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2008 Press Releases | 2007 Press Releases

December 14

WatchGuard Helps Protect Apple Users from Latest Java Exploit
WatchGuard Firebox X Appliances Help Neutralize Danger from Infected or Malicious Web Pages

December 13

WatchGuard Named Reader Trust Finalist in 2008 SC Magazine Awards Program
WatchGuard Security Appliances Named as Finalist in Three Categories

December 11

WatchGuard Takes Top Market Share Segments
Leading Data Research Firm Reports WatchGuard as Market Leader Among Unified Threat Management Security Appliances and Firewall/VPN Appliances

December 04

WatchGuard Leads Security Industry with "Green" Network Initiative
WatchGuard unveiled its "green" business and technology initiative, firmly positioning WatchGuard's trademark red network security appliances as the greenest in the market.

November 28

WatchGuard Awarded "#1 Top Growth Bestseller" for VPN and "Top Five Bestseller" for Network Security Hardware
WatchGuard receives top honors in the CMP Channel 2007 CRN Mid-Year Bestsellers List for the categories of Network Security Hardware and VPN (Virtual Private Networking).

November 16

WatchGuard Takes Industry Innovation Lead in Utilizing Online Video for Security Compliance
WatchGuard announced the availability of "Bud Logs In," an entertaining and informative online video from WatchGuard's cutting-edge LiveSecurity Service.

November 15

NCP becomes OEM supplier for Watchguard Technologies
Technological experience makes NCP a best-in-class provider for Watchguard.

November 01

WatchGuard Technologies Boosts Security Appliance Performance 500 Percent and Cuts Prices on Firebox X Core UTM Network Security Appliances, Taking the Industry Lead in Price-Performance
WatchGuard has taken a substantial lead in price-performance over all comparable unified threat management (UTM) network security appliances.

October 10

Demand for Knowledge of Dangerous I.T. Security Threats Drives More Than 76,000 Downloads of WatchGuard Technologies LiveSecurity Videos From Google and YouTube
I.T. managers and network administrators in many small-to-medium-sized organizations are hungry for education on how to protect their installations.

September 20

WatchGuard Joins with Conpute to Provide High-Performance Network Security for Over 70,000 Canadian Students
Durham District School Board in Whitby, Ontario, Canada has selected WatchGuard to safeguard its computer network.

September 05

Research Highlights Changing Threat Landscape and Increased Risk to the Web 2.0 Enabled Enterprise
WatchGuard warns that the changing nature and scale of security threats will pose more strenuous challenges for security administrators as they embrace the Web 2.0 world.

August 29

New VP of Marketing Joins Executive Team at WatchGuard
Eric Aarrestad has been selected to be the new vice president of marketing.

August 28

WatchGuard Announces Corporate Rebrand
WatchGuard has implemented a major corporate rebranding effort.

August 23

WatchGuard Announces Updates to Firebox X Security Appliance Family
WatchGuard's Firebox X Unified Threat Management Appliances Receive Boosts to Fortify Reliability and Enhance Ease of Use.

July 16

WatchGuard Announces New VP of Engineering
WatchGuard has selected Thom Linden as the new vice president of engineering.

June 14

WatchGuard Announces Two New VPs of Sales
Terry Haas named vice president of international sales, Bill Smith to be vice president of sales for the Americas.

April 18

WatchGuard Technologies Hires New CEO
Joe Wang has been named president and chief executive officer.

April 17

WatchGuard Announces Fireware 9.0 - Major Release of Firebox X Core and Peak Security Appliances
A new major release of Fireware 9.0, the software that propels their Firebox X Core and Peak security appliances for mid-sized businesses.