SUNNYVALE, Calif., April. 19, 2004 — Fortinet – the only provider of ASIC-powered, network-based antivirus firewall systems for real-time network protection -- today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Tech Pacific, the largest distributor of technology products and services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Tech Pacific will distribute Fortinet’s FortiGate™ Antivirus Firewall systems in the SAAC region, which includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

This distribution partnership enables Fortinet to broaden its regional reach and immediately capitalize on the significant market opportunity for integrated network security solutions in the SAAC region. Fortinet will gain access to Tech Pacific’s more than 6,000 regional resellers, as well as its team of in-house security experts who will help drive market development and demand for the company’s solutions. The partnership also allows Tech Pacific to expand its security business – a key growth driver for the company – with the addition of Fortinet’s FortiGate Antivirus Firewall products to its portfolio of premier network security solutions.

Addressing Market Demand for Integrated Security
IT consulting firm Frost and Sullivan estimates the network security market in APAC is expected to be worth $US994 million in 2006, up from $US753.6 million this year, with some of the largest regional growth coming from India. Additionally, the increase in content-based network attacks, combined with the cost and complexity of managing multiple point products, is driving high market adoption of integrated security solutions that combine functions such as firewall, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion detection, anti-virus and anti-spam into a single solution offering. The demand for increasing network speeds makes performance of products the key differentiator in this market.

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.

“As Fortinet continues its rapid growth and expansion in APAC and around the world, it is important that we continue to find the right channel partners who understand our business, can drive demand for our solutions, and can scale with our growth,” said
Matthew Young, Fortinet’s vice president of sales and general manager for Asia-Pacific. “Tech Pacific’s industry recognition, extensive reach across the region, superior logistical capabilities, and demonstrated commitment to security makes them an ideal partner for Fortinet. We look forward to working together to penetrate the security market in India.”

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