WatchGuard Names David Ridout VP of Worldwide Sales

Before joining WatchGuard, Ridout was vice president of businessdevelopment and marketing at Primus Knowledge Solutions, a Seattlesoftware maker that was acquired by ATG (Art Technology Group). Hisexperience also includes both sales and marketing positions athigh-tech companies such as Novell, Canon and Crystal Decisions.

"With the experience David gained leading our channel marketingefforts and his high-tech SMB sales and marketing background, David isin a position to immediately contribute to our worldwide salesefforts," said Ed Borey, CEO of WatchGuard. "We believe his thoroughunderstanding of our market and SMB channel focus will help us driverevenue growth at or above market rates."

Ridout replaces WatchGuard's former Senior Vice President ofWorldwide Sales, Dale Bastian, who will be leaving the Company topursue other interests.

About WatchGuard

WatchGuard provides network security. The company's Firebox Xfamily of upgradeable appliances delivers the performance,functionality and security strength to meet the needs of organizationsof any size. WatchGuard's Intelligent Layered Security protectsagainst emerging threats and provides the platform to integrateadditional services offered by the company. All WatchGuard productsinclude a LiveSecurity Service subscription for vulnerability alerts,software updates, expert security instruction, as well asindividualized and self-help customer care. WatchGuard isheadquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout Europeand Asia. For more information, please visit www.watchguard.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including statementsabout our ability to achieve revenue growth at or above market ratesand other statements about our plans, objectives, intentions, andexpectations are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-lookingstatements are based on the opinions and estimates of management atthe time the statements are made and are subject to known and unknownrisks and uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions that could causeactual results to differ materially from those expected or implied bythe forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differmaterially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statementsfor many reasons, including the risk that we will be unable to achieveor sustain revenue growth at or above market rates or at all and theother risks described under "Risk Factors" in our annual report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and in our Securitiesand Exchange Commission filings from time to time. Readers arecautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-lookingstatements, which speak only as of the date of this release.

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