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Fortinet, Inc. Description

Fortinet, Inc. provides network security solutions worldwide. It offers FortiGate physical and virtual appliances that provide a set of security and networking functions, including firewall, VPN, application control, antivirus, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, anti-spam, and WAN acceleration. The company also offers FortiManager product family, which enables customers to manage system configuration and security functions of multiple FortiGate devices from a centralized console; and the FortiAnalyzer product family, which enables the collection, analysis, and archiving of content and log data generated by its products. In addition, it offers FortiAP secure wireless access points; FortiWeb, which provides security for Web-based applications; FortiMail for multi-featured messaging security; FortiDB for centrally managed database-specific security; FortiClient, which provides endpoint security for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices; and FortiScan for endpoint vulnerability assessment and remediation. Further, the company offers FortiSwitch Ethernet switches; FortiBridge bypass appliances to help ensure network availability; FortiAuthenticator for scalable secure authentication for enterprise networks; FortiBalancer for optimizing the availability and performance of mobile, cloud, and enterprise applications; FortiCache, which reduces the cost of and impact of cached Internet content; FortiDNS, which provides secure DNS caching; FortiDDoS for protection against denial of service attack; and FortiVoice for business telephone communication. Additionally, it offers security subscription, technical support, training, and professional services. The company serves telecommunications, government, financial, retail, education, technology, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. It offers its products and services directly to distributors who sell to resellers and service providers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Application
Keywords: S&P 500 Computing Telecommunications Nasdaq 100 Mobile Devices Ethernet Work From Home Cybersecurity Security Solution Computer Networking Laptop Network Architecture Firewall Authentication VPN Manufacturing Industries Enterprise Applications Virtual Private Network Wireless Access Content Control Software Endpoint Security Internet Content Network Security Solutions Wireless Access Points Caching DNS