SINGAPOE; April 3, 2006-- Fortinet - the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions- today announced the appointment of Mr. Judhi Prasetyo as Country Manager for Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. This appointment is part of Fortinet's Asia-Pacific strategy to identify and develop growth opportunities in emerging markets.

Mr. Judhi Prasetyo was previously egional Sales Manager at Eracom Technologies, a cryptography solutions vendor recently acquired by SafeNet, where he grew sales by 172% in a one year period. Prior to Eracom Technologies, Mr. Prasetyo worked as a security consultant for NetStar Networks, Datacraft Asia and Asia Soft Technologies. Mr. Prasetyo initially started his career in technology as a network administrator and database engineer at the University Centre of MicroElectronics in Bandung, Indonesia.

"Emerging markets in Asia-Pacific represent a significant growth opportunity for Fortinet," said Hansen Chang, vice president of Fortinet Asia-Pacific. "Judhi's success in working with major systems integrators, service providers and channel partners will be very valuable to Fortinet and in his new role as country manager for Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Mr. Prasetyo explains the growth opportunities in Asia: "Businesses in emerging countries like Indonesia and Vietnam are becoming increasingly connected to the Internet and more technology savvy, thereby requiring a greater need for security. esource-constrained IT administrators and service providers need security solutions that are easy to deploy and administer, yet deliver the security features they need without negatively impacting network performance Fortinet has the best solution set to address this need, and I welcome the opportunities my new role will provide."