SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/07/11 -- Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) -- a leading network security provider and the worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions -- today announced the company's comprehensive strategy for its participation of today's historic World IPv6 Day test. World IPv6 Day is a 24-hour "test flight" of IPv6-enabled Websites sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC) and was established to encourage global organizations across a variety of industries to prepare their service for IPv6 and ensure a successful transition from IPv4.

"While most IT decision makers know that the transition to IPv6 is inevitable, it's surprising how many haven't yet developed a comprehensive migration strategy," said Michael Xie, founder, CTO and vice president of engineering for Fortinet. "By participating in World IPv6 Day, we highlight our products are currently IPv6 Ready, JITC, and USGv6 compliant. We want to help drive global awareness around the security issues surrounding the migration from IPv4 to IPv6, educate IT on best practices and allow them to see a demo of our FortiGate platform inspecting native IPv6 traffic and enforcing policies."

To help build awareness around potential security holes that can be created when migrating from IPv4 to IPv6, Fortinet developed two educational papers: "Network Security in the Next Generation of IP Communication" is a solutions guide that explains the major challenges and security risks organizations face when planning an IPv6 rollout. And "A Practical Guide for Beginning the Migration to IPv6" is a technical whitepaper that explains the three steps organizations need to take to best prepare for a secure IPv4 to IPv6 migration. Visit the IPv6 information page: www.fortinet.com/solutions/ipv6.html

In addition to the whitepapers, today:

• A demo IPv6 FortiGuard server has been put in place to give FortiGate appliances access to security updates over an IPv6 network
• A live demo site will enable IT professionals to see a FortiGate platform delivering complete content protection of IPv6 traffic
• A Fortinet IPv6 landing page will further educate and navigate IT managers developing an IPv4 to IPv6 migration strategy
• Fortinet's Website (www.fortinet.com) will be IPv6 enabled for 24 hours (June 8, 2011, from 0000 to 2359 UTC or 17:00 PDT June 7 to 16:59 PDT June 8)

Fortinet IPv6 Security Advantage
Fortinet began supporting IPv6 on the FortiGate® consolidated security solutions in 2007. The dual-stack implementation has been tested and verified by third-party test labs appointed by the U.S. government and has been successfully deployed in many large enterprise, service provider and government agency networks. Fortinet also provides regular updates to its security platforms via its FortiGuard Security Services, delivering real-time protection for any organization migrating to IPv6.

The dual-stack FortiGate solution achieved the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) IPv6 product certification conducted by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), and FortiGate appliances have been listed on the DoD's Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL) for IPv6 since 2008. It also achieved USGv6 IPv6 profile compliance in 2011.

The FortiOS™ operating system running on all FortiGate appliances has also satisfied the IPv6 Ready Logo Program conformance requirements from the IPv6 Forum, a worldwide consortium that provides technical guidance for the deployment of IPv6 technology. It has successfully fulfilled all requirements for IPv6 Phase-2 Core Support as a router product, thereby validating the interoperability of FortiGate appliances with other IPv6 products.

Fortinet's FortiAnalyzer™ and FortiManager™ systems provide integrated centralized management, advanced provisioning, reporting, logging, alerts and event correlation for Fortinet's security products.

About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers of security designed to help protect against application and network threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the extended enterprise -- from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core, including databases and applications. Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world.

Copyright © 2011 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™ 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, FortiCarrier, FortiScan, FortiDB and FortiWeb. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Nothing in the news release constitutes a warranty, guaranty, or contractually binding commitment. This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve uncertainties and assumptions. If the uncertainties materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, any statements related to expected trends in cybercriminal activity. These trends are difficult to predict and any stated expectations regarding these trends may not ultimately be correct. Fortinet assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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