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}}'''Fortinet''' is an American multinational corporation headquartered in [[Sunnyvale, California]]. It develops and markets [[cybersecurity]] software, appliances and services, such as firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion prevention and endpoint security, among others. It is the fourth-largest network security company by revenue.
}}'''Fortinet''' Fortinet is a game that the wolf pack play all day on there ps4. the pack name Allan, Mike, Adrail, Manny and Ramon.every day Allan hate going to the motel but he have to deal with it. Adrail mine for supply. Manny go when there a fight and shoot people with the sniper. Sometime the bois need to understand that teamwork will be the only thing that keep them going.


Fortinet was founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. It raised about $93 million in funding by 2004 and introduced ten FortiGate appliances. That same year was the beginning of a recurring patent dispute between Fortinet and [[Trend Micro]]. The company went public in 2009, raising $156 million through an [[initial public offering]]. Throughout the 2000s, Fortinet diversified its product lines, adding products for [[wireless access point]]s, sandboxing, and messaging security, among others.


==Corporate history==
==Corporate history==


===Early history===
===Early history===
Fortinet was founded in Sunnyvale, California in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie.<ref name="seven">{{cite book |last=Hill |first=Karen |date=2012 |title=International Directory of Company Histories:Fortinet|publisher=St James Press |accessdate= March 10, 2015|pages=223–227|volume=128}}</ref> The founders had previously served in executive positions at [[NetScreen]] and ServGate respectively.<ref name="one">{{cite book|author1=Kenneth Tam|author2=Martín H. Hoz Salvador|author3=Ken McAlpine|author4=Rick Basile|author5=Bruce Matsugu|author6=Josh More|title=UTM Security with Fortinet: Mastering FortiOS|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjz9kY4ENEoC&pg=PA16|date=December 31, 2012|publisher=Newnes|isbn=978-1-59749-977-4|pages=16–17}}</ref> The company was initially named Appligation Inc., then renamed to Appsecure in December 2000 and later renamed to Fortinet, based on the phrase "Fortified Networks."<ref name="one"/> It spent two years in [[research and development]],<ref name="nine">{{cite news|newspaper=BusinessWorld|date=March 2, 2004|first=Beverly|last=Natividad|title=Real-time firewalls preserve performance}}</ref> before introducing its first product in 2002.<ref name="seven"/>
Fortinet was founded when all drop his big mac. The wolf pack was about to go to dogo dog but allan want to bring a big mac with hin. Then later allan said "this is how you eat a big mac" until Adrail slap it off his hand. this is how fortnite was made


Fortinet raised $13 million in private funding from 2000 to early 2003.<ref name="seven"/> An additional $30 million in financing was raised in August 2003, followed by $50 million in March 2004, reaching a total of $93 million in funding.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 3, 2004|title=Fortinet's Money Machine Rolls On|url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-centers/fortinets-money-machine-rolls-on/d/d-id/1207561?|newspaper=Network Computing|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> According to Fortinet, its revenues grew ten-fold from 2002 to 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fortinet raises $50M|first=Cheryl|last=Meyer|publisher=The Deal|date=March 2, 2004}}</ref> Its first channel program was established in October 2003.<ref name="three">{{cite news|title=Fortinet Adds New Partner Program|first=Christina|last=Torode|date=October 24, 2003|url=http://www.crn.com/news/security/18825753/fortinet-adds-new-partner-program.htm|newspaper=CRN|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> Westcon Canada started distributing FortiGate products in Canada in December 2003, which was followed by Norwood Adam in the UK in February 2004.<ref name="seven"/> The reseller program was re-organized in January 2006 and named "SOC in a BOX".<ref name="seven"/> By 2004 Fortinet had offices in Asia, Europe and North America.<ref name="nine"/>
Fortinet raised $13 million in private funding from 2000 to early 2003.<ref name="seven"/> An additional $30 million in financing was raised in August 2003, followed by $50 million in March 2004, reaching a total of $93 million in funding.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 3, 2004|title=Fortinet's Money Machine Rolls On|url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-centers/fortinets-money-machine-rolls-on/d/d-id/1207561?|newspaper=Network Computing|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> According to Fortinet, its revenues grew ten-fold from 2002 to 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fortinet raises $50M|first=Cheryl|last=Meyer|publisher=The Deal|date=March 2, 2004}}</ref> Its first channel program was established in October 2003.<ref name="three">{{cite news|title=Fortinet Adds New Partner Program|first=Christina|last=Torode|date=October 24, 2003|url=http://www.crn.com/news/security/18825753/fortinet-adds-new-partner-program.htm|newspaper=CRN|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> Westcon Canada started distributing FortiGate products in Canada in December 2003, which was followed by Norwood Adam in the UK in February 2004.<ref name="seven"/> The reseller program was re-organized in January 2006 and named "SOC in a BOX".<ref name="seven"/> By 2004 Fortinet had offices in Asia, Europe and North America.<ref name="nine"/>

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Fortinet, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: FTNT
S&P 400 Component
IndustryNetwork security and computer security
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderCEO: Ken Xie
CTO: Michael Xie
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
,
U.S.
ProductsFortinet Security Fabric;[1] FortiGate UTM, firewalls, next generation firewalls, antivirus programs, intrusion-prevention systems, antispyware, antispam, VPN, wireless security, application control, web filtering
RevenueUS $1.28 billion (2016)[2]
US $42.9 million (2016)[2]
US $32.2 million (2016)[2]
Total assetsUS $2.14 billion (2016)[2]
Total equityUS $837.68 million (2016)[2]
Number of employees
4,665[2]
Websitewww.fortinet.com

Fortinet is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It develops and markets cybersecurity software, appliances and services, such as firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion prevention and endpoint security, among others. It is the fourth-largest network security company by revenue.

Fortinet was founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. It raised about $93 million in funding by 2004 and introduced ten FortiGate appliances. That same year was the beginning of a recurring patent dispute between Fortinet and Trend Micro. The company went public in 2009, raising $156 million through an initial public offering. Throughout the 2000s, Fortinet diversified its product lines, adding products for wireless access points, sandboxing, and messaging security, among others.

Corporate history

Early history

Fortinet was founded in Sunnyvale, California in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie.[3] The founders had previously served in executive positions at NetScreen and ServGate respectively.[4] The company was initially named Appligation Inc., then renamed to Appsecure in December 2000 and later renamed to Fortinet, based on the phrase "Fortified Networks."[4] It spent two years in research and development,[5] before introducing its first product in 2002.[3]

Fortinet raised $13 million in private funding from 2000 to early 2003.[3] An additional $30 million in financing was raised in August 2003, followed by $50 million in March 2004, reaching a total of $93 million in funding.[6] According to Fortinet, its revenues grew ten-fold from 2002 to 2003.[7] Its first channel program was established in October 2003.[8] Westcon Canada started distributing FortiGate products in Canada in December 2003, which was followed by Norwood Adam in the UK in February 2004.[3] The reseller program was re-organized in January 2006 and named "SOC in a BOX".[3] By 2004 Fortinet had offices in Asia, Europe and North America.[5]

In October 2005, a study by OpenNet found that Fortinet's appliances were being used for internet censorship in Myanmar. Fortinet said its products are sold by third party resellers and it respects US embargoes, however photographs were found of a Fortinet salesperson with Burma's Prime Minister.[9][10]

A German Linux programmer from gpl-violations.org obtained a preliminary injunction against Fortinet's UK subsidiary in April 2005, due to allegations that the company was using encryption to hide its use of Linux kernels that are subject to the GNU General Public License (GPL). The license's terms require disclosure of the source code.[11][12] The following month Fortinet agreed to make its source code for GPL-licensed elements available upon request, modified its licensing terms and made other changes, ending the dispute.[13]

In May 2004, Trend Micro filed a legal complaint against Fortinet alleging that its antivirus technology infringed Trend Micro's patents on methods for scanning email and internet traffic.[14] That August the International Trade Commission ruled against Fortinet, prohibiting the sale of affected products. Fortinet said Trend Micro's patents were too broad, but it complied with the ruling.[15] Fortinet and Trend Micro reached an agreement with undisclosed terms in January 2006 and Fortinet modified its antivirus products to avoid Trend Micro's patents.[16][17]

A few years later, an attorney from the International Trade Commission filed an opinion for another case that said he felt the related patents from Trend Micro were invalid. Fortinet made a new legal filing and in December 2010, the US Patent and Trademark Office declared the patents as invalid.[3][18]

In December 2013 Fortinet sued Sophos under allegations that it was poaching Fortinet employees and infringing on Fortinet patents.[19][20] The legal dispute was settled two years later in mediation with non-disclosed terms.[21]

Further development

In 2008, Fortinet researchers said a Facebook widget from Zango had tricked more than three million users into downloading malicious spyware under the guise of telling users their secret crush.[22] Zango denied the allegations, saying their software was opt-in.[23]

In late 2008, Fortinet acquired the database security and auditing intellectual property of IPLocks, and extended job offers to the company's 28 employees.[24] It acquired the intellectual property and other assets of Woven Systems, an ethernet switching company, in August 2009.[25] According to IDC, by this time it was the largest unified threat management vendor, with a 15.4 percent market-share.[26] The company had been growing steadily and became profitable after losing money from 2004 - 2007.[27] Fortinet was also rising in CRN Magazine's survey-based annual report card (ARC), reaching first place in 2009.[28]

In November 2009, Fortinet had an initial public offering. It was planning to raise $52.4 million through the sale of 5.8 million shares.[26] Many stockholders also sold their shares simultaneously.[29] Just before the first day of trading, Fortinet increased the share price from $9 to $12.50 and the price increased in the market to $16.62 by the end of the first day of trading, raising $156 million in financing.[30]

Recent history

By 2010, Fortinet had $324 million in annual revenues.[3] That November, Bloomberg covered rumors that IBM was considering acquiring the company,[31] which Fortinet denied.[32][33] In December 2012, Fortinet acquired XDN (formerly known as 3Crowd), which provided an app-hosting service called CrowdDirector.[34] In 2013 Fortinet acquired application delivery company Coyote Point for an undisclosed sum.[35][36]

Fortinet made changes to its reseller program in July 2013, in order to provide financing and other options for small managed security service vendors.[37] Recently some resellers have complained that Fortinet is competing with its own resellers, whereas Fortinet says it does not do any direct sales.[38]

Fortinet founded the Cyber Threat Alliance with Palo Alto Networks in 2014, in order to share security threat data across vendors. It was joined by McAfee and Symantec later that year.[39][40] In May 2015, Fortinet acquired the Silicon Valley-based Wi-Fi hardware company, Meru Networks, for $44 million.[41][42] In late 2015, Fortinet security researchers demonstrated a Fitbit hack that gained access through Bluetooth, then allowed the hacker into synchronized devices.[43][44]

In June 2016, Fortinet acquired an IT security, monitoring and analytics software vendor, AccelOps for about $28 million.[45] According to ZDNet, the company was best known for its Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) products, products which analyze hardware and software security alerts.[46]

In 2017, Fortinet created a standalone subsidiary, Fortinet Federal, focused on cybersecurity products for government agencies. Former National Security Agency director Mike McConnell is on Fortinet Federal’s board,[47] and 12 of the 15 U.S. Cabinet departments use Fortinet products.[48] That same year, Fortinet researchers discovered a spyware that scams victims by impersonating the IRS[49] and MacRansom, a ransomware program specifically targeting Mac computers.[50][51]

Operations

Fortinet also runs the FortiGuard Labs internal security research team, which was founded in 2005.[52] It has four research and development centers in Asia, as well as others in the US, Canada and France.[53] Fortinet hosts a certification and training program with eight levels of NSE certification.[54][55] It runs the Network Security Academy, which was founded in early 2016. It provides resources to universities teaching IT security classes.[56]

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