Fortinet Launches Powerful Operating System Upgrades That Extend Wireless Networking and Integrated Security for Wired and Wireless Networks

SUNNYVALE, CA, Feb 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Fortinet(R) (FTNT) -- a leading network security provider
and the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions
-- today announced a new release of its FortiOS(TM) 4.0 operating
system for the FortiGate product family, including today's newly
introduced FortiGate-3140B multi-threat security appliance. Fortinet
will showcase these and other products at the RSA Conference in Booth
#923 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from February 14-18.
(editors note:Please see today's announcement regarding Fortinet's
launch of the FortiGate-3140B security appliance.)

The broad advancements offered in the FortiOS 4.0 MR3 operating
system introduce wireless controller extensions that support
automatic provisioning of wireless access points, detection and
suppression of rogue access points, multiple authentication methods
and strengthened unified management of both wired and wireless
networks from a single FortiGate platform. The upgrade also
introduces active profiling and flow-based threat inspection
enhancements to the robust OS that already integrates firewall,
virtual private network (VPN), intrusion prevention (IPS), antivirus,
application control and many other security technologies.

Expanded Wireless Options
With the release of FortiOS 4.0 MR3,
powerful new security features and performance enhancements are now
available for FortiGate consolidated security appliances. The
advanced FortiOS operating system expands the wireless controller
capabilities of any FortiGate running FortiOS 4.0 MR3. These
capabilities improve security by enabling role-based access control
to limit access to regulated, proprietary, or confidential data based
upon a user's role, as well as allowing customers to meet wireless
PCI DSS compliance with improved rogue AP on-wire detection and
suppression and integrated management and reporting for both wireless
connectivity and security.

As a complement to this firmware feature, Fortinet is also
introducing the FortiAP-222B outdoor wireless access point (AP),
which completes the FortiAP family of access points and allows
enterprise-wide wifi coverage across the campus with seamless
roaming. The FortiAP-222B is a high power dual-radio outdoor thin AP
that provides wireless client access or air monitor in a ruggedized
weather-resistant enclosure. This device will benefit enterprises
looking to extend their wireless network to challenging
non-temperature controlled environments, or beyond the physical
footprint of a building or campus. The simple-to-manage-and-deploy
FortiAP-222B uses an industry leading high gain 27dB transmit output
and highly sensitive receiver which permits coverage to a vast area.

FortiOS Inspection Enhancements
The advanced FortiOS operating
system features active profiling that provides the ability to use a
form of behavioral analysis to create and actively enforce policies
based on deviations from corporate, group or individual baseline
profiles. A range of policy enforcement options is available for
suspicious behavior, including monitoring, quarantining and/or
outright blocking.