SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , 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, a company with 130 patents and 950 employees.... The transaction was completed on May 9, 2012. The company was founded in 1991 under the name "Sonic Systems" by brothers Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi to develop Ethernet and Fast Ethernet cards, hubs and bridges. In the late 1990s they released a security product later branded "SonicWALL" which was a dedicated hardware appliance with firewall and VPN software intended for the small-business market. In November 1999 they went public . Matthew T. Medeiros became CEO in March 2003.
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| NASDAQ symbol: | SNWL |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Headquarters: | Sunnyvale, California |
| Annual revenue: | $218,640,000 |
| Net income: | $4,880,000 |
| Operating income: | $4,080,000 |
| Market cap: | $670,000,000 |
| Industries: | Computer software, Computer security, Business Services, NEC |