Taking a unique approach to securing wireless networks, the Secure Wireless Solution from SonicWall is fully integrated into its enterprise-class firewall gateway appliance. This helps to provide a wireless network that is just as secure as an enterprise's wired network, according to the company. Perhaps it is this approach to wireless security that helped SonicWall to win high marks and the silver award in our wireless LAN systems category.

Security is an emphasis of most wireless solutions, and SonicWall's strong showing is partly a result of high security ratings, with 75% of survey respondents rating it good or excellent. The Secure Wireless Solution also scored well with respondents in the reliability category, earning an 80% rating of good or excellent. In network integration and interoperability, it is not much of a surprise that SonicWall's wireless solution, which comes as an integrated firewall gateway appliance, also received a high rating.

Individual users were quick to point out that they were very happy with their SonicWall solution and that the quality of the product was extremely high considering the low expense of the equipment. One respondent even remarked: "SonicWall is the best appliance I have ever purchased."