WGRD Watchguard Technologies

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WGRD), a leading provider of Unified Threat Management solutions, today was recognized by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as one of North America's top information-technology (IT) vendors in terms of the partnership programs it offers to solution providers that sell its products and services to end users. WatchGuard was certified as a Five-Star Partner, acknowledging its commitment and strength of its programs for IT integrators, resellers and consultants. WatchGuard and the other companies that have received the coveted five-star rating will be featured in the magazine's 12th annual Partner Programs Guide survey. The guide appears in the March 20, 2006, issue of VARBusiness. "We applaud vendors like WatchGuard for demonstrating best practices and for the leadership roles they have achieved within the IT distribution channel," said VARBusiness editor Lawrence M. Walsh. "Our partners are a core part of our business strategy, so we strive to continually roll out new resources and tools to help them meet their customers' requirements," said Dale Bastian, WatchGuard senior vice president of worldwide sales. "This recognition by VARBusiness is a significant acknowledgment of the strength of our channel partner program." About VARBusiness Magazine For the past 19 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, www.varbusiness.com. About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WatchGuard provides network security. The company's Firebox X family of upgradeable appliances delivers the performance, functionality and security strength to meet the needs of organizations of any size. WatchGuard's Intelligent Layered Security protects against emerging threats and provides the platform to integrate additional services offered by the company. All WatchGuard products include a LiveSecurity Service subscription for vulnerability alerts, software updates, expert security instruction, as well as individualized and self-help customer care. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.watchguard.com. Certain statements in this press release, including statements about our ability to roll out new resources and tools to help our channel partners meet their customers' requirements, and other statements about our plans, objectives, intentions, and expectations are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risk that we will be unable to roll out new resources and tools to help our channel partners meet their customers' requirements as expected or at all and the other risks described under "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. WatchGuard, LiveSecurity and Firebox are either registered trademarks or trademarks of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.