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Fortinet Named a Gold-Platinum Award Finalist for Best Network Appliance by PC3 Magazine

Fortinet's FortiGate series of Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances recognized by leading Hong Kong technology weekly

HONG KONG, China; March 31, 2006- Fortinet - the pioneer and market leader of Unified Threat Management and only provider of ASIC-accelerated, network-based multi-threat security systems for real-time network protection- today announced that Fortinet has been named a finalist for the Network Appliance Category in PC3 magazine's annual technology awards.

The Gold-Platinum Awards is an annual event held by PC3 magazine, a leading technology weekly in Hong Kong. The awards recognize outstanding products and brands in the technology industry. Finalists for each award category are determined by votes from PC3 magazine readers, and by tests done by magazine editors. Assessments for finalists of the network appliance category are unique because the tests are done by editors who are current or former IT professionals.

PC3 readers nominated Fortinet's FortiGate™ Series of Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances based on the product-line's superior performance and reliability, range of security features, and ease of administration and deployment

The winners of this year's PC3 Gold-Platinum Awards will be announced at an event on the evening of March 31.

Hansen Chang, Vice-President of Fortinet Asia-Pacific said, "The PC3 awards are a reflection of the high regard that the technology industry media - and our customers - have for our FortiGate Series of UTM appliances. We feel honored that we have been nominated this year."

About PC3 (http://www.pc3mag.com/b5/homeIndex.php)
PC3 magazine is a leading technology weekly of Click Publications Ltd. Started in February 2001, the magazine hits newsstands and convenience stores every Tuesday in Hong Kong and Kowloon. The magazine's main focus is on the Hong Kong market, and features articles and reviews by independent sources. In spite of its short history, PC3 magazine has already gained a loyal readership for the integrity and relevance of its content.

About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet is the confirmed leader of the Unified Threat Management security appliance market. The company's award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated multi-threat security appliances, 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 eading 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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