Untangle Named to 2014 Fast Private List

Silicon Valley Business Journal honors security software company

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2014) – Untangle, Inc., a security software and appliance company, was ranked #27 among the fastest growing privately-held companies by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in its elite 2014 Fast Private list.

“We’re thrilled that our growth rate puts us among the 50 fastest-growing private companies in Silicon Valley,” said Bob Walters, President & CEO. “Our flagship product, NG Firewall, has fueled our explosive growth during the past three years for which we’ve been recognized. The expertise we’ve honed running a customer-centric business with an innovative go-to-market approach has laid the groundwork for our expansion. We’re looking forward to even more phenomenal future results since our acquisitions of eSoft, Cymphonix and Total Defense this past year.”

Criteria

To be eligible for the list, companies must have been: privately held for all three years covered by the award period, 2011 to 2013; headquartered in the Silicon Valley; a privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership through the end of the most recent fiscal year. They must have had: at least a three-year sales history with an increase in revenue in fiscal 2013 over 2011; at least $200,000 in sales in 2011 and have been in business for that entire year. All companies had their financial documents verified by contest auditor, Sensiba San Filippo.

The rankings were announced at a private awards dinner at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Oct. 23, 2014 and included in a special “Fast Private” section of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

About Untangle

Untangle makes an integrated suite of security software and appliances with enterprise-grade capabilities and consumer-oriented simplicity. Untangle’s award-winning software is trusted by over 400,000 customers, protecting nearly 5 million people, their computers and networks. Untangle is committed to putting its transparently priced software directly in the hands of its users for evaluation via free download. With this try-before-you-buy approach, Untangle enables organizations to take control of their systems within minutes and at no risk. Untangle is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit www.edge.arista.com or call (866) 233-2296.

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