THAILAND May 14, 2009 - Fortinet^® - a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced the appointment of nForce Security as its new distributor in Thailand. This agreement is part of Fortinets plan to expand its channel coverage model in order to achieve better and stronger customer outreach to strengthen Fortinets traction in the Thai market.

nForce will carry the entire Fortinet security product range to offer enterprise customers an end-to-end security strategy that extends from the client, to databases, to web applications, to the overall network. This presents a solution-centric value proposition to partners and end users.

According to Apichai Nimgirawath, General Manager, nForce Security Systems AP Co, Ltd, ÏWe are pleased to partner with Fortinet as it presents a win-win proposition for both companies. This provides us the opportunity to market Fortinets industry-leading portfolio of security technology products and services, which has the required breadth and depth to strengthen nForces value in the Thai market. In turn, we will be able to help Fortinet access key market segments with our team of highly experienced consultants and well-regarded end customers. We believe this partnership will be a fruitful step forward for both companies and our customers.

With deep market penetration and extensive experience in IT security solutions distribution backed by strong technical expertise, skilled professionals and honed market intelligence, nForce will apply a consultative selling approach to accelerate Fortinets market traction. nForce is well-entrenched in key enterprise verticals, namely financial services institutions, telco and government sectors, which are key growth markets for Fortinet.

In addition, Wiwat Leelachaisakul, Strategic Account Manager for Fortinet Thailand said, ÏThis partnership with nForce will definitely help Fortinet strengthen our lead in the country and is in line with our channel strategy to broaden our reach in stronghold markets such as Thailand. Powered by our recent product announcements, Fortinet is now at the forefront of security technology to take on an end-to-end leadership role in the space with footprints from the client, to databases, to web applications to the overall network. Indeed, it is the right time to partner with Fortinet, as we are at the market inflection point to change the way companies protect their assets.

Fortinet's FortiGate systems are ASIC-accelerated security appliances that integrate essential security applications such as antivirus, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, anti-spam and traffic shaping. 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 - around the clock and around the world.