Fortinet, global network security provider and leader in unified
threat management (UTM) solutions, will be focusing on key
verticals such as telecom and government as part of their growth
strategy in
India.
Vishak Raman, regional director for India and Saarc, Fortinet,
said, “One of my top priorities is to accelerate high-end
market penetration, focusing on the key telcoom and government
verticals, which both represent a strong business opportunity with
increased pressure on regulations on one hand and the advent of 3G
and Wimax technologies on the
other.”
According to IDC, Fortinet is the market leader in the UTM space
both in terms of units and revenue. “The UTM market is
recognized as the fastest growing segment of the network security
market,” said Raman. “In order to maintain market
leadership in this rapidly growing and increasingly competitive
landscape, it is critical for us to continue to focus on our
technology value proposition and innovation, as well as to affirm
our strong commitment in the Indian market by increasing our sales
and support resources to guarantee customer satisfaction and
sustain our growth.”
Raman also clarified on some myths around UTM that it’s not
just about firewall, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion
prevention systems (IPS) and gateway antivirus (GAV). “UTM
definition has scaled to web filtering, anti spam, multi ISP,
traffic shaping, SSL VPN, virtualization, WAN acceleration, DLP,
VOIP and many more functionalities,” he
said.
In line with its efforts to retain the top slot in UTM, Fortinet
today also announced the launch of FortiGate-3140B, a consolidated
security appliance, designed for large enterprises and data centers
requiring maximum firewall, VPN and IPS
performance.
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