SINGAPOE September 17, 2009 - Fortinet^® - a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that its FortiGateÌ¢åãå¢ multi-threat product line was named ÏThe Best UTM Solution in Computerworld Singapore 14th eaders Choice Award 2009. This prestigious award is presented to vendors that score well in the areas of price, performance, functionality and ease of use.

The fact that it is the end users themselves who vote for their preferred products in this awards programme should make this win even more convincing, Computerworld Singapore editor Teng Fang Yih pointed out.

"Fortinet should be proud that it has stood the greatest test of all: customer satisfaction. Gaining it is the best thing any tech company can do, especially at present, when their demands are heavier than ever before. So, congratulations to all at Fortinet for a job well done in bringing the best UTM security technology to town, as voted for by this nation's most progressive IT executives who use such technology every day. Also, congratulations to Fortinet upon marketing well to an influential pool of IT decision makers in the marketplace today, he added.

The survey was conducted by Fairfax Business esearch, the research arm of Fairfax Business media, on behalf of Computerworld Singapore, based on industry best practices to deliver accurate results from our Singapore readership polls. Winning the Computerworld eaders Choice Award is the strongest endorsement IT professionals from end-user organizations can give to vendors. It confirms that the product or solution has delivered on its promise and achieved market leadership.

According to Benjamin Teh, Fortinets regional director for Asia South and Hong Kong, ÏFortinet is honored to be recognized as the leading UTM vendor in Singapore. This validates the companys commitment to continue delivering cutting-edge technology. For instance, launching the FortiOS 4.0 operating system this year brings us eleven security functions from one single appliance. In addition, IT managers can now gain more control with Fortinets virtualization technology to bring about lower capital and operational expenses, and reduce their physical and carbon footprints. Backed by FortiGuard Global Security esearch team, service providers and enterprises of all sizes can have peace of mind that their networks are protected by one of best security systems in the world today.

Fortinets FortiGate systems are ASIC-accelerated security appliances that integrate essential network and security services such as antivirus, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, anti-spam, application control, data leakage protection, SSL inspection and WAN acceleration. All FortiGate systems are kept up to date automatically by Fortinet's FortiGuard Network, which helps ensure protection against the most damaging, content-based threats from email and Web traffic such as viruses, worms, intrusions, other unwanted network traffic and more.