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Fortinet Announces Carrier-Specific Multi-Threat Security Platform, Supports Cloud-Based Security Services
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/05/09 --
Fortinet® -- a market-leading network
security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM)
solutions -- today announced the release of a carrier-grade version of its
FortiGate® multi-threat security platform. The new FortiCarrier(TM)
family integrates many new functionalities to help carriers, service
providers, managed security service providers and enterprises better
protect their own networks as well as the networks of their customers
through cloud-based security delivered as a service. Fortinet's
FortiCarrier platform includes all the capabilities of the FortiGate line
plus a specialized "superset" of carrier-class features: securing
voice-over-IP infrastructures and mobile operator content, and enabling
automated provisioning and management of security policies on a per-user
basis. In addition, FortiCarrier provides the intelligent infrastructure to
help service providers more easily deliver security as a service to their
customers through, among other things, the industry's only fully
virtualized offering to support nine consolidated security features.
The new FortiCarrier features are driven by three key trends: the
convergence of content types including data, voice, video and mobile
content onto a single network; the proliferation of mobile threats; and the
growing popularity of the security-as-a-service business model. The
security implications of these trends are addressed through new
enhancements to the FortiOS(TM) Carrier 4.0 operating system and supported
by the FortiCarrier-3810A and -5001A-DW hardware platforms.
"A carrier-specific offering for consolidated security would be timely to
take advantage of the market's current propensity toward managed security
services, especially under the budgetary pressures of the current economic
climate," said Lee Doyle, group vice president and general manager of IDC's
Network Infrastructure and Security Products and Services groups. "There
are strong indicators to suggest that this is a business model that is
attractive to more than just carriers; large enterprises and small- to
mid-MSSPs are also seeing the services opportunity in security and would
also benefit from a carrier-grade consolidated security platform."
Carrier-Grade Capable
FortiCarrier is a powerful solution in its ability to offer dual benefits
-- helping customers with CAPEX and OPEX savings for securing their own
networks and enabling a business model for a recurring revenue stream with
managed security services. This is enabled by the numerous carrier-specific
capabilities Fortinet has added to the FortiCarrier product line, including
the following key features:
-- Dynamic Security Profiles -- Service providers now have the ability to
apply automated security policies on a per-user basis and reduce manual
configurations, which lowers operational expense. This becomes increasingly
valuable for service providers as the growing popularity of managed
security services could mean a significant increase in management
complexities to support thousands of customers, all with differing security
policies.
-- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Security -- With the convergence of
voice networks onto IP networks, SIP Security protects voice calls exposed
to the Internet. FortiOS Carrier contains a SIP firewall which integrates
seamlessly with Fortinet's intrusion prevention service to protect voice
infrastructure from rogue traffic and malicious threats.
-- Mobile Provider Security -- The growing precedence of mobile threats
is requiring specific attention to securing mobile content on the millions
of handsets in operation today. FortiOS Carrier features three capabilities
specific to mobile providers: (1) Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
antivirus and antispam engine to help eliminate malware and spam in
messages that use the MMS standard, (2) mobile content filtering to enforce
appropriate use policies and (3) a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) firewall
that is designed for compatibility with 3GPP specifications. The
combination of these features offers protection for both the mobile
provider's infrastructure and for end-user devices.
"The carrier and service provider segments are our fastest-growing customer
segments and have a unique set of requirements that are addressed with the
FortiCarrier platform," said Michael Xie, CTO and co-founder of Fortinet.
"The new features of FortiCarrier, combined with powerful virtualization
capabilities, mean that MSSPs, carriers, service providers and enterprises
can simultaneously replace their stand-alone security equipment and have a
consolidated platform for seamlessly rolling out and managing a security
services business."
FortiCarrier Product Family
The following three products make up the FortiCarrier family of
carrier-grade solutions:
-- FortiOS Carrier 4.0 is the software component for FortiCarrier
specialized security hardware. In addition to a full suite of security
services, FortiOS Carrier 4.0 extends the security operating system with
features designed specifically for service provider environments.
-- FortiCarrier-3810A platform integrates specialized security into an
expandable appliance ideal for many service provider implementations. It
supports up to four FortiASIC(TM)-accelerated 10GigE interfaces and offers
four Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) expansion bays.
-- FortiCarrier-5001A-DW platform is part of a chassis-based security
platform and offers the ultimate in performance, flexibility, reliability,
and scalability for the largest of service provider implementations.
Support for high-density GigE and 10GigE interfaces provides tremendous
flexibility and throughput scalability.
FortiOS Carrier 4.0 and the FortiCarrier-3810A and -5001A-DW hardware
platforms are all generally available and shipping. Hardware pricing varies
based on system configuration.
There is no additional charge for FortiOS Carrier software when the
applicable hardware platform has an active FortiCare support contract in
effect. Additional information on the FortiCarrier product line can be
found at http://www.fortinet.com/products/forticarrier/.
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, web filtering, spyware prevention,
and anti-spam -- designed to help customers protect against network and
content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and a unified interface,
Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from
remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and
reporting capabilities. 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.
Copyright © 2009 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® 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, FortiDB and FortiWeb. Other
trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not
independently verified statements herein attributed to third parties and
Fortinet does not separately endorse any such statements.
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Media Contact:
Kim Nguyen
Fortinet, Inc.
+1 408 486 5458
knguyen@fortinet.com
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