Date: 02/12/2011

Mobile App from SonicWALL connects iPad and iPhone to network resources

SonicWALL has announced the availability of SonicWALL Mobile Connect App on the App Store for download to Apple devices such as iPad and iPhone. For users of SonicWALL's SSL VPN and Next-Generation Firewall product lines, the new SonicWALL Mobile App enables anytime, anywhere secure remote access and connectivity from Apple devices such as the iPad and iPhone to all network resources. A single unified SSL VPN client, Mobile Connect is supported across all current SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) and SonicWALL Aventail E-Class SRA, as well as SonicWALL TZ,Network Security Appliance (NSA), E-Class NSA and SuperMassive™ E10000 Series firewalls. Mobile Connect runs on iOS 4.2 and higher.

"Everyone knows that iPhones and iPads are revolutionary devices that have enabled a level of mobile productivity we haven't seen before," said Mark Bouchard, founder of AimPoint Group, LLC. "Mobile Connect makes it simple and straightforward for enterprises to embrace this game-changing platform by allowing millions of SonicWALL customers to securely access corporate networks and boost their mobile productivity even further."

"iPads and iPhones have become the overwhelming choice for employees who demand anytime anywhere productivity," said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. "Our Mobile Connect App lets companies extend their security policy to meet the stringent needs of enterprise, government and education institutions, while employees travel outside of the protected perimeter. This will help enable greater workforce productivity."

The SonicWALL Mobile Connect App is available for free from the App Store on iPad and iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.