Fortinet Sets Firewall/VPN Performance Records on New FortiGate-620B Enterprise Security Appliance

SUNNYVALE, CA, Nov 11 (MARKET WIRE) --
Fortinet(R) -- the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat
management (UTM) solutions -- today announced the FortiGate(R)-620B
multi-threat security appliance, which brings record-setting performance
to the enterprise segment. The FortiGate-620B is the second in a family
of enterprise-class products that leverages the accelerated performance
and expanded network capabilities typical of Fortinet's highest-end
systems. With the introduction of security-specific ASIC network
processors previously reserved for high-end products, the FortiGate-620B
sets new performance records with 16 Gbps firewall and 12 Gbps VPN
throughput. Expandable up to 24 ports, the FortiGate-620B appliance
offers the highest port density in its class, which is the key driver
behind the flexibility that enterprise companies can now have for
internal network security segmentation.

"The increased popularity of gigabit-switching infrastructures and growing
network size are fueling the need for internal network segmentation points
with gigabit-per-second links, and these requirements are extending beyond
traditional high-end enterprises," said Michael Xie, CTO and co-founder,
Fortinet. "The FortiGate-620B continues Fortinet's strategy to drive
higher price/performance and port density into our products in order to
bring high-end enterprise-level features to a broader enterprise segment."

The FortiGate-620B appliance integrates eight core security functions,
including antivirus, intrusion prevention (IPS), spyware prevention,
antispam, Web content filtering, traffic shaping, VPN and firewall.
Customers can choose to purchase FortiGate appliances for all of these
functionalities, or integrate just a few functions. In either case, it has
become clear that enterprises of all sizes are asking for much more than
just firewall protection for their networks, and moreover are requiring
richer features like fast performance and network segmentation options.

"Changes in threats and the dynamic nature of enterprise technology are
forcing firewalls to evolve. Business connections are becoming more
complex, driving firewalls to have increasingly rich management and
configuration solutions, as well as to provide deeper and broader
inspection and blocking capabilities," said Greg Young and John Pescatore,
Gartner research vice presidents, in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise
Network Firewalls, 2H07 Sept. 13, 2007.

Key Enterprise Performance Metrics

The FortiGate-620B represents a doubling in performance and port density
over Fortinet's FortiGate-310B appliance, which was introduced earlier
this year and designed for the mid-range segment. The higher end
FortiGate-620B builds upon the successful customer acceptance of the
FortiGate-310B to offer the following features and benefits:

-- Best-in-class firewall/ VPN throughput of 16 Gbps and 12 Gbps,
respectively;

-- Highest port density with twenty 10/10/1000 Ethernet interfaces and
lowest price per port of any product in its class; 16 of the 20 interfaces
are accelerated by FortiASIC network processors, delivering wire speed
firewall throughput regardless of packet size;

-- AMC expansion slot providing four additional SFP wire-speed firewall
ports or increased hard drive capacity;

-- Advances to the FortiASIC content processor, standard to all FortiGate
systems, resulting in significant improvements to intrusion prevention
system (IPS) and antivirus performance.

Through the higher firewall/VPN performance and port density, the
FortiGate-620B offers enterprise customers the ability to segment their
network for greater policy granularity and event isolation. This
segmentation feature, previously only available from Fortinet's
high-enterprise product lines, offers a richer set of capabilities and
raises the standard for enterprise products.

As with all FortiGate systems, the FortiGate-620B consolidates critical
security technology and services to enhance network protection and reduce
total cost of ownership. The systems are kept up to date automatically by
Fortinet's FortiGuard(R) subscription services, which provide updates to
help protect against the latest viruses, worms, Trojans and other threats
-- around the clock and around the world.

Availability

The FortiGate-620B multi-threat security appliance is now available
worldwide. Additional information on this and other Fortinet products can
be found at http://www.fortinet.com/products.

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 VPN, SSL VPN, Network IPS, and
Anti-spam. Fortinet is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.

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Press Release
Media Contact:
Kim Nguyen
Fortinet, Inc.
+1 408 486 5458
knguyen@fortinet.com

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