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WatchGuard Success stories
Success stories demonstrate how diverse organizations have protected their corporate assets with help from WatchGuard specialized network security solutions.
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Efficient, Intuitive, and Cost-Effective: WatchGuard Secures Binh Duong Post Office
As one of the largest providers of postal, fixed and mobile telephony, and internet and data communication services to businesses in the Binh Duong province of Vietnam, Binh Duong Post Office needed a network security solution that provided robust security and highly reliable connectivity. Of critical importance in this massive network was connecting the main post office to the smaller outposts in remote towns and villages throughout the province – securely. Find out how BDPO deployed a flexible and scalable WatchGuard UTM solution that met all current connectivity and security requirements while building a solid foundation for future growth.
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Retailer Protects Bottom Line with VPN
Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, Inc., a not-for-profit retailer, needed to securely connect nine widespread locations, while providing easy access to their online auction site. With the help of Intrasect Technologies, Goodwill moved well beyond phones and modems to a VPN solution that provided comprehensive security and connectivity as well as accreditation certification, centralized management, and greater efficiency.
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Firewall/VPN Plays Leading Role in DVD Kiosk
Innovative DVD rental business, e-Play, LLC, encountered multiple and diverse obstacles when they were vetting network security solutions for their kiosks. Issues that needed to be addressed included PCI compliance, connections over multiple types of wireless connections, enterprise-class reliability, centralized management, low per-unit cost, and the ability to fit within a tight form factor. Read this case study to find out how a solution consisting of WatchGuard Peak, Core, and Edge units, as well as the 3G Extend not only met their needs, but exceeded all expectations.
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Reliable VoIP Delivery Calls for High-Powered Solution
Blake Real Estate, a major player in the Washington DC market with several buildings in the commercial business district, needed a network security solution that provided reliable, secure virtual network connections between their widespread locations. By deploying several WatchGuard Firebox® X Edge appliances as IPsec VPNs, Blake established a single VoIP telephone system that connected all offices without any of the previous call-quality problems. Read this case study to find out how the solution provided by WatchGuard met Blake's demands and exceeded their expectations by providing a wealth of additional benefits.
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Trouble-free Network Security Gives Business Just the Edge It Needs
The challenge for this successful Singapore-based bearings distributor was to extend the robust security that their headquarters relied on to their far-flung branch offices. In addition, they wanted seamless connectivity to vendor manufacturing plants, dealers, and customers to minimize communications costs and maximize information sharing, especially about inventory status and product prices. Read how deploying easy-to-manage WatchGuard Firebox® X Edge appliances at the perimeter of their network provided top-notch security and management efficiency.
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European Steel Manufacturer Opens the Door to Unlimited Security
Novoferm GmbH, an Austrian steel manufacturer with several subsidiaries throughout the region, needed a centrally managed network security solution that provided high availability VPN and the best protection against malicious network attacks. Working with WatchGuard, Novoferm implemented a solution that included a Core X750e at the heart, providing the network uptime, easy administration, high security, and stability that the company needed to continue its successful expansion and delivery of high quality products.
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Mega-Retailer Stays on Top of Competition with Strong VPN Solution
With 800 branch offices and outlet stores to connect, the ITAT Group - China's largest garment and general merchandize chain organization - needed a thoroughly reliable VPN solution that would ensure secure remote connectivity. Why did they choose WatchGuard? Fast, convenient VPN deployment, real-time monitoring of all remote sites, stability, and streamlined scalability were just some of the reasons. Read this case study to learn more about out how WatchGuard network security and connectivity solutions can do the same for your organization.
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Quickly Configured VPNs Facilitate Rapid Retail Expansion
As Flexicom, an Ohio-based retailer of cellular phones and wireless services, made plans for an extensive multi-state expansion, they recognized the need for the most secure and reliable internally hosted POS, enterprise-class VPN, and the capacity to handle voice traffic. With PCI compliance and VoIP capabilities as must-haves, Flexicom chose to implement a WatchGuard network security solution that included a Firebox® X Core™ and 60 Firebox X Edge units. The WatchGuard solution not only met all the requirements, including easy-to-manage VPN, but offered a number of additional benefits that Flexicom has been able to implement with great success.
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Vault-Like Protection for 200 Financial Services Locations
Southern Management Corporation, a financial services company providing tax services and offering personal loans, needed a network security system that provided the tight lockdown required to protect the cache of personal and confidential data of its customers, while allowing for easy administration from the small IT staff managing a widespread network. WatchGuard provided the perfect solution – a Firebox X Peak was installed at the home office and 200 wireless Edge units were distributed to the field, providing the ease-of-management, highly reliable VPN connections, and tight security their network needed.
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Network Security from WatchGuard Makes Big Splash at Desjoyaux
Aging equipment and a poor cost/performance ratio compelled this French swimming pool company to look for a better way to handle the network security needs of their main office, data center, and sales offices around the world – and the better way, they discovered, was with WatchGuard. They got stronger security, greater access management capabilities, built-in SSL VPN for remote staff, and an overall flexibility that allowed them to bring network security management completely in-house for the first time.
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Convenience Stores Achieve Quick & Easy PCI Compliance
Working with a limited IT staff and tight budget, Garb-Ko, Inc., franchiser and operator of more than 90 convenience stores, needed to find a robust network security solution that provided high-availability VPN capabilities to connect stores and enforce PCI-compliant security for card transactions. By rolling out a solution that included several WatchGuard Edge X10e-W appliances, Garb-Ko was able meet their VPN and PCI compliance requirements, and implement a solution that offered the manageability and affordability they needed.
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Major Healthcare Organization Improves the Health of Its Network
Northern Lincolnshire Trust, a major National Health Service organization in the UK, needed a cost–effective network security solution that offered the best in reliability, performance, and manageability while providing secure 24/7 access to sensitive patient data. WatchGuard was able to satisfy all of the organization's needs while meeting the stringent compliance guidelines set up by Connecting for Health, a program that supports the NHS by safeguarding access and transmission of patient data. With a WatchGuard XTM solution in place, Northern Lincolnshire was able to dramatically improve the speed and delivery of patient care while maintaining secure access to patient data and easing the burden on their IT team.
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Lock Manufacturer Protects its Network Against Internet Intrusions
When InstaKey, an innovative, high-security lockset manufacturer with critical information to protect, needed a solid, manageable, high availability network security solution, a representative from IT-support services company, Accelerated Network Solutions, did not hesitate in recommending WatchGuard. With the implementation of a WatchGuard XTM network security solution, InstaKey saw a dramatic decrease in the security vulnerabilities that had plagued their network when using the Cisco PIX, and an increase in the manageability and failover they required.
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Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Securely Connects with 125 Retail Outlets
Nothing was more important to this EU-based company than safeguarding sensitive patient information, but their security system also had to connect numerous remote offices, allow secure electronic payments, and provide high availability to ensure network uptime – all while keeping the total cost of ownership down. That's why, after a detailed review of the company's requirements, their IT consulting firm recommended an extensible threat management (XTM) solution from WatchGuard.
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Centralized, Simplified Secure Connectivity across 50 Hotels
One of North America's largest hotel management and development companies, Concord Hospitality Enterprises, needed a VPN solution that would work with any locally based Internet service provider, centralize security without requiring IT talent at every site, and allow employees to focus on hospitality, not technology. And they got it. Read this case study to find out how a WatchGuard firewall and VPN solution secured their highly distributed enterprise using simple, centralized management.
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Unified Security Strategy Gives Major Publisher the Competitive Edge
Outlook India produces numerous publications on tight deadlines for 2.5 million readers. Strong, multifaceted network protection that could be extended to branch offices and remote contributors throughout the country was a must. A savvy network consulting firm brought WatchGuard unified threat management (UTM) solutions to their attention and showed them how a single effective network security system could filter incoming and outgoing data, prevent spam, stop malicious threats, and securely connect all locations and colleagues. The result? Besides gaining the security their growing business needed, they freed up network bandwidth and increased productivity by 60 to 70%, with even greater ROI expected within the year.
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UTM Solution Selected for Price, Performance, and Reliability
When a long-time WatchGuard customer was ready to extend security to protect new branch offices and upgrade to comprehensive unified threat management, there was no question which solution provider to use. Read how the Korean Standards Association selected additional WatchGuard security appliances to ensure continued trouble-free network security for their organization – security that combined high performance and reliability with unbeatable pricing.
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Fast, Fresh, and Convenient:
WatchGuard Security for Hilcona Foods
Upgrading network security doesn’t have to be painful for an enterprise – or expensive – as this case study proves. Read how the right solution gave a thriving company like EU-based Hilcona better network performance, greater resiliency, and tighter security and control. Working with IT consultants from MTF Micomp, Hilcona found all the components of security, reliability, and performance they needed, integrated into one cost-effective WatchGuard UTM solution.
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Making the Case for Upgrading to Unified Threat Management
Spam wasn’t a big issue when this church and school network launched a decade ago, but eventually it became their IT nightmare. That’s when the organization decided to look for ways to boost protection. They turned to the unified threat management (UTM) capabilities of the WatchGuard® Firebox® X, and succeeded in stopping the spam. What’s more, they discovered that the robust multi-layered protection of UTM greatly reduces the time and cost associated with managing multiple security products and significantly increases protection from blended threats.
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End-to-End Security for Energy Giant
European energy giant E.ON was faced with the challenge of upgrading their network to keep pace with growth. Working with WatchGuard and consulting company Klestrup | partners, they selected two Firebox® X security appliances to provide the power and high availability they needed. Meanwhile, the new VPN capabilities of the network allowed service engineers who are on the road every day to easily monitor operations at the different plants. And the cost savings have been significant, as this case study explains.
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Secure Networks Help Diadora Maintain Excellence
With subsidiaries in the UK, Spain, and Hong Kong, the renowned Italy-based sportswear manufacturer Diadora was in need of an updated network security system that could handle their global business concerns. Other vendors were evaluated, but ultimately it was a WatchGuard solution that met their criteria for strong security, resilient connectivity, good network visibility, and ease of use – all at a compelling price point.
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Countywide Government Network Stays Secure with WatchGuard Solution
Goshen County was struggling to find a network security solution that met their requirements for security, flexibility, advanced networking, and cost-effectiveness. Foremost in their minds was their responsibility to protect confidential data according to stringent compliance standards, including Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) security policies set forth by the FBI. A vendor specializing in products and services for government clients introduced them to WatchGuard, and they found everything they were looking for – from secure Wi-Fi access and policy-based routing to exceptional customer support.
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Integrating Security for Multiple LANs with a Central WAN
With a wide range of departments and facilities being serviced, this large community-based agency needed a solution that would provide security for a dozen separate LANs, while allowing those networks to integrate seamlessly with the organization’s central WAN. Secure internet access for voice, video, and data, as well as security for hosted web servers was also required. Learn how a WatchGuard solution provided the robust and reliable protection needed to satisfy all requirements.
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Extending Robust UTM Protection to the Edges of a Network
With main and branch offices using different ISPs, Philippines-based Tollways Management Corporation needed a solution that could seamlessly integrate with the WAN connecting branch offices, the mobile VPN linking its headquarters’ executives, and the secure remote access VPN connecting mobile users and consultants in France. Read how a WatchGuard solution fully satisfied every requirement and delivered robust UTM protection for all.
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Protecting a Large Distributed School Network from Without and Within
Like other K-12 school districts, the Durham District needed to thoroughly protect its network from external threats, as well as from unauthorized intrusions by users within the network. With more than 70,000 students in its care and over 15,000 desktops to manage, they were also looking for strong centralized management to streamline administration and real-time monitoring to instantly track network activity. Learn how they found the perfect solution.
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Intuitive Tools Allow Company to Easily Manage Network Security In-House
When a leading renewable energy company decided to retire their current security equipment, they wanted a replacement solution they could manage in-house. The previous system required employing consultants for even the simplest of modifications which led to high costs and time delays for updates. With WatchGuard, they discovered how easy it can be to have comprehensive network protection, managed in-house using an intuitive, centralized console.
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Simplifying Network Infrastructure and Reducing Costs
When this financial service organization put out a bid to redesign the core of its network, the requirements comprised high bandwidth, high availability, and real-time reporting and troubleshooting. With a WatchGuard high-performance security solution incorporated into the redesign, they got everything they wanted – and more – including greater efficiencies, cost-savings, and the ability to smoothly scale to handle rapid growth.
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Setting Up Secure, High-Performance Communications Between Main and Branch Offices
As Telit Communications, an EU-based provider of cellular technology, added more branch offices around the globe, they needed a high-performance security solution with the broadest possible compatibility to secure communications between the offices. Read how a straightforward combination of WatchGuard security products gave them the reliability, redundancy, and multi-gigabit throughput they required to keep their data protected and flowing smoothly.
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