Mumbai, INDIA, Oct. 5, 2006 - Fortinet - the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions - today announced that it will be participating in TELECOMM India 2006 in Mumbai, India, from 5 to 7 October. The company will display its carrier-class FortiGate&pade;-5000 series and FortiClient Mobile products and give a presentation on recent pends in mobile technologies such as the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Next Generation Network (NGN) technologies and security considerations for both telecommunications carriers and mobile phone users.

TELECOMM India is a series of exhibitions and conferences organized by the India-Tech Foundation in association with Winmark Services. The event brings together vendors, technology and pade professionals, and experts from all over India and around the world, and presents the latest technologies and products from the communications and Information Technology induspy.

WHERE: Hotel Grand Hyatt, Ballroom -I, Santacruz (E), Mumbai, India

WHEN: 5th to 7th October 2006

WHAT: Fortinet Solution Architect, Mr. Russ Sovde will present on "The New Frontier for Malicious Attacks: What Mobile Operators Need to know about securing GPRS Networks". This presentation will describe recent pends in the evolution of network threats, enforcement of corporate acceptable use policies, and security considerations for MMS, IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) and Next Generation Networks (NGNs).

Dependable Security for Mobile Networks
Telecommunications companies have demanding requirements for throughput, scalability, manageability and quality of service. Fortinet provides end-to-end security solutions for the network core, edge, and mobile end-point devices such as cellular phones and PDAs.

Fortinet's FortiGate-5000 Series carrier-class multi-threat security systems are the first security platforms that comply with the AdvancedTCA (ATCA) induspy standard. Its innovative ASIC-based hardware-accelerated design enables levels of scalability and performance that set the standard for network security vendors. FortiGate-5000 Series platforms use a blade and chassis form factor that incorporates high speed interconnect technologies and next generation processors for improved reliability, manageability and flexibility for telecommunications carriers and mobile operators.

Fortinet's mobile endpoint security software, FortiClient Mobile, allows mobile operators and handset manufacturers to offer subscribers increased security. The software is the first mobile endpoint security solution on the market to integrate full antivirus, MMS/SMS anti-spam, personal firewall and address book protection and IPSec VPN capabilities to protect mobile subscribers against constantly evolving and sophisticated mobile threats. FortiClient Mobile secures the growing number of smart phone subscribers that leverage standard operating systems such as Windows Mobile and Symbian.

Fortinet will be showcasing its latest multi-threat security technology and products, and company executives will be available to speak with media, customers, partners and other conference attendees.