During SonicWALL/Haris Al Afaq's 'Annual Partner's Meet' in Dubai; announced a successful third quarter 2006

Dubai - December 5th 2006: Three SonicWALL partner companies were honored with excellence awards for their outstanding support of SonicWALL products and services in 2006. The awards were presented at Haris Al-Afaq's 'Annual Partners Meet' where over 50 people from partner companies were invited to participate in planning and technology briefing sessions.

Emtech Computer Company, represented by its general manager, Vijayan K. Raman received the 'Top Sales Performance 2005-2006' award while Graphic International Centre, represented by Manoj Karani, IT consultant, received the 'Top Retail Partner 2005-2006' award and finally, Savant Data System, represented by Melwin D'souza, IT Security Engineer, received the 'Best Technical Support' award.

"This year (2006) has been a tremendous growth period for Haris Al-Afaq and we would like to thank our partners for their continuous support and dedication, and look forward for a strong 2007," said Arjun Mukerji, Director of Haris Al-Afaq.

SonicWALL enjoyed strong growth in its Europe, Middle East and Africa business which contributed 19 percent to the company's overall global revenue and announced new regional expansion plans at GITEX Dubai 2006 where it showcased its latest offerings focusing on firewall appliance and SSL VPN technologies.

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