Fortinet named No. 1 for Worldwide UTM Revenue
Fortinet has announced that new IDC research data confirms that the company continues its streak of being the No. 1 vendor in worldwide UTM factory revenue for Q3 2010. This solid leadership position is fueled by continued adoption of Fortinet's FortiGate network security appliances by enterprises of all sizes, as well as managed security service providers (MSSPs) and telecommunications carriers. This data marks the 19th consecutive quarter Fortinet has garnered this coveted position. The company also leads in overall enterprise UTM revenue.
"Fortinet continues to drive the trend of large enterprises moving toward consolidated solutions to improve their security and reduce their overall data center footprint," said Ken Xie, founder, president and CEO of Fortinet. "IDC's latest data supports this continued enterprise customer adoption of UTM appliances across the world, as well as the ongoing adoption by MSSPs, carriers and small to medium businesses."
According to IDC, UTM security appliance products include multiple security features integrated into one device. To be included in this category, as opposed to other Threat Management appliance segments, UTM appliances must contain the ability to perform network firewalling, network intrusion detection and prevention, and gateway antivirus. All of the capabilities need not be utilized, but the functions must exist inherently in the appliance. In addition to the mandatory applications, UTM appliances may also host other security or networking features.