SEATTLE, July 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- WatchGuard Worldwide UTM Shipment Growth Leads Entire Industry with
Record Setting Pace of 190 Percent for 2007; Leads with 196 Percent UTM
Shipment Growth for Western Europe

WatchGuard(R) Technologies, a global leader in extensible network
security and connectivity solutions, today announced that it has been
confirmed as the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) shipment
growth for 2007, leading the industry with a whopping 190.2 percent rate of
growth. Additionally, the company was crowned as the leading UTM shipment
growth leader for Western Europe, where WatchGuard led the region with 196.4
percent growth.

"WatchGuard's investments in R&D, engineering and customer services have
paid off, resulting in multiple product introductions, security innovations
and network management breakthroughs," said Eric Aarrestad, vice president,
marketing at WatchGuard Technologies. "As evidenced by our industry leading
growth, WatchGuard excelled in its ability to execute and deliver formidable
products, superior channel programs, as well as execute in new geographies
and vertical industries, such as retail, healthcare and education."

According to the IDC Vendor Profile, "WatchGuard: Changing of the Guard"
(July, 2008), WatchGuard is the number one, worldwide industry leader for UTM
shipment growth in 2007. The company blew past other leading UTM vendors,
recording an extraordinary 190.2 percent growth rate. In Western Europe,
WatchGuard did even better. There it achieved 196.4 percent growth, far
outpacing all other vendors. For more information, the IDC Vendor Profile,
"WatchGuard: Changing of the Guard" is available for free at
http://www.watchguard.com.

WatchGuard Security Appliances -- Dominant Choice for High Reliability
and Price/Performance

For over a decade, WatchGuard has provided reliable, easy-to-manage
firewall and VPN appliances to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide.
Today, WatchGuard's Firebox(R) X family of integrated security solutions
leads the industry with comprehensive, multi-layered network security that
protects against the latest forms of viruses, worms, spyware, malware, e-mail
spam, bots, denial of service attacks, and much more. By utilizing a
multi-layered approach and WatchGuard's unique application proxy technology,
WatchGuard solutions defend commercial networks at all layers, including
application layers to provide high security for today's Web-based business
applications.

Aarrestad concludes, "Ultimately, having satisfied customers is what
propelled WatchGuard to be the number one UTM growth leader. By giving
customers extensive security protection, greater choices, in-depth management
and control, along with flexible ownership options, WatchGuard customers
benefit with an unequalled integrated security solution that grows in tandem
with their business."

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Since 1996, WatchGuard(R) Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced
technology leader of network security solutions, providing mission-critical
security to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard
family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances and
WatchGuard SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network
security, unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard
products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity(R) Service, an innovative
support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in
Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and
Latin America. To learn more, visit http://www.watchguard.com/.

WatchGuard, Firebox, and LiveSecurity are registered trademarks of
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their
respective owners.

Contacts:
    Chris McKie                  Jimme Peters
    WatchGuard Technologies      24/7 Consulting
    +1-206-613-3760              +1-503-289-5354
    chris.mckie@watchguard.com   jimme@24-7consulting.com



Web site: http://www.watchguard.com