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Fortinet Discusses Computer Virus Evolution on ABC News Broadcast

Segment Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Computer Virus

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2006- Fortinet - the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions- was recently featured as a security industry expert in an evening ABC News broadcast recognizing the 20th anniversary of the computer virus.

In the Aug. 24 news segment, hosted by reporter David Louie, Fortinet's Vice President of Marketing Chris oeckldiscusses the evolution of the computer virus from the historical one-off attacks to the now predominant sophisticated blendedthreats and malicious attacks. The broadcast can be streamed online at:http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=business&id=4494545.

Fortinet provides comprehensive protection from network and content security threats through its family of FortiGate multi-threat security appliances which integrate eight essential security applications and services - including antivirus, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention (IPS), anti-spam, anti-spyware, Web filtering and traffic shaping. The systems are kept up to date automatically by Fortinet's FortiGuard subscription services, which provide continuous updates to ensure protection against the latest viruses, worms, Trojans, and other threats - around the clock, and around the world.

About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)

Fortinet is the confirmed leader of Unified Threat Management market. The company's award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated multi-threat security systems, winner of the 2004 Security Product of the Year Award from Network Computing Magazine and 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 e-mail and Web traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, inappropriate Web content and more in real time - without degrading network performance. Fortinet's solutions are the only security products that are certified seven times over by the ICSA (firewall, antivirus, IPSec, SSL, IDS, client antivirus detection and cleaning), and deliver a full range of network-level and application-level services in integrated, easily managed platforms. Named a Light Reading Top 10 Private Company and #4 on Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "Fast 50" list, Fortinet is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.

 

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