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`Press Release
`Fortinet Security Fabric Named 2016 CRN Network Security Product of the Year
`Sunnyvale, Calif. Dec 5, 2016 - Fortinet®, NASDAQ FTNT, a global leader in high performance cyber
`security solutions, announced that CRN , a brand of The Channel Company, has named the Fortinet Security Fabric
`as the winner of its 2016 Network Security Product of the Year Award. Recognized products represent best-in-breed
`technological innovation as judged by CRN editors and the solution provider community at large.
`Since its announcement in April of this year the Fortinet Security Fabric has represented a paradigm shift in the way
`businesses approach their network security strategy. Today ’s exponentially expanding attack surface and rapidly
`growing volume of threats have challenged the efficacy of traditional platform-based or best-in-breed network
`security solutions that lack the intelligence, interoperability, and autonomy needed to deliver layered defenses
`required to defend critical business information and corporate resources.
`The Fortinet Security Fabric delivers a truly unified defensive posture that enables channel partners to reduce the
`complexity of their customer’s security architectures with multi-layered security solutions that span the entire attack
`surface from IoT to the cloud and into the data center core.
`In 2016, for the first time, the top five finalists in 17 different Products of the Year technology categories were
`selected by CRN editors, while solution providers themselves rated those finalists to determine the winner. The
`Channel Company surveyed solution provider partners working with each of the finalists, asking them to rate the
`products on Technology, Revenue and Profit, and Customer Demand. The survey garnered over 5,000 responses.
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`Solution providers considered a number of factors in determining their ratings, including product quality and
`reliability, technical innovation, ease of integration, potential to drive revenue, and fulfillment of market and
`customer demands.
`“CRN’s Products of the Year certainly bring laudable innovations to market, but they represent much more than
`technical prowess alone," said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “These valuable products stand at the
`intersection of technological excellence, outstanding profit potential and high customer demand. Solution providers
`will find that our 2016 Products of the Year list serves as a valuable, one-of-a-kind guide to the all-around best new
`products in today ’s IT marketplace.”
`Joe Sykora, vice president Americas channels and enhanced technologies at Fortinet said:
`“It ’s a true honor to have the Fortinet Security Fabric receive CRN’s Network Security Product of the Year award.
`This accolade is key to Fortinet as it reinforces not only our technical achievements, but also validates excellence in
`execution for our channel and marketing programs. CRN’s Product of the Year award represents our ability to deliver
`industry-leading security solutions, drive market demand, while also supporting sales and profitability growth for our
`partners and their customers.”
`The 2016 Products of the Year will be featured in the December issue of CRN and can be viewed online at
`www.crn.com/poty.
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`As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and
`end-users.
`Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep
`knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology
`marketplace.
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`CRN is a registered trademark of The Channel Company, LLC. The Channel Company logo is a
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`About Fortinet
`Fortinet NASDAQ FTNT secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government
`organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless
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`protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing
`performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet
`Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical
`security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet
`ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 290,000 customers
`trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at
`https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog,
`or
`FortiGuard Labs.
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