Fortinet Wins Computerworld Malaysia Readers’ Choice Awards 2008

Enterprise Security Professionals Recognize FortiGate-3000 Series as the Best Unified Threat Management Solution

MALAYSIA, 17 October 2008 – Fortinet – the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions – today announced that its FortiGate-3810A multi-threat security appliance was named “The Best UTM Solution” in Computerworld Malaysia Readers’ Choice Awards 2008. Billed as one of the most prestigious awards in the industry, the accolades go to technology vendors that score well in the areas of price, performance, functionality and ease of use.

“Given that analyst firm IDC has placed Fortinet in the top position for worldwide UTM revenue for ten consecutive quarters, it is not surprising that the readers of Computerworld Malaysia would also have singled out the FortiGate-3810A as a clear winner in the UTM category,” said AvantiKumar, Deputy Editor of Computerworld Malaysia and Fairfax Country Correspondent.

According to Eryin Halmen, Fortinet’s Country Manager of Malaysia & Brunei: “The Readers’ Choice Award is a clear indicator of the confidence that customers have in Fortinet’s integrated, enterprise-class security solutions. We are truly honoured to have the FortiGate-3810A recognized by the discerning readers of Computerworld Malaysia as among the industry’s finest solutions. We believe this is also a testament to the strong technical support and quality value-added services that our local Fortinet team provides to customers in the region.”

Benjamin Teh, Fortinet’s Sales Director for South Asia, adds: “This is a win for both Fortinet and our existing customers, as it reinforces the sound decision they made in choosing Fortinet security products. The ASIC-acceleration of our FortiGate appliances, combined with our FortiGuard Subscription Services, offer unmatched performance with continuously updated threat protection to create a comprehensive approach to network security.”

The award winning FortiGate-3810A network security appliance is the first multi-threat security appliance to offer optional 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. With four Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) expansion slots, the FortiGate-3810A can be customized to meet and grow with performance needs. Up to 26Gbps firewall performance can be achieved in a full configuration with just a single 2U rack-mount appliance.

Delivered via its flagship family of FortiGate appliances, Fortinet provides a flexible platform that enables enterprises and service providers of all sizes to consolidate critical security technology and services to maximize network protection and reduce total cost of ownership. These ASIC-accelerated security appliances integrate essential security applications and services, including antivirus, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, anti-spam and traffic shaping. All FortiGate systems are kept up to date by Fortinet's FortiGuard Network, which provides regular updates that help ensure protection against the most damaging, content-based threats from email and Web traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, and other unwanted network traffic - around the clock and around the world. FortiGate appliances are complemented by an array of messaging, management and analysis systems and end-point security solutions.

Further information on Fortinet’s products is available at www.fortinet.com/products.