Dell Announces Intent To Acquire SonicWALL

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @08:05AM from the dude-you're-gettin-a-sonicwall dept.

New submitter iroc_eater writes with news of an announcement from Dell that it plans to acquire SonicWall, a security services provider. "SonicWall’s technology detects and protects networks from intrusions and malware attacks, and helps protect data. Dell is buying services and software businesses as the PC market faces competition from smartphones and tablets. Last month, the company hired CA Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Swainson to oversee the software push, and today he said security is an important part of that strategy. 'My goal is to make software a meaningful part of Dell’s overall portfolio, so that means that this is not the last thing you’re going to see from us,' Swainson said."

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If you were going to buy a software company....... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-13 08:14 · Score: 2, Interesting

Why wouldn't you buy a good one? The hotel I stay at for business has a sonicwall firewall, and it isn't the greatest. I can see a lot of vulnerabilities in it; I just don't exploit them.
Re:The Only One I've Seen.. by ColdWetDog · 2012-03-13 08:25 · Score: 2, Interesting

We've got SonicWall at work. Mostly to block Facebook. Except if you use HTTPS, it lets it through.
That took the staff about a week to figure out.
Dude, you've got a well, you've got a problem.

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