Fortinet Beefs Up Enterprise Management Capabilities for FortiGate Multi-Threat Security Platform

SUNNYVALE, CA, Jun 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Fortinet(R) -- a market-leading network security provider and worldwide
leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions -- today announced
enhancements to its centralized management portfolio with the new
software release of FortiManager(TM) 4.0 and FortiAnalyzer(TM) 4.0, which
significantly improve the enterprise management capabilities of
Fortinet's FortiGate(R) multi-threat security appliances. The new
software releases of Fortinet's management and analysis platforms
correspond to the FortiGate FortiOS 4.0 operating system introduced
earlier this year.

FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer appliances provide a single hub for network
and security administrators to define, deploy, monitor and manage Fortinet
security devices. They also provide the means to oversee security events,
perform forensic analysis and generate fully customizable graphical
reports that detail the security posture of an enterprise network. With
the 4.0 software releases for FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer platforms,
Fortinet has improved the performance, scalability and usability of its
centralized management portfolio and provides the basis for the success
and ongoing efficient operation of an enterprise security infrastructure.

"The growing adoption of FortiGate integrated security appliances among
large-scale enterprise and carrier customers required us to incorporate
advanced functionality on our management and analysis platforms to meet
the evolving demands and complexities of these environments," said Anthony
James, vice president, products, Fortinet. "FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
4.0 are industrial strength products that enable network administrators
greater functionality and performance in an elegant, centralized
solution."

Enterprise Strength

The Fortinet centralized management portfolio, comprised of FortiManager
4.0 and FortiAnalyzer 4.0, offer the following new enhancements:

-- Improvements in the performance and scalability of FortiManager 4.0
software allow administrators to deploy and manage thousands of FortiGate
devices within the network and from a single FortiManager platform.

-- Improved workflow in FortiManager 4.0 software allows administrators
to reduce the amount of work required to manage a large number of devices.
In addition to device-centric management, the new centralized policy model
allows for a single policy to be deployed to any or all devices under
management.

-- Improved disaster recovery features, including full support for
redundant and geographically separate FortiManager devices, mean faster
recovery of the security infrastructure in the event of a major disaster.

-- Improved correlation between vulnerabilities and security policy is
enabled with FortiAnalyzer 4.0 software, which now includes a vulnerability
management (VM) component. Reports demonstrate not only vulnerabilities
discovered by the service, but also provide guidance on adjusting the
security policy of Fortinet devices to protect against those
vulnerabilities. The new VM component is kept up to date through Fortinet's
FortiGuard(R) Vulnerability Management Service.

Pricing & Availability

Both FortiManager 4.0 and FortiAnalyzer 4.0 software upgrades are
available to current customers with valid support contracts at no
additional charge. New purchases of these platforms will include the
latest 4.0 software. The products are currently in general availability
worldwide.

About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)

Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified
threat management, or UTM, security systems, which are used by enterprises
and service providers to increase their security while reducing total
operating costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to
integrate multiple levels of security protection--including firewall,
antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam --
designed to help customers protect against network and content level
threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet
solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote
office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and
reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world
and are the only security products that are certified in six programs by
ICSA Labs: (Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec, SSL, Network IPS and Anti-Spam).
Fortinet is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.

Copyright Copyright 2009 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols
(R) and (TM) denote respectively federally registered trademarks and
unregistered trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and
affiliates. Fortinet's trademarks include, but are not limited to, the
following: Fortinet, FortiGate, FortiGuard, FortiManager, FortiMail,
FortiClient, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiReporter, FortiOS, FortiASIC,
FortiWiFi, FortiSwitch, FortiVoIP, FortiBIOS, FortiLog, FortiResponse,
FortiCarrier, FortiScan, FortiDB and FortiWeb. Other trademarks belong to
their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified
statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties.

Media Contacts:

Kim Nguyen
Fortinet, Inc.
408-486-5458
knguyen@fortinet.com

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