Cloudflare today announced Magic WAN Connector, the open source software-defined software package that makes it easier than ever for any business to connect and secure their entire corporate network with Cloudflare.Read More…
Ericsson has agreed to acquire the US-based market leader in Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions provider, Cradlepoint for $ 1.1 billion. The new move will enable the company to rapidly expand into 5G Enterprise space.Read More…
World’s leading cybersecurity vendor, SonicWall has announced that it has re-entered the Pakistan market with a distribution tie-up with LinkQuest. The authorised distributors will be responsible for making SonicWall security products and solutions available to its channel partners and customers across the country.Read More…
Fortinet today introduced its third-generation FortiASIC SOC3 System-on-a-Chip architecture aimed at expanding its Security Fabric in a bid to further accelerate the speed of its new FortiGate 60E seriesRead More…
WAN optimisation solutions vendor Silver Peak has announced that Bob Bruce has joined the company as senior vice president of channel sales. In this role, Bruce will leverage his extensive networking expertise to drive increased awareness of Silver Peak’s partner programme and promote new revenue growth opportunities in WAN optimisationRead More…
Riverbed Technology has announced that it has expanded its market-leading Riverbed Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimization product family,Read More…
SonicWALL, the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions introduced two high-performance, application-aware next-generation firewalls for branch offices and small- medium-sized businesses in the region. The NSA 220 Series and NSA 250M Series deliver an unmatched combination of security, performance and price in this class of next-generation firewalls. NSA 220 and 250M Series offer firewall protection with tightly integrated intrusion prevention, comprehensive gateway anti-malware services and granular application intelligence and control.Read More…
Leading WAN optimisation and application performance management solution provider, Exinda recently embarked on its African growth journey with the opening of an office in South Africa to drive the business in African continent. Now, it extended its reach in the continental Africa with the appointment two Kenya based resellers Adwest Communications and IntraCom primarily to cover East African market, while, Mauritius based User-Tech Solutions will cater to Indian Ocean islands region.Read More…
NetEx recently signed agreement with Dell South Africa to reseller its HyperIP WAN optimization virtual appliance to keep pace with the growing demand in the region. “We are pleased to introduce HyperIP WAN optimization virtual appliances to South Africa for greater return on IT investment,” said Robert MacIntyre, Vice President, Business Development and Marketing at NetEx. “Dell South Africa is an ideal reseller for HyperIP as HyperIP has been proven to reduce replication, backup, and migration times in Dell storage environments by 60 to 90 percent.”
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Al Rajhi Holding, a diversified business conglomerate with operations spread in Saudi Arabia and UAE, secured and integrated its wide area network (WAN), using SonicWALL’s Network Security Appliance (NSA) series. The Group, with distributed server assets across various locations: Jeddah, Jubail, Dammam and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia; and Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah in the UAE, sought to gain enhanced returns on its technology investments by better controlling the cumbersome and expensive maintenance and upkeep of hard-ware and network infrastructure.
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Network Platforms, the distributors for the advanced DrayTek product range in Southern Africa, announced the release of the DrayTek Vigor 2830 Series ADSL Router Firewall. The series provides users with secure uptime and greater bandwidth capacity through triple connections, as well as tough security features. Bradley Love, MD, Network Platforms, said, “One of the main functions of this series is its ability to handle three WAN connections to enhance your Internet connectivity.
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South Africa based leading IT distributor, LOOPHOLD Security Distribution launched SonicWALL’s WAN Acceleration Appliance (WXA) Series, an extension of the current SonicWALL next-generation firewall (NGFW) suite. The SonicWALL WXA Series consists of the WXA 5000 virtual appliance, the WXA 2000 and WXA 4000 hardware appliances and the WXA 500 Live CD. WXA series allow businesses to select the right deployment solution for their network. It also significantly improves WAN performance between regional and branch offices, and reduces traffic by up to 95% besides providing faster access to mission-critical applications, resulting in increased employee productivity.
