Value Proposition
Next-generation firewalls permit application layer visibility and granular policy control of applications and content – by user, not just IP address – at up to 10Gbps with no performance degradation.
Palo Alto Networks firewalls accurately identify and control applications – regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption – and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage.
Year Founded
2005
CEO
Lane Bess, President and Chief Executive Officer
Customers
Palo Alto Networks firewalls are protecting the networks of hundreds of large- and medium-sized enterprises across multiple industries, including manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, education, retail, government and high tech.
Revenue
Privately held company. Estimate $10-50 million.
Potential to make a significant disruption in a $5 billion global market.
Next-generation firewalls permit application layer visibility and granular policy control of applications and content – by user, not just IP address – at up to 10Gbps with no performance degradation.
Palo Alto Networks firewalls accurately identify and control applications – regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption – and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage.
Year Founded
2005
CEO
Lane Bess, President and Chief Executive Officer
Customers
Palo Alto Networks firewalls are protecting the networks of hundreds of large- and medium-sized enterprises across multiple industries, including manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, education, retail, government and high tech.
Revenue
Privately held company. Estimate $10-50 million.
Potential to make a significant disruption in a $5 billion global market.
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
Ownership
Privately held with investments from leading venture capital firms Globespan, Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, JAFCO Ventures, and Sequoia Capital
Employees
130 employees
Service and Support
Premium Support Program: Online Support Portal and 24x7x365 phone/email support. Software fixes and feature releases. Hardware replacement service with next business day ship of replacement hardware.
Standard Support Program: Online Support Portal plus phone/email support during business hours (12am - 7pm PST, M-F). Return-to-factory hardware repair.
Industry Recognition
Only firewall provider named as an Emerging Technology Vendor for 2009 by CRN
Chosen from 1,200 nominees for the TiE50 Award at TiEcon 2009 Internet Infrastructure category
InformationWeek Startup 50: Business Technology Companies to Watch
ZDNet 10 Most Influential BizTech Products of 2008
Best of Interop: Grand Prize Winner (PA-4000 Series) 2008
Sunnyvale, California
Ownership
Privately held with investments from leading venture capital firms Globespan, Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, JAFCO Ventures, and Sequoia Capital
Employees
130 employees
Service and Support
Premium Support Program: Online Support Portal and 24x7x365 phone/email support. Software fixes and feature releases. Hardware replacement service with next business day ship of replacement hardware.
Standard Support Program: Online Support Portal plus phone/email support during business hours (12am - 7pm PST, M-F). Return-to-factory hardware repair.
Industry Recognition
Only firewall provider named as an Emerging Technology Vendor for 2009 by CRN
Chosen from 1,200 nominees for the TiE50 Award at TiEcon 2009 Internet Infrastructure category
InformationWeek Startup 50: Business Technology Companies to Watch
ZDNet 10 Most Influential BizTech Products of 2008
Best of Interop: Grand Prize Winner (PA-4000 Series) 2008
Products
The PA-4000 Series is available in three models and designed to meet the bandwidth and performance requirements of large enterprise networks, with maximum throughput of up to 10Gbps.
The PA-2000 Series is available in two models and provides a high performance, cost effective solution for the branch offices of large enterprises and for mid-sized organizations.
The PA-500 is an affordable, full-featured firewall that is ideal for mid-sized businesses and branch office environments.
All Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls are based on the Single-Pass Parallel Processing (SP3) Architecture that allows the firewalls to perform multiple networking and security functions without performance degradation
All firewalls can be managed with Panorama, a centralized management system that provides global visibility and control over multiple Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls through an easy to use web-based interface.
The PA-4000 Series is available in three models and designed to meet the bandwidth and performance requirements of large enterprise networks, with maximum throughput of up to 10Gbps.
The PA-2000 Series is available in two models and provides a high performance, cost effective solution for the branch offices of large enterprises and for mid-sized organizations.
The PA-500 is an affordable, full-featured firewall that is ideal for mid-sized businesses and branch office environments.
All Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls are based on the Single-Pass Parallel Processing (SP3) Architecture that allows the firewalls to perform multiple networking and security functions without performance degradation
All firewalls can be managed with Panorama, a centralized management system that provides global visibility and control over multiple Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls through an easy to use web-based interface.