Leader of Multifunction Firewall Appliances Unveils Extensible Content Security (XCS) Platform to Provide Business E-mail, Web Content, Data Loss Prevention and Cloud-based Protection
18 November 2009 – WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced its entry into the messaging and content security markets with the launch of its new WatchGuard XCS (Extensible [...]

Wick Hill now shipping WatchGuard XTM appliances
Wick Hill release: Woking, Surrey: 30th October, 2009 – Wick Hill is now shipping WatchGuard’s new XTM appliances – the XTM 8-series and the XTM 1050. These new security solutions from WatchGuard will strongly challenge traditional larger SME and enterprise UTM suppliers, as they update the UTM concept to [...]

Woking, Surrey: 14th September, 2009 – VAD Wick Hill has acquired the Kaspersky Lab business from fellow Kaspersky Lab distributor C-Media, with immediate effect. This follows strong Kaspersky Lab sales growth at both Wick Hill and C-Media.
Wick Hill has distributed Kaspersky Lab solutions in the UK and Germany for many years and this deal signifies [...]

Misconception that DDoS attacks cannot be defended against
Allot’s ‘ServiceProtector’ behavioural threat detection system can protect against DDoS attacks, botnets and zero-day attacks
Woking, Surrey: 19th August 2009 – We’ve read about recent attacks on Twitter to get at the Georgian blogger Cyxymu, which also affected Facebook, LiveJournal and parts of Google. There has been much misguided [...]

Acquisition Signals Significant Extension of WatchGuard Security to Encompass New Markets, Business Environments and Channel Partners
4 August 2009: WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in extensible network security and connectivity solutions, today announced that it is acquiring privately-held BorderWare Technologies of Toronto, Canada. BorderWare Technologies is a leading e-mail and Web security content and [...]

By Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of security specialist Wick Hill Group.
1. Move to UTMs (unified threat management systems)
UTMS save money over multiple point solutions. They can cost just a quarter of the price of multiple solutions.
With UTMs you have fewer devices, so you can save on energy costs, rack space and air-conditioning. If you deploy multiple [...]

Wick Hill extends portfolio to cover secure, converged solutions
SME cost savings and efficiency opportunities with converged Samsung solutions
Wick Hill release: Woking, Surrey, April 2nd 2009 – Wick Hill has been appointed as a distributor for Samsung and will be selling Samsung’s OfficeServ and Ubigate ranges. This appointment sees a significant step for Wick Hill, extending [...]

UTMs used to be the domain of smaller companies, but Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of security specialist Wick Hill Group, explains why UTMs are now a serious contender for providing firewall protection, and a whole lot more, for enterprises and larger companies.
Unified threat management systems (UTMs) have been growing in popularity for the last few years. [...]

First Extensible Threat Management Appliance, WatchGuard XTM 1050
September 16, 2008 – WatchGuard® Technologies today previewed its first extensible threat management (XTM) network security appliance, the WatchGuard XTM 1050, at Interop New York.
Designed for enterprise campuses, data centres and other high-performance network environments, the WatchGuard XTM 1050 sets a new standard for high security and [...]

New Delhi, July 03, 2008 – eSys Technologies, a leading IT distribution major globally and in India, today announced that ADC Krone, leading global supplier of copper and fiber based connectivity solutions and cabling products, has conferred eSys with the “Achiever Award” for registering 100 percent growth in sales of ADC Krone’s products/solutions in the [...]