Embratel, SonicWall Partner on Security

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Embratel, owner of the largest LatinAmerican telecommunications network and provider of the only Braziliannational fiber optics network, today announced a partnership with SonicWALL,Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading provider of comprehensive Internet securitysolutions. The relationship launches Business Security, an innovative newsecurity service based upon SonicWALL technologies, that offers additionalsecurity functionality to Embratel’s Internet users in the small- andmedium-sized business (SMB) market.Embratel Business Security exclusively provides SonicWALL security solutionsto subscribers of Embratel’s Internet Services, resulting in a combinedInternet connectivity and security solution for Embratel Business Securitysubscribers.The SonicWALL security technologies available to Embratel Business Securitycustomers include: stateful packet-inspection firewalls and ASIC-based,accelerated Virtual Private Networking (VPN), anti-virus, content filtering,and the SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) for centralized remoteenforcement and managed deployment of security policies.SonicWall Inc. Embratel