Fortinet launches FortiGate-3600A multi security appliance

Fortinet, a provider of multi-threat security solutions has launched FortiGate-3600A appliance, which offers increased deployment flexibility by including additional ports and slots that can be leveraged for wide area network interfaces.



The adoption of multi threat security appliances among enterprises, mobile carriers and MSSPs is rapidly growing, with performance, ease of administration, deployment flexibility and cost efficiencies as major drivers. The company says that the integration of Fortinet's next generation FortiASIC Content Processor and new system components boost performance up to 50%. Competitive multi threat security appliances typically offer 30 to 50% less firewall throughput than what can now be offered by the FortiGate-3600A.



In addition to higher performance, customers are demanding integrated WAN connectivity with their security devices. The FortiGate-3600A includes expansion slots that provide deployment flexibility via standard based AMC network adaptor modules enabling customers to adapt to a variety of WAN technologies and future internal network technologies such as 10-GigE.



Freddy Mangum, vice president of product marketing for Fortinet, said, "Defending against the evolving threat landscape requires multiple integrated security technologies that can ensure mitigation of all threat vectors without compromising network performance. The FortiGate-3600A builds on Fortinet's legacy of leveraging custom built ASICs and industry standard designs to deliver customers unmatched multi threat security performance and deployment flexibility."