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Integrated Security Platform Receives
Four Star Rating From Leading Reseller Publication For Demonstrable
Return On Investment and Ability to Combat Evolving Security
Threats
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2004 – Fortinet –
the only provider of ASIC-powered, network-based antivirus
firewall systems for real-time network protection – today
announced the company’s FortiGate-3600 antivirus firewall
solution for large enterprises and service providers is CRN
Test Center Recommended. The high-performance FortiGate 3600
system, which delivers real-time antivirus, firewall, intrusion
detection/prevention, VPN, and Web and email content filtering,
earned four out of a five stars for the product’s speed,
performance, demonstrable ROI and ability protect enterprises
from security threats such as the recent MyDoom virus. The
CRN Test Center evaluates hardware, software and various technology
infrastructure components and evaluates each product based
on its price, performance, ease of use and ability to deliver
what the product promises. To view the entire product review,
please visit http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/47716.asp
CRN Test Center engineers praised the FortiGate-3600 unit
as a single-vendor solution that can meet the network security
needs of most any enterprise. The publication noted the benefits
of such a comprehensive security solution include simplified
administration and support along with reduced training and
implementation costs. The unit’s browserbased administrative
interface was deemed straightforward and easy to navigate,
making installation simple. The FortiGate-3600 system was
also recognized for its low initial cost that includes the
hardware and all software capabilities with no limit on the
number of users, along with a per-unit (rather than per-seat)
charge for antivirus and intrusion detection updates. Other
vendors in Fortinet’s market often charge based on user
count for features such as antivirus and VPN functions, which
greatly raises their products’ initial and ongoing costs.
“Solution providers will find the FortiGate-3600 security
appliance is an excellent solution for dealing with today’s
security threats,” said CRN’s technology editor
Frank Ohlhorst. “The FortiGate 3600 offers the speed,
performance and other features desired by enterprises of any
size, while easing both administrative and support burdens.
Solution providers can benefit from high margins and added
revenue opportunities for installation, support and training
associated with the unit. All of the main security areas are
well-represented by the FortiGate 3600, and ROI can easily
be demonstrated by the unit’s feature set and robust
support options.”
The FortiGate-3600 unit provides enterprises and service
providers with the high performance and robust capabilities
needed for mission critical, real-time network protection
applications. The product’s ASIC-powered antivirus protection
strips harmful,
content-based attacks – including viruses, worms and
Trojans – from real-time Web traffic as well as email
messages at the network edge, even from within encrypted VPN
tunnels, before these threats can reach vital servers and
desktops.
“At a time when many large enterprises are having to
negotiate numerous attacks on their networks, we feel our
CRN Test center rating of four stars for our antivirus firewall
solution is a great accomplishment,” said Richard Kagan,
vice president of marketing for Fortinet. “The recent
rise of content-based threats has revealed the inadequacies
of many antivirus solutions. To combat these attacks, enterprises
need a complete content inspection antivirus solution, like
the FortiGate-3600 system, that sits on the edge of the network
to prevent attacks from ever reaching the user.”
Fortinet offers VAR support via its FortiPartner Program.
The Program offers three levels - Platinum, Gold and Silver
– to meet the needs of VARS and resellers with different
business requirements. Solution providers committing to the
program can enjoy
high margins, and can also benefit from additional services
such as co-op and market development funds (MDF), a partner
Web portal containing tools and information, complimentary
sales training, and sales and marketing support.
For more information on the FortiGate 3600 solution, please
visit www.fortinet.com.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet's award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated
antivirus firewalls, winner of the 2003 Networking Industry
Awards Firewall Product of the Year, are the new generation
of real-time network protection systems. They detect and eliminate
the most damaging, content-based threats from email and Web
traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, inappropriate
Web content and more in real time – without degrading
network performance. FortiGate systems, the only security
products that are quadruple-certified by the ICSA (antivirus,
firewall, IPSec, NIDS), deliver a full range of network-level
and application-level services in integrated, easily managed
platforms. Named to the “Visionaries” category in
the 2003 Gartner Enterprise Firewall Magic Quadrant, Fortinet
is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.
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