Seccom and Fortinet Rated in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s MarketScope

SYDNEY, 1 October.  Seccom Global, leading Australian managed security services providers (MSSP), have today announced receiving a “Strong Positive” rating in Gartner’s September 2010 MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Asia/Pacific Report * 

The report analysed seventeen MSSPs operating across the Asia Pacific, with “Strong Positive” the highest possible rating given.

Seccom Global’s Chief Information Officer, Gavin Matthews, believes Seccom’s high level of customer satisfaction stems from the engineering teams extensive awareness of supported Fortinet (Nasdaq:FTNT) FortiGateÒ multi-function security appliance technology and a flexible approach to technical service and delivery.

“Seccom started its business on the Fortigate platform seven years ago because it believed in the technology and vision of its founders. Our success in the market has been substantially assisted by Fortinet’s ability to constantly meet the market need for change and innovation as threat landscapes change. Great technology combined with commitment to customer support and service is a good recipe for any MSSP”

The report lends support to Seccom Global’s belief that it has a very strong business case for  organisations requiring an MSSP with strong capabilities in the management of distributed Fortinet FortiGate devices. FortiGate systems are ASIC-accelerated security appliances that integrate core security and network functionalities including firewall, SSL and IPSec VPN, antivirus, intrusion prevention, Web filtering, antispam, application control, data loss prevention, SSL traffic inspection and WAN optimisation.

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About Seccom Global

One of the fastest growing Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) in the Asia Pacific region, Seccom Global combines professional managed services with world class information security technologies to mitigate online risk and protect the integrity of sensitive information across SMB, enterprise and government organisations.

Independently ranked in the top 5 percentile of MSSPs for excellence in delivery, breath of service and geographic coverage, Seccom provides a complete range of In The Cloud (ITC), edge network and ISP security services, supporting infrastructures across Australia, Asia and the United States.

Responsible for protecting infrastructure across some of the world’s most recognisable brand name businesses, Seccom Global are a trusted partner of major financial institutions, government bodies and non-profit organisations with centrally managed, comprehensive information security solutions enabling corporates of all sizes to assure business continuity, retain information integrity and achieve and maintain compliance.

About Fortinet

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Fortinet’s products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Fortinet’s customers include enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers of security designed to help protect against application and network threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the extended enterprise - from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core, including databases and applications. Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world.