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Cato Networks launches SMB FlexPool to help MSPs scale managed SASE for small and midsize businesses. 01 Sep, 2026, 15:30 IDT New partner-led pooled-capacity program delivers instant provisioning, flexible licensing, and a high-velocity go-to-market model for Cato's global MSP network TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Cato Networks, the converged network and security cloud for the AI era, today announced Cato SMB FlexPool, a new program that enables managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver managed SASE services to small and midsize businesses at scale. Built for high-velocity, scalable go-to-market execution and designed for a streamlined customer onboarding experience, Cato SMB FlexPool is designed to remove the friction of a separate licensing transaction for every customer deployment. "We're committed to delivering network services that put customers first, and SMB FlexPool helps us do just that. It offers a more streamlined, scalable, and efficient way to deliver managed SASE to SMB customers," said Art Nichols, chief technology officer at Uniti Solutions. "Instead of managing separate licensing transactions for every new customer, we can provision services in seconds, bring customers online faster, and keep our operations simple as our business expands. This means our customers benefit from faster deployment, a smoother onboarding experience, and the confidence that their secure network services can scale seamlessly alongside their business." Available to Cato's ecosystem of new and existing MSPs and service providers, SMB FlexPool gives partners a committed, partner-level pool of Cato licenses that can be gradually allocated across SMB customers as demand grows. Partners can instantly provision customer accounts, allocate capacity from their pool, and activate Cato services through a self-service workflow, while maintaining full portability of capacity between customers and retaining control of the customer relationship, service packaging, support model, and managed service experience. "MSPs shouldn't have to slow down customer deployments because of licensing and operational overhead," said Karl Soderlund, global channel chief at Cato Networks. "SMB FlexPool aims to remove that friction with instant provisioning and flexible pooled licensing, enabling partners to activate new customers while maintaining full control of the customer experience." Cato SMB FlexPool is designed for telcos and MSPs serving SMB customers, and the program supports the way managed service providers operate across many customers, with repeatable packaging, predictable economics, efficient provisioning, and clear customer ownership. Key capabilities include: * Instant, self-service provisioning: Partners can independently create customer accounts, complete required customer information, allocate licenses, and activate services immediately through a repeatable workflow. * Pooled capacity economics: Partner-level capacity with built-in license portability enables partners to allocate and reallocate capacity across eligible SMB customers as demand evolves, maximizing utilization across their business. * Fast customer onboarding: By eliminating per-customer transaction friction, partners can move from opportunity to customer-ready service in seconds. * Capacity ramp-up: Partners can progressively ramp utilization of their purchased capacity, aligning consumption with staged customer deployments and actual go-to-market progress as their offering, pipeline, and delivery operations scale. * Partner-led service offering: MSPs build and own their customer-facing packages, commercial offer, support model, and managed services, using the underlying capacity to create a proposition that fits their market and go-to-market strategy. Cato SMB FlexPool is powered by the Cato managed SASE (MSASE) Partner Platform, providing a scalable foundation that empowers partners to go to market faster, deliver differentiated services, and operate efficiently at scale. MSASE provides the tools, automation, training, and white-labeled experience that fast-track every step of the partner lifecycle, from onboarding to upsell. Partners can manage SMB FlexPool through the newly launched Cato Networks MSASE dashboard in the Cato MSASE Business Center which gives managed service partners a single, consolidated view of their entire customer portfolio. Partners can manage both SMB and enterprise customers from one platform, with visibility into business accounts, orders, license usage, invoices, and customer lifecycle activity - eliminating the need to switch between multiple tools. This centralized experience streamlines operations, improves oversight, and helps partners deliver more responsive, scalable managed SASE services. About Cato Networks Cato Networks delivers the converged network and security cloud for the AI era. Cato unifies networking, security, and access to provide complete visibility across the enterprise, shared context across users, applications, data, and AI interactions, and unified control to act on that intelligence. Cato combines AI-powered security with autonomous protection to defend against evolving threats, secure AI adoption, and help organizations stay ahead of an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, Cato simplifies operations, strengthens resilience, and accelerates secure innovation. Want to learn why thousands of organizations secure their future with Cato? Visit us at www.catonetworks.com. Media Contact SOURCE Cato Networks

Cato Networks has launched SMB FlexPool, a programme enabling managed service providers to deliver SASE services to small and midsize businesses more efficiently. The offering provides MSPs with a partner-level pool of Cato licences that can be allocated across SMB customers as demand grows. The programme features instant, self-service provisioning, allowing partners to create customer accounts and activate services immediately. Partners maintain full control of customer relationships and service packaging whilst benefiting from flexible licence portability between customers. SMB FlexPool runs on Cato's managed SASE Partner Platform and is accessible through the newly launched MSASE Business Centre dashboard. This centralised interface gives partners consolidated visibility of their entire customer portfolio, including business accounts, orders, licence usage and invoices. The initiative aims to eliminate per-customer licensing friction, enabling faster deployment and smoother onboarding for SMB clients.

Cato Networks named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for SASE Platforms for the third consecutive year. Jul 31, 2026, 11:00 ET We believe Cato's position on the Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision axes reflects our continued commitment to serving the world's largest enterprises. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Cato Networks, delivering the converged network and security cloud for the AI era, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for SASE Platforms for the third consecutive year. "Organizations are increasingly standardizing on unified platforms to simplify operations, secure AI transformation, and defend against AI-powered threats. We believe our recognition as a Leader for the third consecutive year reflects this market shift," said Shlomo Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Cato Networks. "True convergence is not achieved by integrating products under a SASE umbrella; it comes from building networking and security on a shared data foundation that enables faster decisions, consistent policy enforcement, and better protection." According to Gartner[1], "By 2029, 60% of large organizations with expiring SASE contracts will consolidate to a single, AI-native SASE platform specifically to secure complex, multistep workflows initiated by AI agents, abandoning fragmented dual-vendor solutions that lack NHI [Non-Human Identity] visibility." Cato believes this reflects a broader enterprise shift toward AI-native, single-vendor SASE platforms that simplify operations while delivering consistent security across users, applications, locations and AI agents. Cato Networks directly addresses this industry shift. The AI-native Cato SASE Platform helps enterprises achieve four critical outcomes: * Secure AI adoption with Cato AI Security by protecting AI applications, agents, and models while strengthening governance and reducing security risks. * Reduce cyber risk with Cato SSE and zero trust security through unified threat prevention, data protection, and consistent policy enforcement in a single cloud-delivered service. * Simplify global networking with Cato SD-WAN, delivering resilient connectivity and predictable application performance. * Secure access anywhere with Cato Universal ZTNA for every user, device, application, and AI agent through a single identity-based access policy. Organizations can adopt the Cato SASE Platform incrementally while building towards a unified, AI-native SASE architecture. Unlike fragmented solutions that integrate separate networking and security products, the Cato platform is built on a shared data foundation that enables unified threat intelligence, consistent policy enforcement, and simplified operations across the enterprise. Mary Kay Inc., the iconic global beauty and entrepreneurship company operating in 40 markets worldwide, was committed to delivering an exceptional experience for its Independent Beauty Consultants and customers when it turned to Cato. "By consolidating our network and security capabilities on the Cato SASE Platform, we simplified a complex global infrastructure, gained greater visibility across our operations, and accelerated deployment worldwide," says Ajay Patel, VP of Business and Technology Services at Mary Kay. "This transformation provides a resilient digital foundation that not only supports our business today but also enables future innovation, including the responsible adoption of AI and emerging technologies." Gartner Disclaimer [1] Gartner, Forecast Analysis: Secure Access Service Edge, Worldwide, 2025-2030, 15 May 2026, Charanpal Bhogal, Neil MacDonald, Andrew Lerner, Jonathan Forest, Charlie Winckless - ID: G00837260 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms, Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, John Watts, 28 July 2026 Gartner and Magic Quadrant are trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About Cato Networks Cato Networks, a leader in SASE and AI security, delivers secure, zero-trust access everywhere to thousands of customers worldwide. Built for organizations operating across all cloud and hybrid environments, the Cato SASE Platform unifies networking, security, and access, providing them as elastic, modular capabilities that organizations can easily adopt and grow over time. Cato combines the Cato Cloud, a purpose-built global network, with simplified operational experience, all delivered across a robust, AI-driven platform. With Cato, organizations modernize confidently, operate with greater resilience, and innovate faster, without added complexity or risk. Want to learn why thousands of organizations secure their future with Cato? Visit us at www.catonetworks.com. About Mary Kay One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her dream beauty brand in Texas in 1963 with one goal: to enrich women's lives. That dream has blossomed into a global company with millions of independent sales force members in 40 markets. For over 60 years, the Mary Kay opportunity has empowered women to define their own futures through education, mentorship, advocacy, and innovation. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Mary Kay believes in preserving our planet for future generations, protecting women impacted by cancer and domestic abuse, and encouraging youth to follow their dreams. Learn more at marykayglobal.com, find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. SOURCE Cato Networks