Leading Network Security Company Recognizes Partner Excellence at its Annual EMEA Partner Event Attended by 170 Top Resellers
Bangalore, INDIA - July 3, 2009 - Fortinet® - a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - has recognized Wipro as the Best Growth Partner at a gala awards dinner hosted at the Fairmount St. Andrews esort during the recent annual Fortinet EMEA Partner Conference last month. This event ushers in a new era for Fortinet, launching a series of sales and e-support tools with the aim of enabling partners to achieve record sales figures, even in the current economy.
"Fortinet has firmly cemented itself as a leading network security player in EMEA. With a broad set of integrated security functions on the market today, Fortinet's technology is enabling us to address the whole spectrum of customer opportunities through one common platform architecture," said Mr Vivek Sharma, General Manager, Wipro Infotech. "As part of the FortiPartner network, we are benefiting from a strong collaborative relationship that's based wholly on value-add, making certain we are fully-equipped to meet the rising customer demand for integrated security solutions," he said.
This strong sentiment is further echoed by Vishak aman, regional director for India & SAAC, who added, "Fortinet values and rewards our partners because they are fundamental to our success. As a result of this symbiotic relationship, Fortinet's position as a key enterprise security technology player has strengthened, along with increased sales volume and deal sizes. We have shaped our partner base with the objective to deliver value for our end customers and I am confident that this re-energized channel partner base is well focused, equipped and committed for the opportunities ahead."
In addition, Fortinet has also strengthened its FortiPartner Program by launching new sales tools and training to support its end-to-end security offerings. The company has also launched a set of new e-support tools at its EMEA Partner Event, which will include a knowledge base service and live chat-room function for instant technical support.
For more information on the FortiPartner Program, please visit http://www.fortinet.com/partners/fpp.html.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet is a leading provider of network security appliances and the market leader in Unified Threat Management or UTM. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection -- including firewall, VPN, antivirus, intrusion prevention, Web content filtering, spyware prevention and antispam -- designed to help customers protect against network and content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world and are the only security products that are certified in five programs by ICSA Labs: Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec VPN, Network IPS and Antispam. Fortinet is based in Sunnyvale, California.
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