Versa Networks Earns INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award for its Industry-Leading SASE Solution

Versa SASE Honored as the Only Complete Unified SASE Offering that Includes Secure SD-WAN, Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, Network Firewalling, and Zero Trust Network Access

Versa Networks, the recognized leader of single-vendor Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Versa SASE as a recipient of the 2023 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award.

“It’s been a banner year for Versa SASE’s leadership recognition across the industry already in 2023, most recently with this Product of the Year Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY for offering the industry’s most complete Unified SASE portfolio,” said Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks. “Organizations need more than just security, and Versa SASE delivers unique integration of the most comprehensive range of networking and security services. Our products were architected from inception to tightly integrate comprehensive security and networking functionalities, powered by Versa’s single-stack architecture, which uniquely delivers the SASE functionalities organizations need, as proven by Versa’s continued success.”

Versa’s single-vendor AI/ML-powered Unified SASE delivers organically developed best-of-breed functions that tightly integrate and deliver services via the cloud, on-premises, or as a blended combination of both, managed through a single pane of glass. Versa delivers SASE services such as Secure SD-WAN, Next-Generation Firewall, Next-Generation Firewall as a Service, Cloud Network Firewall, Unified Threat Management (UTM) including Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA). Versa’s single-vendor Unified SASE platform goes above and beyond management console automation integration by providing the ability to integrate networks, points of presence, policy definitions, application definitions, agent logic, and data lakes.

“I am honored to recognize Versa Networks with a 2023 Product of the Year Award for its commitment to excellence and innovation,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “In the opinion of our judges and editorial team, Versa SASE has proven to be among the best communications and technology solutions available on the market. I look forward to continued leadership from Versa.”

The winners of the 2023 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award will be featured in INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine online and on TMCnet. For more information, see www.tmcnet.com.

Versa simplifies how enterprises protect and connect their users, devices and sites to workloads and applications anywhere, anytime. As the leader in SASE, the fastest growing category in cybersecurity, Versa is the only company delivering a differentiated Unified SASE architecture that converges security and networking to ensure an improved security posture, enhanced user-to-application experience, and operational efficiency. Gartner has identified Versa SASE as having the most SASE components out of all 56 vendors Gartner evaluated and named Versa as one of the vendors delivering single-vendor SASE. Also, KuppingerCole Analysts AG named Versa a leader in every evaluation category in its recent SASE Integration Suites Leadership Compass report. In addition, Frost & Sullivan honored Versa with its SASE Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for its industry-leading SASE solution. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) also found that Versa SASE has the most SASE supported functions, as published in its industry report; while 650 Group recognized Versa as the market share leader for both Deployed SASE and Enabled SD-WAN. Finally, the CIO CHOICE 2023 Honor and Recognition program distinguished Versa SASE as the Most Trusted Brand by CIOs for SASE.

About TMC

TMC celebrated its 50^th Anniversary in 2022. Through education, industry news, live events and social influence, global buyers rely on TMC’s content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. As a result, leading technology vendors turn to TMC for unparalleled branding, thought leadership and lead generation opportunities. Its in-person and online events deliver unmatched visibility and sales prospects for all percipients. Through custom lead generation programs, it provides clients with an ongoing stream of leads that turn into sales opportunities and build databases. Additionally, it bolsters brand reputations with the millions of impressions from display advertising on news sites and newsletters. Making TMC a 360-degree marketing solution, it offers comprehensive event and road show management services and custom content creation with expertly ghost-crafted blogs, press releases, articles and marketing collateral to help with SEO, branding, and overall marketing efforts. For more information about TMC, please visit www.tmcnet.com and follow it on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, @tmcnet

About Versa Networks

Versa Networks, the leader in single-vendor Unified SASE platforms, delivers AI/ML-powered SSE and SD-WAN solutions. The platform provides networking and security with true multitenancy, and sophisticated analytics via the cloud, on-premises, or as a blended combination of both to meet SASE requirements for small to extremely large enterprises and Service Providers. Thousands of customers globally with hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users trust Versa with their mission critical networks and security. Versa Networks is privately held and funded by Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, Artis Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Comcast Ventures, BlackRock Inc., Silicon Valley Bank, Liberty Global Ventures, Princeville Capital, RPS Ventures and Triangle Peak Partners. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com or follow Versa Networks on Twitter @versanetworks.

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Versa Networks earned INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award as the only complete Unified SASE offering that includes Secure SD-WAN, Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, Network Firewalling, and Zero Trust Network Access