SonicWall
| Company type | Private |
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| Nasdaq: SNWL (1999–2010) | |
| Industry | Network security, security appliances, Internet security, WAN optimization |
| Founded | August 1991 as Sonic Systems |
| Founders | Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California, U.S. |
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| Products | Next-generation firewall; UTM; firewalls; virtual firewall; VPN; wireless security; SD-WAN; zero-trust security; security appliance filtering spam, spyware, viruses and other malware |
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Number of employees | 1,000 - 5,000 |
| Parent | Dell (2012–2016) |
| Website | www |
SonicWall Inc. is an American cybersecurity company that sells a range of Internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, unified threat management (UTM), virtual private networks (VPNs), virtual firewalls, SD-WAN, cloud security and anti-spam for email. The company also markets information subscription services related to its products. The company also assists in solving problems surrounding compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).
Originally a private company headquartered in Silicon Valley, it went public in 1999, before delisting in 2010. On March 13, 2012, USA Today said that Dell had 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.
On June 20, 2016, Dell sold SonicWall (part of its Dell Software division) to private equity firms Francisco Partners and Elliott Management.