SUNNYVALE, CA, Nov 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Fortinet(R) -- a market-leading network security provider and worldwide
leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions -- today announced
that its FortiMail(TM) email security appliance was awarded Virus
Bulletin's highest level "Platinum" certification in the VBSpam Awards.
Virus Bulletin staff tested FortiMail among 13 other anti-spam products
for detection rates and the number of false positives. Fortinet's
FortiMail product was one of only two products that achieved the
Platinum-level certification, which is given to products with a spam
catch rate twice as high and a false positive rate twice as low as the
average in the test.
"FortiMail has had a strong support from enterprises worldwide, and being
certified as a Platinum product by Virus Bulletin is further validation of
FortiMail's strong anti-spam capabilities," said Anthony James, vice
president of products, Fortinet. "We are thrilled to have our FortiMail
appliance Platinum-certified by Virus Bulletin. The highest-level VBSpam
award underscores our dedication to providing customers with powerful and
differentiated anti-spam products to meet their constantly evolving
security needs."
Fortinet's FortiMail email security appliance is a multi-layered email
security platform that removes unwanted spam and provides maximum
protection for blended email-related threats. FortiMail enables
enterprises to increase productivity by reducing unwanted spam messages
and facilitates regulatory compliance through advanced email content
archiving and routing.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet is a leading provider of network security appliances and the
market leader in Unified Threat Management or UTM. Fortinet solutions were
built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security
protection -- including firewall, VPN, antivirus, intrusion prevention,
Web content filtering, spyware prevention and antispam -- 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 five programs by ICSA Labs: Firewall,
Antivirus, IPSec VPN, Network IPS and Antispam. Fortinet is 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:
Maeve Naughton
Fortinet, Inc.
408-486-7819
mnaughton@fortinet.com
Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.
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