SonicWALL receives global award of excellence

SONICWALL’S CONTENT SECURITY SOLUTION NAMED WINNER OF THE INFO SECURITY GUIDE’S 2006 GLOBAL EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER TRUST AWARD

Sydney. – June 6, 2006 – SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL) announced today that Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named the SonicWALL Content Security Manager 2100 a winner of the Global Excellence in Content Security Customer Trust 2006 Award.

More than 18,000 end-users and prospective customers from around the world were invited to vote for the products they trust the most when it comes to protecting their digital resources. This award recognizes SonicWALL’s ability to boost network security, increase user productivity and enhance network utilization using a combination of content filtering, gateway antivirus and spyware protection capabilities for organizations of all sizes.

SonicWALL’s Content Security Manager 2100 CF (CSM 2100) is a combined content management and gateway threat prevention appliance that integrates real-time gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware and Internet filtering to deliver maximum network protection from today’s sophisticated Internet threats. Combining dynamic threat management capabilities with precise control over Internet usage in an affordable, easy to use appliance, the CSM 2100 is built on SonicWALL’s high-performance deep packet inspection architecture.

The CSM 2100 provides businesses, schools, libraries and government agencies with a powerful tool to block viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, phishing and malicious mobile code (MMC) before they can infect the network. The CSM 2100 also provides granular controls that enable network administrators to manage access to Web sites containing inappropriate, unproductive and potentially illegal Web content.

“Info Security Products Guide’s recognition of our Content Security Manager technology demonstrates the growing realization that lack of control over Internet access has a direct impact on network integrity,” said Chris Barton, Regional Manager, ANZ, SonicWALL. “SonicWALL is committed to a pure channel strategy and our partners have shown great support in introducing this product to their end customers. I would therefore like to thank and congratulate our channel partners for making this award possible.”

To read more about this product, please visit: http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/contentsecurity/CSM2100.html

About Silicon Valley Communications Awards

Info Security Products Guide, published by Silicon Valley Communications, plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow’s technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About SonicWALL

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, visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/.

For Additional Information Contact:

Jos Budge PR for SonicWALL 61 2 9006 7912