Alvarez Technology Group Achieves SonicWALL Gold Partner Status

Salinas, CA, January 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Alvarez Technology Group, Inc. (ATG) is pleased to announce that it has achieved the status of Gold Channel Partner with the SonicWALL Medallion Partner Program. To satisfy a requirement of the program, Luis M. Alvarez and Anil R. Melwani were both recently designated as Certified SonicWALL Security Administrators (CSSA), confirming their real-world knowledge and experiences with SonicWALL security products and applications.

SonicWALL has designed the Medallion Partner Program to build profitability and support growth for the business models of their partners. A Gold Partner value proposition is primarily consultative and service oriented, and ATG builds its own brand utilizing multiple vendor solutions and services, including SonicWALL security products. According to Alvarez, ATG’s President and CEO, being designated a Gold Partner means more than just completing some tasks on a checklist.

“We are quite pleased to have Alvarez Technology Group join the ranks of our Gold Medallion partners. It shows they are committed to our line of secure and cost-effective network security solutions and the value these solutions bring to their customers,” said Ted Hulsy, Senior Manager of Channel Marketing for SonicWALL. “SonicWALL is committed to continuing the creation of improved programs and products that enhance our partners’ business models and help them grow."

“Being selected as a Gold Partner means that SonicWALL is making an investment in our company because they recognize our commitment to providing quality security solutions for our clients,” Alvarez said. “Now that we have certified technicians on staff, we can provide a higher level of service to clients who use SonicWALL products. We intend to continue to extend our expertise in these and complementary security products and services to benefit our clients.”

SonicWALL’s award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology.

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About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL is committed to improving the performance and productivity of businesses of all sizes by engineering the cost and complexity out of running a secure network. Over one million SonicWALL appliances have been shipped through its global network of ten thousand channel partners to keep tens of millions of worldwide business computer users safe and in control of their data. SonicWALL’s award-winning solutions include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology.

About Alvarez Technology Group, Inc.
Alvarez Technology Group, Inc. provides world-class technology solutions to small- and mid-sized businesses, including network management and 24x7 monitoring, the integration of computers and telephones, data security and backup, and expert IT consulting. Alvarez Technology Group, Inc. helps clients grow their businesses with the right technology and smart system management.