WatchGuard Technologies has registered impressive growth both in YoY and quarterly figures across the APAC region. The Q2 2013 figures displayed the continued recognition of the WatchGuard brand and its new products with APAC posting a 21% YoY growth.
The newly released star products for Q2 2013 were the XTM 800, 1500 and 2500 that are designed to meet the needs of today’s enterprise customers with up to 35Gbps firewall throughput. The quarter also marked the launch of its new Wireless Access Points with several hundreds of units sold across APAC as businesses struggled to provide the same security and protection for the wireless network as they do for their existing wired physical network.
Scott Robertson, VP APAC, WatchGuard Technologies, attributes the significant increase in demand to several factors including the new release products and the company’s investment in staff to support local markets. The largest growth was experienced in the mid-sized enterprise sector of 500–5,000 employees where WatchGuard’s robust and scalable security solutions allow significant cost savings without compromising on performance compared to standalone point solutions, he said.
India with a 37-per cent YoY growth saw the emergence of WatchGuard beyond its market hold across the SME segment. Multiple big wins across large organizations helped this region achieve a 192-per cent growth in the enterprise business. The new smart firewalls released by WatchGuard set new standards in UTM’s capabilities to service the needs of verticals, including Utilities Education and Banking and Financial Services sector in the Indian market.
