ASA TIRE SYSTEMS AND SONICWALL BRING SECURE REMOTE CONNECTIVITY TO TIRE DEALERS

Nashua, NH and Sunnyvale, CA, September 19, 2003 - ASA Tire Systems, a leading provider of IT systems for independent tire dealers in North America, and SonicWALL, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive Internet security solutions, today announced a reseller agreement to bring SonicWALL integrated Internet security solutions to tire retailers throughout the United States. Available immediately, ASA Tire Systems will offer its customers SonicWALL's complete line of integrated security solutions, bringing secure remote connectivity to hundreds of tire dealers with widely distributed networks.

The relationship with SonicWALL enables users of ASA Tire Systems' TireMax and TirePro products to securely connect their locations over high-speed Internet connections using cost-effective, high-performance Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). ASA Tire Systems deploys SonicWALL firewall appliances for the highest level of network security and reliability.

"The tire industry has typically relied upon costly frame relay and point-to-point leased line technology to connect their locations; some are even using cumbersome dial-up connections," said David Duchesne, director of sales and marketing for ASA Tire Systems. "By utilizing SonicWALL's secure connectivity solutions installed by SonicWALL-certified ASA staff, our clients can now achieve secure connectivity in an extremely cost effective, high performance manner."

"Most of our stores already had Internet access for other business reasons, so the incremental monthly cost was negligible," said Dean Porterfield, general manager of Tire King of Durham, a ten-location dealer in North Carolina. "With the ASA Tire SonicWALL solution, we were able to eliminate the monthly leased line expenses in those locations, and utilizing VPN technology, we connected our stores securely while maintaining strong network performance."

"We're excited about this partnership with ASA Tire systems; their strong customer base and broad expertise as a provider of IT solutions for tire retailers and wholesalers make them an ideal SonicWALL partner," said Michael Stewart, SonicWALL vice president of worldwide sales. "We look forward to helping them continue to build their customer base by extending SonicWALL's integrated security and connectivity solutions to tire and automotive dealers and wholesalers across the nation."

About ASA Tire Systems
ASA Tire Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASA International Ltd. (NASDAQ: ASAA). Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, ASA Tire Systems develops and builds enterprise-wide software solutions, delivers support and services, and enables leading Independent Tire Dealers to achieve a maximum return on their information technology investment. They can be found on the Internet at: http://www.asatire.com.

About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated Internet security appliances offering access security, transaction security and security services for the enterprise, e-commerce, SMB, education, healthcare and government markets. Core technologies include firewall, VPN, SSL, high availability, anti-virus, and content filtering. Together, these products and technologies provide the most comprehensive Distributed Security Architecture available. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at 408-745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com.

CONTACT:
CONTACT:
David Duchesne
ASA Tire Systems
(603) 889-8700
dduchesne@asatire.com