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Fortinet, Inc. is an American multinational corporation founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. The company sells high performance network security products and services including their flagship integrated network security solution, the FortiGate firewall. Fortinet distributes its systems and subscription-based services using the channel partner sales method via more than 20,000 partners worldwide. Fortinet is positioned as the revenue leader in unified threat management (UTM) solutions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fortinet Named Leader of Worldwide Unified Threat Management Market for 23rd Consecutive Quarter by Leading Market Research Firm )〕 Fortinet competes in the UTM and network security industry, and has the third-highest market share in security appliances after Cisco Systems and Check Point. ==History== In 1993, 29-year-old Ken Xie started Stanford Information Systems (SIS) with classmates and friends to develop and sell software-based firewalls. The part-time venture led Xie to realize the limitations of software-based firewalls and in 1997 he founded NetScreen with Yan Ke and Feng Deng. NetScreen developed ASIC-based Internet security systems and appliances and paved the way for what would become one of Fortinet's key technologies. In 2004 NetScreen was sold to Juniper Networks for $4 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ken Xie Builds Second Network Security Star )〕 In 1999, Ken Xie left NetScreen and founded Fortinet with his brother Michael Xie. With $1 million in angel funds and a personal investment of $50,000, Fortinet quickly grew, gaining recognition for their growth in Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur, and on the Deloitte Fast 500.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Smokin' )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2008 Technology Fast 500 )〕 In 2009 the company filed for its initial public offering, opening at $12.50 per share and closing the same day $16.62, a 33% increase.〔 Fortinet has made several acquisitions, including VoIP manufacturer TalkSwitch in April 2011,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fortinet Acquires TalkSwitch to Further Expand into Multi-Service Business Gateway Market )〕 application delivery controller (ADC) manufacturer Coyote Point Systems in March 2013, and wireless networking provider Meru Networks in May 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fortinet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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