SonicWALL Moves Top-Notch Channel Training Program Online
The new certification program will allow partners to access comprehensive and flexible training on SonicWALL solutions through the PartnerLink web portal. The Certified SonicWALL Sales Representative (CSSR) program includes modules for Securing Networks with SonicOS, Virtual Private Networking with SonicWALL, and Securing SonicWALL Wireless Networks.
Dean Redman, SonicWALL's Country Manager in Australia and New Zealand, said the certification program offers channel partners the opportunity to further their knowledge and understanding of the SonicWALL solutions at a time and pace which is convenient for them.
"We're launching the online channel training program to enable our channel partners to receive an ongoing education about our solutions in a time-frame that suits them. We respect their time pressures and believe the online program will assist them to always be educated about SonicWALL's latest products and services," Redman said.
"SonicWALL is committed to delivering the best possible solutions which are simple to deploy and manage. Our channel education program ensures that our channel partners are constantly up-to-date and are ideally extensions of our team."
The SonicWALL certification program comes as more organisations are seeking SonicWALL wireless and VPN solutions. According to Frost and Sullivan*, SonicWALL became the second largest supplier of SSL VPN solutions with 17.4 % market share in 2008 to capturing 25.3% market share in Q1 2009. This means that 1 in 4 firewall solutions sold within Australia is a SonicWALL solution. The report said SonicWALL was able to penetrate the enterprise segment by leveraging the brand name in Australia.
"As we take a unique and innovative approach by making the complex simple, the expensive affordable and technology understandable and useful, it is important that we personally ensure our customers and channel partners fully understand our solutions," Redman commented.
The training programs are accessible online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, through SonicWALL’s PartnerLink Portal. For more information visit https//partnerlink.sonicwall.com
*Frost & Sullivan, March 2009: Asia Pacific (including Japan) Network Security Market CY 2008
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a high performance secure network. Over one million SonicWALL security appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALL's award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. For more information, visit the company web site at www.sonicwall.com/au.
