AUCKLAND, New Zealand., June 3, 2005 - Fortinet - the confirmed market leader in Unified Threat Management and only provider of ASIC-accelerated, network-based antivirus firewall systems for real-time network protection- today announced that it has entered into an agreement with LAN 1 Distribution, New Zealand's only specialist network fabric distributor.

LAN 1 Distribution provides networking and network security solutions through its nation-wide network of over 900 resellers and system integrators. The company has been involved in thousands of network deployments, in networks ranging from 2 computers to over 6,000 nodes. With their considerable expertise and resources, LAN 1 Distribution is able to extend technical and marketing support to resellers, allowing its dealers to offer better, more effective solutions. The company's customers include universities, government departments, councils, military organizations, schools, research facilities, Americas Cup syndicates and commercial enterprises.

"We are thrilled to be the New Zealand distributors for Fortinet in New Zealand. Our evaluations of the product have shown us that it is much simpler to configure than other solutions. The ease of installation and configuration of setting up VPN tunnels, etc is fantastic," said Liam Venter, General Manager for LAN 1 Distribution. "Fortinet offers products with high-end security features that meet the demanding performance and stringent security requirements of the largest enterprises. In addition they also offer cost effective security solutions that address the compete needs of the SME market."

"Fortinet is the first firewall vendor to deliver true Unified Threat Management (UTM) features. UTM solutions integrate into a single hardware unit, a comprehensive range of security features, such as Stateful Packet Inspection firewalls, VPN support for interoffice and road warrior connection , Antivirus filtering, Content Filtering, Spam Filtering, Traffic Shaping, Intrusion Detection and Prevention.

"As a consequence a Fortinet security solution can cost a fraction of alternative approaches involving multiple boxes and vendors."

Fortinet's FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls are the industry's only ASIC-based integrated security platforms which 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. In addition to providing application level protection, the FortiGate systems deliver a full range of network-level services - firewall, VPN, intrusion detection and traffic shaping - delivering a complete network protection services in dedicated, easily managed platforms.

"LAN 1 Distribution has a history of accurately recognizing technology trends: the company introduced Ethernet switching in New Zealand in 1993, and rolled out the first campus-wide ATM network in the country for the Auckland Institute of Technology in 1996. Lan 1 Distribution's industry recognition, deep networking expertise, and superior distribution network make it an ideal partner for Fortinet," said Jens Andreassen, Fortinet's Vice President of International Sales.

For more information on Fortinet's FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls and other Fortinet products, please visit:http://www.fortinet.com/products/