next-generation firewall (NGFW) technology is set to meet these requirements.

Greg Young, research vice president at Gartner said, "We expect that by 2014, 35% of all enterprises will have installed a next-generation firewall with tightly integrated intrusion prevention and application visibility and control capabilities."

In light of this, SYSTEX will look to meeting the demand for next-generation firewalls by offering its customers SonicWALL's next-generation security platform and technology such as NSA E8510 and SuperMassive E10000 series.

Don Tan, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia at SYSTEX commented, "Achieving the new status of SonicWALL authorized distributor marks the beginning of a new era for us. SonicWALL's range of enterprise network security and data protection solutions - from secure wireless access, disaster recovery to intelligent network security and application control - complements our current solution offering and adds value to our mission of being the leading IT service provider in Asia."

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Gartner, Inc.: "Defining the Next-Generation Firewall," by John Pescatore and Greg Young, 12 October, 2009

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 can 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/.

About SYSTEX
Founded in 1997, SYSTEX Corporation (TSE ID: 6214) is the No.1 Taiwan-based IT services and solution provider with over 3,000 employees in 48 offices across 10 countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. In 2010, SYSTEX's consolidated revenues reached approximately US$ 450million.
Combined, SYSTEX offers extensive reach and access to over 800 channel partners and 40,000 customers in the region.
As a member of SYSTEX group, SYSWARE, through its channels, offers a unique combination of "Best-of-Breed" solutions, services and education throughout Asia Pacific region to help customers mitigate and manage the digital security risks inherent in doing business today. Through a strategic and systematic approach to security, SYSWARE enables customers to optimize their security investment and proactively protect their most important information assets from potential threats.
www.systex.com.tw/english