SonicWall honours 2026 partner award winners in APJ
SonicWall has announced the recipients of its 2026 Partner Awards, recognising 113 partners worldwide, including 34 across Asia-Pacific and Japan.
The awards recognise partners and distributors across several categories and sub-regions, and are positioned as a way to acknowledge performance and contribution across SonicWall's channel network.
Partners were nominated in multiple categories in each region, with one winner selected per region and category from the pool of nominees.
Winners were chosen using a criteria matrix that included revenue performance, partner count, growth, and overall contribution to the SonicWall ecosystem.
"These award winners represent the very best of our partner community," said Patrick O'Donnell, Chief Revenue Officer at SonicWall. "Their continued commitment to innovation, customer success and cybersecurity excellence continues to fuel SonicWall's growth and deliver meaningful protection for organizations of all sizes. We're proud to recognize these partners for the impact they make every day."
APJ focus
In Asia-Pacific and Japan, SonicWall named 34 winners across Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN, the Greater China Region, India and SAARC, Japan, and Korea.
Debasish Mukherjee, Vice President of Sales for APJ, said the awards reflect the region's diversity and the way SonicWall structures its channel programme across sub-regions.
"APJ is one of SonicWall's most diverse and dynamic regions, and these partners exemplify what strong regional execution looks like in practice," Mukherjee said. "Across APJ, we recognize our channel partners across multiple categories and sub-regions to reflect the scale, diversity, and varying levels of market maturity across the region. These award winners have demonstrated consistent growth, deep customer engagement, and a strong commitment to delivering real cybersecurity outcomes."
ANZ winners
For Australia and New Zealand, SonicWall named Dicker Data (NZ) as Distributor of the Year and Hitech Support as Partner of the Year. Glen Houlihan of TEAMnetwork received Partner Sales Hero of the Year, while Focus Networks received Partner Technical Hero of the Year. myNet was named Newcomer of the Year.
ASEAN winners
In ASEAN, Pacific Tech Pte Ltd was named Distributor of the Year and Solutions Partner, Inc. was named Partner of the Year. Future D Sdn Bhd received Enterprise Partner of the Year, and PT Salix Scura Sanctuary received Managed Security Partner of the Year. PT Teknologi Mandiri Integritas was named Newcomer of the Year. Nguyen Thanh Son of N-TEK Distribution Technology Co., Ltd received Partner Sales Hero of the Year.
GCR winners
In the Greater China Region, Data World Computer & Communications Ltd. received Distributor of the Year and Nexus Solutions Limited received Cloud Secure Edge Partner of the Year. Cheng Bingsong of Nanjing Yinqiang received Partner Sales Hero of the Year. Shenzhen Secuunion Info-Tech was named Partner of the Year, while Shenzhen Cydefend Communication Information Technology received Newcomer of the Year. Shih Chiang Computer received Enterprise Partner of the Year.
India and SAARC winners
In India and SAARC, Inflow Technologies Pvt. Ltd was named Distributor of the Year. eCAPS Computers India Pvt Ltd was named Partner of the Year for India and SAARC, along with Star Tech and Engineering Ltd. Ranajoy Roy of Softshield Technologies Pvt. Ltd received Partner Sales Hero of the Year. DigitalTrack Solutions Private Limited was named Enterprise Partner of the Year, and Solaris Consultancy Services Ltd received Newcomer of the Year. ITCG Solutions Private Limited received Cloud Secure Edge Partner of the Year.
Japan winners
In Japan, MARUBENI INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD. was named Distributor of the Year and NIHON ICS CO., LTD. received Partner of the Year. SECURE EDGE Inc. was named Newcomer of the Year. HIRONOBU ABUKAWA of DAIWABO INFORMATION SYSTEM CO., LTD. received Partner Sales Hero of the Year. RYOYA SUGAMOTO of TAKARAJOHO INC. received Partner Technical Hero of the Year. RUNSYSTEM CO., LTD. received Cloud Secure Edge Partner of the Year.
Korea winners
In Korea, SECUWIDE Corp. was named Distributor of the Year and MAYMUST Co., Ltd. received Partner of the Year. Bigsun Systems was named Newcomer of the Year. Heo Hoon of KT Engineering received Partner Sales Hero of the Year.
Partner of the Year
SonicWall also highlighted sub-region winners for its APJ Partner of the Year recognition: Hitech Support (ANZ), Solutions Partner, Inc. (ASEAN), Shenzhen Secuunion Info-Tech (GCR), eCAPS Computers India Pvt Ltd (India), NIHON ICS CO., LTD. (Japan), MAYMUST Co., Ltd. (Korea), and Star Tech and Engineering Ltd. (SAARC).
The awards form part of SonicWall's broader partner programme. SonicWall describes itself as a partner-first company and says it has more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity.