SonicWALL Unveils Fresh Management Team for UK and Europe

New Leadership Takes Charge of Revitalized Business Infrastructure in Europe

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Thursday, October 16, 2003; 12:00 AM

London, UK - October 16, 2003 - SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL), a leading provider of integrated Internet security solutions, today announced two new appointments to senior management positions in the UK and Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA).

New Vice President for EMEA, Koen Philipsen, brings 22 years of European channel sales and management to SonicWALL. He has an impressive record of building and managing distribution networks for networking and software vendors, increasing revenues and forging strong relationships with OEMs and other strategic partners.

Additionally, Paul Thackeray joins SonicWALL as regional sales director for UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa. With more than 20 years experience in IT security, Paul has a strong background in sales management and channel strategy development.

"I am delighted to welcome Koen and Paul to our European management team," said Michael Stewart, SonicWALL vice president of Worldwide Sales. "Their depth of experience and strong leadership skills will be key factors in our drive to grow aggressively our market share in the United Kingdom and across Europe as a whole."

Koen Philipsen has previously held management and senior-level executive positions with Resilience Corporation, Inc., RSA Security, BMC Software, Wang Computers and Texas Instruments. Koen holds qualifications in Cobol, Business Economics and Management Studies.

Paul Thackeray has held a series of executive management positions with companies such as Global Secure Systems, Cylink, Zergo (which later became Baltimore Technologies) and Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Paul is a qualified Chartered Engineer and has a BSc Honours degree in Electronic Communication from the University of Salford in Manchester.

About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated Internet security appliances offering access security, transaction security and security services for the enterprise, e-commerce, SMB, education, healthcare and government markets. Core technologies include firewall, VPN, SSL, high availability, anti-virus, and content filtering. Together, these products and technologies provide the most comprehensive Distributed Security Architecture available. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +44 (0)1344 668090 or visit the company Web site at http://www.sonicwall.com.

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Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding management changes and our revitalization process, business levels in Europe, development of our product and service offerings, expansion of our channel infrastructure to reach new markets worldwide, growth opportunities in international markets, and development of worldwide channels and partnerships. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These risks include but are not limited to: our reliance on sales to distributors and resellers; general risks associated with international sales; risks associated with the recent changes in our senior management; the risk that the development of our new products will be delayed or that our competitors will develop products similar to ours; and the risk that our recent restructurings will have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.

NOTE: SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

For Additional Information Contact: Katy Sutcliffe Marketing Manager SonicWALL UK, Middle East & Africa Tel: +44 (0)1344 668090 Email: ksutcliffe@sonicwall.com Paul Shlackman Write Angle Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 8868 4101 Mobile: +44 (0)7775 655363 Email: paul.shlackman@writeanglecomm.com