Fortinet has announced four new virtual appliances that extend the company's ability to deliver security across virtualized and cloud environments. Fortinet has been securing virtual architectures since the introduction of Virtual Domain (VDOM) technology in 2004. Fortinet has strengthened its virtualization capabilities in 2006 after it acquired the intellectual property and technology of CoSine Communications.
The FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and FortiMail virtual appliances combine with physical appliances to provide customers with a choice of physical and virtual form factors, working together to mitigate security blind spots and increase security controls within virtualized infrastructure environments. The combined solution provides a deeper integration into the virtual environments many customers have adopted, enabling the company to expand the reach of its consolidated security further within the virtual movement.
"While there are a few security companies dabbling in products that protect the network perimeter and the virtual layer, Fortinet is the only company to offer the full breadth of content and network security in an integrated appliance designed to protect both the network perimeter and virtual layers," said Michael Xie, Founder, CTO & Vice-President of Engineering with Fortinet. "By providing deeper integration into the virtual environment, we are now in a position to expand our security market leadership and facilitate security within the 'as-a-service' movement."
