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SonicWall (styled SonicWALL), originally a private company headquartered in San Jose, California, and now owned by Dell, sells a range of Internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs (Unified Threat Management), VPNs (Virtual Private Network), backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email. The company also markets information subscription services related to their products. The company solutions also serve to solve issues surrounding HIPAA and PCI compliance issues. On March 13, 2012, ''USA Today'' said that Dell announced its intent to acquire SonicWALL, which then had 130 patents and 950 employees. Dell's acquisition of SonicWall became official on May 9, 2012.〔USA Today, page B1, published March 14, 2008, "Dell buys security specialist SonicWall"〕 ==History== 1991 - Brothers Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi founded the company under the name "Sonic Systems" to develop Ethernet and Fast Ethernet cards, hubs and bridges.〔 1990s - In the late 1990s the company released a security product later branded "SonicWALL": a dedicated hardware appliance with firewall and VPN software intended for the small-business market.〔 1999 - In November 1999 SonicWall went public (SNWL). 2001 - SonicWall upgraded its Global Management System (GMS) software to manage more VPN devices.〔 〕 2003 - Matthew T. (Matt) Medeiros (formerly of Philips Components) became CEO in March 2003. SonicWall acquired a number of companies through the years, expanding its product line in the process. 2005 - SonicWALL announced acquisition of enKoo 2007 - SonicWALL announced acquisition of Aventail Corporation 2010 - On July 23, 2010, SonicWALL announced that it had completed its merger with affiliates of an investor group led by Thoma Bravo, LLC, which includes the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan through its private investor department, Teachers' Private Capital. After the merger SonicWall was delisted from NASDAQ. 2012 - On March 13, 2012, Dell announced that they had signed a definitive agreement to acquire SonicWALL. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SonicWall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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