Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a multinational cybersecurity company that develops and delivers integrated security solutions for enterprise, service provider and government customers worldwide. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company was co‑founded by Ken Xie and Michael Xie. Ken Xie serves as chairman and chief executive officer, and the company operates through a global sales, channel and services organization to support customers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia‑Pacific.
Fortinet’s product portfolio centers on network security appliances and software, with its FortiGate next‑generation firewalls and the FortiOS operating system forming a core platform. The company extends that platform via the Fortinet Security Fabric, a suite designed to integrate networking, access, endpoint, application and cloud security. Offerings include secure SD‑WAN, secure access service edge (SASE) capabilities, endpoint protection, email and web application security, network access control, and industrial/OT security, delivered as physical appliances, virtual machines and cloud services.
Complementing its hardware and software products, Fortinet provides threat intelligence and subscription services through FortiGuard Labs, centralized management and analytics tools such as FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, professional services, and training and certification programs. Its business model combines product sales with recurring revenue from security subscriptions, support and managed services, and it leverages an extensive partner ecosystem to reach customers of different sizes and verticals.
Fortinet emphasizes integrated security, scalability and high performance to address increasingly distributed and cloud‑centric IT environments. The company positions its technologies for organizations seeking to consolidate security functions, improve operational visibility, and apply threat intelligence across on‑premises, hybrid and multi‑cloud infrastructures.
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