SI LANKA, March 4, 2010 - Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that Dialog, the leading carrier in the country, is partnering with Fortinet to provide managed security services for end users in the corporate and retail segment. This is a new initiative for Dialog in the hosted security space, and the telecommunications giant has deployed Fortinets FortiGate® appliance in its datacenter for the companys domestic operations in the country. The service provider is utilizing the majority of the security functions delivered with FortiGates unified threat management (UTM) platform.

Deshan Wijeweera, Associate Programme Manager with Dialogs product management team for enterprise solutions commented, ÏWe have experienced very significant advantages using FortiGate integrated security devices versus point solutions. The team at Dialog has been very impressed with Fortinets ASIC-driven performance and unified security approach, which is strong enough to meet all our needs including the ability to achieve Web and content filtering at service provider levels. The total solution Fortinet presents - from both technology and cost viewpoints - provided us a very compelling reason to invest.

Making this deal possible is Onvi Debug Solutions (Pvt) Ltd., the Fortinet eseller that brought Dialog and Fortinet together. According to Nirodha Goonawardena, the companys Business Development Manager, ÏWe are honored to play the connecting role between Dialog, a leading telecommunications service provider in Sri Lanka and Fortinet, a highly competent leader in the security space. Both companies stand for world-class quality, integrity and technology excellence ensuring the best outcome for end users at the end of the day. Indeed, Fortinets ability to provide extremely competitive technology for service providers and enterprises of all sizes makes it an excellent vendor with which to partner.

Adding managed security services to its portfolio, Dialog is able to extend its offering beyond products and has considerations to offer customer premises equipment (CPE) based security solutions in the near future as part of its pipeline offerings.

Vishak aman, regional director for Fortinets SAAC and Saudi Arabia region added, ÏThis cooperation has been a win for all involved and will offer a tremendous benefit for end-user customers from a convenience, cost-efficiency and network security perspective. We are pleased to be part of the solution that Dialog is bringing to help enterprises and businesses in Sri Lanka protect their network assets.