Spectrum Systems Adds Fortinet's Visionary
Anti-Virus Firewall Series to its GSA Schedule
Offering the government an award winning security solution
for an extremely attractive total cost of ownership
Fairfax, VA - September 17, 2003 - Spectrum Systems, Inc., a leading
government reseller and systems integrator, announced today the
addition of Fortinet Inc.'s full suite of network security products
to their General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service (GSA/FSS)
Schedule (GS-35F-5192G). Fortinet's award-winning FortiGate™
series of Antivirus Firewalls provides a cost effective solution
combining ASIC-based antivirus (AV), content filtering, and intrusion
detection/protection (IDP) capabilities with robust firewall and VPN
functions.
The combination of AV and IDP capabilities within one gateway
protection system allows Fortinet to offer the federal government
customizable network security and performance options not previously
available in the marketplace. With models designed to target SOHO
users to large service providers, the FortiGate family of Antivirus
Firewalls provides the comprehensive protection at highly competitive
prices across the full range of network environments.
"Spectrum recognized early on the 'forward-thinking' qualities of
Fortinet's innovative security appliances," said Ronald Segal,
president of Spectrum Systems. "The need for real-time antivirus
protection has been exploding in today's marketplace. For those
government agencies wishing to combine AV and IDP with wire speed
firewall technology, Fortinet is the clear leader. We are very
pleased to now be able to offer Fortinet's excellent products to the
Federal government through our GSA Schedule."
"As hackers constantly find new and creative ways to wreak havoc on
computer networks, the federal government must constantly stay on top
of the network security battle with the best available technology,"
explained Christophe Culine, vice president of sales, Fortinet. "In a
time of tight Federal IT budgets, Fortinet security systems offer the
government an unbeatable set of network protection features and speed
for an extremely attractive total cost of ownership."
FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls are based on a groundbreaking
architecture designed specifically to deliver application-layer
security and content processing services in addition to network-layer
services in real time. All models in the 10-member FortiGate product
family employ Fortinet's unique FortiASIC™ content processing chip
and the powerful, secure, FortiOS operating system to achieve
breakthrough price/performance. The unique, ASIC-based architecture
analyzes content and behavior in real time, and delivers a
combination of services and performance that cannot be matched using
conventional layer 3/layer 4 networking architectures or by deploying
software applications on conventional computer systems.
About Spectrum
For over 17 years, Spectrum Systems has been assisting the public and
private sectors in the development, management and protection of
their network and information assets. Application development,
network management and network security solutions are not
one-size-fits-all. Where Spectrum really excels is in understanding
the specific needs of each client and economically satisfying those
needs with the latest hardware, software and implementation
strategies. Spectrum is headquartered in Fairfax, VA. For more
information, please visit www.spectrum-systems.com.
About Fortinet
Fortinet's award-winning FortiGate™ series of ASIC-accelerated
antivirus firewalls, winner of the 2003 Networking Industry Awards
Firewall Product of the Year, are the new generation of real-time
network protection systems. They detect and eliminate the most
damaging, content-based threats from email and Web traffic such as
viruses, worms, intrusions, inappropriate Web content and more in
real time - without degrading network performance. FortiGate systems
also deliver a full range of network-level services - including
firewall, VPN and traffic shaping - in addition to application-level
services in integrated, easily managed platforms. Fortinet, named to
the "Visionaries" category in the 2003 Gartner Enterprise Firewall
Magic Quadrant, is privately held and based in Santa Clara,
California. For more information, please visit
www.fortinet.com.
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for additional information contact:
Melanie Dynes
Spectrum Systems, Inc.
800-929-3871 x230
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