Check out Seattle Business magazine’s executive Q&A with WatchBuard CEO Joe Wang here.

Here’s the WatchGuard press release:

SEATTLE, Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced that it has been named a “Leader” in Gartner’s 2013 Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (UTM).*

According to the report, “The Leaders quadrant contains vendors at the forefront of making and selling UTM products that are built for midsize business requirements. The requirements necessary for leadership include a wide range of models to cover midsize business use cases, support for multiple features, and a management and reporting capability that’s designed for ease of use.” This recognition follows a recent independent performance test from Miercom that confirmed WatchGuard’s UTM offering (XTM 850) is nearly 3.5 times faster than competitive solutions, when all standard UTM features are enabled.

“We’ve never been more excited about the market opportunity Unified Threat Management presents to our customers, our company and our investors, and are honored to again be positioned in the leaders quadrant,” said Dave R. Taylor, vice president of corporate strategy at WatchGuard. “WatchGuard is focused on delivering a best-of-breed experience to our customers. This report recognizes the emphasis we continually place on ensuring customer success.”