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The goal of an SMB reseller is to help customers grow their businesses. Resellers do that by setting up easy-to-use, effective solutions that require little maintenance and administration. That's where Alternative Technology and SonicWALL come in, with easy-to-use, effective security solutions that help VARs grow their customers businesses. SonicWALL has simple and inexpensive solutions designed to ensure secure remote access and Internet threat protection for SMB customers and their mobile workforces. A SonicWALL SSL-VPN can be deployed alongside an existing firewall, leveraging existing network infrastructure. That allows you to tell the SMB owner the previously installed firewall can still do the job. The SMB owner sees that you're looking out for your customer's interests. SonicWALL security appliances have integrated IPSec VPN, which uses encryption and authentication technology to create a secure, private tunnel through an IP network. In other words, policies and controls can easily be set to prevent remote users from accessing restricted network resources. Data remains safe, and salespeople (and other employees who shouldn't) don't have access to payroll. Users can easily and securely access the network, e-mail, files, applications, and internal Websites from anywhere in the world using a standard Web browser. That means SMB customers can have multiple users in multiple locations logging into the network at different times, and it won't cost more. With SonicWALL security, organizations can easily provide mobile workers with secure remote access through a standard browser. For advanced capability that is seamless and secure, including access to corporate servers and complex or homegrown applications, the appliances push NetExtender, a downloadable thin client, to desktops and notebooks. The push occurs without user intervention. There are no fat clients to install or maintain, and the Web-based interface eases the administrative and training burden of IT staff. When administration and training requires less time, the reseller can offer the customer a better price, which translates into lower overall cost. When deployed with a SonicWALL TZ or PRO Series Network Security Appliance, featuring deep packet inspection and the Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-spyware, and Intrusion Prevention service, SSL-VPN is as secure as possible. The HTTPS connection is decrypted, and viruses, Trojans, spyware, phishing attacks, and other emerging threats are eliminated. Because there are unlimited nodes, it requires no per-seat license or additional hardware. Unlike solutions that charge a per-tunnel licensing fee, SonicWALL SSL-VPN solutions have no restrictions on the number of concurrent user tunnels. That licensing plan allows organizations to scale their remote access connectivity as they grow. Providing services is a key component of the reseller business. Through leveraging SonicWALL easy-to-manage products, resellers may also act as an extension of the customer's IT department. Customers understand that they have best-in-class solutions installed yet don't have to dedicate resources to extensive security management. And resellers are confident that they can recognize ongoing revenue streams from quality products that are coupled with services. To determine a need for SonicWALL SSL_VPN, AltTech has three questions resellers can ask customers: 1) Do you have a mobile workforce or partners who need access to network resources from any location? or any computer including those that are not owned or controlled by your IT organization? 2) Do you have limited budget and administrative resources to support your remote workers? 3) Do you want to have detailed control over the specific resources each individual user can access? Alternative Technology, AKA AltTech, is a Value-Add Distributor focused on relatively new technologies. For more information on SonicWALL products or Alternative Technology's Channel Partner program go to Alternative Technology or call 866-908-3675.
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