SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24, 2006- Fortinet - the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions- today announced it has been named one of the Ten Most Influential Security Companies in a special report issued last week by Computer Business eview, a leading publication in the United States and the United Kingdom. Fortinet is the only private company on this list, which includes industry giants like Microsoft, Cisco, Symantec, and others.

For its annual Ten Most Influential special reports, Computer Business eview's editorial staff considers a company's market influence, revenue, profitability as key selection criteria. Chosen companies are believed to command a newfound level of influence - causing other vendors to follow suit - or have broadened their portfolios and stretched their innovation to address emerging market needs.

The report notes Fortinet's impressive growth, as well as its innovation and influence in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) market: "Fortinet is a rare beast, a private security company barely into its sixth year that is already the category leader in a rapidly growing market, where it competes against companies much better known than itself [sic]...Virtually every company that sells a firewall now also sells a UTM device, a testament to Fortinet's ability to very early identify a market where there is real demand."

ecognizing the need for high-performance integrated security to protect against an array of blended threats, Fortinet introduced the industry's first multi-threat security appliances in 2002. Since then, the company has expanded its solutions portfolio to include an array of new security systems and services, and propelled itself to become one of the largest and fastest-growing private security companies in history. To date, approximately 150,000 Fortinet appliances have shipped to more than 20,000 enterprises, universities, service providers and telecommunications carriers worldwide.

Computer Business eview's Ten Most Influential Security Companies article can be viewed at:http://www.cbronline.com/article_cbr.asp?guid=7D792053-714E-4633-AE98-CCB7C7ED7281.