Unisys選Fortinet為外包企業保安服務夥伴

Unisys Selects Fortinet as Partner for Outsourced Enterprise Security Services

MALAYSIA, July 17, 2007 – Fortinet – the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions – today announced a global agreement with Unisys (NYSE: UIS), a leading worldwide technology services and solutions company. Fortinet’s FortiGate multi-threat security systems will be used as both supported premise equipment and operational infrastructure in the Unisys Managed Security Services, which deliver outsourced firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), Web content filtering and antispam solutions to enterprise clients worldwide.

Under the agreement, Unisys will resell Fortinet’s enterprise and high-end security systems – from the FortiGate-50 to the FortiGate-5000 Series – to its customers and manage all outsourcing requirements for firewall, antivirus, IPS, Web content filtering and anti-spam functions. Unisys also will support the FortiGate products for its customers, including subscription services and 24-hour replacement services, which are essential for fulfilling the requirements of high-end customers.

“Our decision to begin offering an integrated system as part of our outsourced offering was driven by budgetary and functional requirements, as traditional firewall offerings were not sufficiently meeting our customers’ demands for highly effective, multi-functional systems but at lower price points,” said Paul Davis, vice president and program manager, enterprise security, Unisys. “We chose to work with Fortinet based on the FortiGate systems’ superiority in terms of central management tooling crucial for service providers, their usability, and the maturity and reliability of the products themselves.”

Unisys evaluated several options before deciding to partner with Fortinet, including solutions from various “point” security vendors and other unified threat management vendors. The Unisys team found that its customers’ needs could be addressed most effectively with Fortinet’s FortiGate high-performance, scalable multi-threat security appliances. As a result, Unisys has added Fortinet solutions to its select list of outsourced network security offerings for enterprise customers.

Fortinet's FortiGate multi-threat security appliances integrate essential security applications and services - including anti-virus, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention (IPS), anti-spam, anti-spyware, Web filtering and traffic shaping – into a purpose-built platform, to provide superior protection capabilities and deployment flexibility while reducing the operational burden and costs compared to managing multiple point solutions.

FortiGate-5000 chassis-based security systems are the industry’s first security solutions to comply with the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) standard for next generation of carrier grade communications equipment. Mobile operators, telecommunication carriers, service providers and large enterprise customers can configure FortiGate-5000 systems in a variety of ways to offer unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and security. All FortiGate systems are kept up to date automatically by Fortinet's FortiGuard subscription services, which provide continuous updates to help protect against the latest viruses, worms, Trojans, and other threats - around the clock, and around the world.

“This partnership is a fantastic opportunity for Fortinet to be an integral part of a premier global outsourcing organization with the strong reputation and reach that Unisys has,” said Karl Soderlund, vice president of Americas sales and global alliances for Fortinet. “The addition of Fortinet solutions to Unisys’ offering both validates the capabilities of our products and the demand for integrated security among global enterprises. We’re confident that Unisys and its customers will benefit from the superior performance, scalability, ease of management and comprehensive security that of our FortiGate systems provide, and we’re looking forward to a mutually beneficial partnership.”