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Tucked into the hills of rural Northwest Alabama, Internet access in Franklin County is so rare that only an estimated 20 percent of students have it at home. To best serve their community, the board of education needs to provide access to reliable and secure Wi-Fi for their students to keep up with emerging learning trends. FCBOE turned to WatchGuard for a solution that provides security services tailored specifically for their needs.

As a WatchGuardONE Technology Partner, companies receive technical, marketing, and sales support. The program offers three levels of partnership – Silver, Gold, and Platinum – to provide flexibility based on partner commitment. Visit WatchGuard's Technology Partner Page to view the growing list of Technology Partner integrations. Among the first to join the program are AlienVault and ManagedMethods.

WatchGuard recently launched its AP300 Access Point, which extends WatchGuard's best-in-class Unified Threat Management (UTM) features to filter and reliably block inappropriate content at Wi-Fi hotspots. WatchGuard's recent innovations in secure Wi-Fi led to its accreditation as a "Friendly WiFi Approved Provider" and a partnership that will benefit families everywhere. The Friendly WiFi initiative will be promoted through WatchGuard's reseller channels and marketing campaigns to spread awareness about the dangers young people face while using public Wi-Fi.

"Organizations need high performance UTM security solutions with fast speeds to quickly scale and operate seamlessly across their network," said Brendan Patterson, director of Product Management at WatchGuard. "They shouldn't have to sacrifice performance for security - anywhere in their network. Our Fireboxes consolidate critical network and security functions into a single, centrally managed UTM platform that is easy to set up, deploy and manage."

"We are thrilled to be recognized by Gartner. We believe this validates our ability to provide widely deployable enterprise-grade security to SMB and Mid-Market customers," said Prakash Panjwani, chief executive officer at WatchGuard. "We have strong execution on our roadmap. Specifically for the modularity of our award-winning UTM platform, our ability to rapidly add new security services such as APT Blocker, and the reporting capabilities of the company's threat intelligence platform, Dimension."

"SMBs have the same need for security as their enterprise brethren, but with additional requirements, including ease of use, flexibility and appropriate pricing," said Frank Dickson, research director at Frost & Sullivan. "We are pleased to recognize WatchGuard's APT Blocker, applying Lastline network sandbox technology for the prevention of advanced threats, while leveraging the usability benefits of WatchGuard's UTM platforms to deliver a solution that is conducive to the unique needs of SMBs."

The company's Dimension platform aggregates data from all WatchGuard appliances across a customer's network and translates that data into visually rich and actionable threat intelligence. This release builds on the platform's award-winning visibility capabilities with increased performance, detailed system health reports, and new, visually stunning cyberloafing dashboards.

"Prior to WatchGuard, our networks were fairly open to students and faculty. But, with the rise of mobile devices and the ever-increasing distraction of online gaming and other cyber activities, we realized that student behavior needed to be focused inward toward the classroom, and that we need to ensure the security of our networks to keep students and faculty safe," said Fabio Bassi, IT manager at Luca Pacioli Institute. "WatchGuard's security appliances have been fantastic. With tools like WatchGuard Dimension, we can instantly see what's happening on our network and implement policies to control usage and ensure performance. In addition to helping us protect those inside the firewall, it also keeps cyber criminals out, so vulnerabilities and threats don't impact those within our walls."