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Awards
Best Solution Award at the December 2010 GTRA

Name "Best Solution" for 2010 By the Government Technology Research Alliance
The GTRA, comprised of more than 100 executive-level government technology leaders, establishes a collaborative platform and government-wide dialogue around critical technology initiatives such as cloud computing, virtualization, security, enterprise architecture, project management, health IT, green IT and leadership.

Frost & Sullivan 2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year
Based on the findings of Best Practices research, Frost & Sullivan is proud to present the 2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award in the Firewall Market to Palo Alto Networks.

Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup
Palo Alto Networks has been selected to Red Herring's Top 100 North America list. The award recognizes the leading private companies from North America and celebrates their innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

2010 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area
Bay Area's 125 Best Places to Work brought nominations from 354 companies representing employees in 12 counties around the greater Bay Area. Some 147,261 employees were given multiple-choice surveys that resulted in the rankings reported.
Gartner MQ 2010 Visionary Vendor
Palo Alto Networks has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls."
InfoWorld 100 Awards
Palo Alto Networks customers Cricket Communications and West Virginia University earned InfoWorld 100 Awards for having some of the top IT projects of the year. Every year, the InfoWorld 100 Awards celebrate IT organizations that have implemented and integrated technologies in innovative ways in pursuit of concrete business goals. The InfoWorld 100 awards celebrate end users that leverage technology in smart, innovative, creative ways to meet business and technical objectives.
CRN’s Top 20 Hot Compliance Products
CRN named Palo Alto Networks as one of the top products helping to ease the audit process for enterprises.  Palo Alto Networks was selected because it is the only firewall that can segment the network and then apply policy-based control over applications, users and content that can access cardholder data.
CRN Emerging Technology Vendor in Security
CRN has distinguished Palo Alto Networks as the only firewall company named as an Emerging Technology Vendor for 2009. CRN’s Emerging Technology Vendors are companies selected by CRN’s editors that are delivering high margins for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use technology that undercuts industry giants.
Inaugural Secure Computing Australia Award
Palo Alto Networks has won the inaugural Secure Computing Australia Award in the Innovation Awards category, presented to the company delivering the most significant changes to the traditional practice of IT security. The awards were presented at the eighth annual AusCERT Conference, held in May at the Gold Coast, Australia.
TiE50 Winner
Palo Alto Networks has been named a winner in the Internet Infrastructure category of the TiE50 Award, which recognizes the hottest and most promising startup companies.  The TiE50 Award was presented at TiEcon 2009 to the top 50 start-ups selected from approximately 1,200 nominees.
The InformationWeek Startup 50: Business Technology Companies to Watch
Palo Alto Networks has been named to the InformationWeek Startup 50 list, which recognizes up-and-coming technology vendors based on innovation in technology or business model; value - delivered in lower costs, increased sales, higher productivity, or improved customer loyalty; and enterprise readiness - meaning a product that scales and is ready for deployment.
Finalist in 2009 SC Awards
Palo Alto Networks has been named a finalist in SC Magazine’s 2009 SC Awards program for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. The PA-4000 and PA-2000 Series next-generation firewalls were named in the Best Enterprise Firewall category of the Reader Trust Award competition, which honors best-in-class security products and services.
Innovators & Influencers
Nir Zuk, CTO, Palo Alto Networks
Nir Zuk was named an Innovator & Influencer by Information Week, which recognized eleven leaders who will shape technology in the coming year.
2008 Top 25 Executives
Lane Bess, President and CEO, Palo Alto Networks
If you want to try out the security market's equivalent of the super-fast, well-engineered Lamborghini then take a ride with Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls designed to run hard to protect Web applications like streaming video, instant messaging and voice applications like Skype. Bess is at the wheel of the high tech racecar that could well earn the checkered flag in a tough race.

"I'd like to become an exciting new solution for the channel, and through that, at a time when the economy may be bad, be the bright spot," said Bess. Go, Speed Racer, Go! Read More
10 Most Influential BizTech Products of 2008
Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls have been named in the 10 Most Influential Biztech Products of 2008 by ZDNet.
Network World: Best of the New Data Center
Palo Alto Networks'PA-4000 and PA-2000 series next-generation firewalls have been named by Network World as one of 10 IT Products for Taking Your Network to the Next Level.
Best of Interop: Grand Prize Winner
Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall, the PA-4000 Series, has earned the much-coveted Best of Interop Grand Prize Award. Judges cited the company’s innovation and contribution to the continuing evolution of business security technology as key qualifications that set it apart from the competition.
Best of Interop 2008: Security Category
Palo Alto Networks was recognized for its next-generation firewall, the PA-4000 Series, which will further address the inherent security risks associated with today’s Web 2.0 enterprise.
"Cool Vendor" in Infrastructure Protection
Palo Alto Networks has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors” in the April 4 report titled “Cool Vendors in Infrastructure Protection, 2008” by Gartner, Inc.