Tag Archive for Fortinet

Nozomi Networks continues to address IT/OT convergence issues with Schneider Electric partnership

This global deal, which is a very significant one for both companies, also has implications for Nozomi Networks’ strategy of bridging the gap between IT and OT, and for their IT vendor partners like Cisco and Fortinet and their joint channel partners.

OT security vendor Nozomi Networks looks to deepen IT, channel relationships

Nozomi Networks is an ICS startup with a lot of momentum, and in a world where IT and OT are increasingly converging, is deepening its IT strategic and channel partnerships to wind up on what they think will inevitably be the winning side.

Security vendor Ziften reboots partner program to better leverage strategic Microsoft relationship

The program’s highlight is a fast track program to recruit high skill – not necessarily top tier – Microsoft partners by providing them with the Ziften program’s top tier benefits for a year.

Pulse Secure, Fortinet announce technology, go-to-market integration

The deal goes beyond the technology integration and makes Pulse Secure and Fortinet strategic partners. The go-to-market element will see the two companies proactively identify a cadre of strong mutual partners, and use them to drive the solution to market.

Enhanced partner managed services capability key to Fortinet strategy

Fortinet drives innovation theme to partners at their Accelerate event, and indicates some potential new opportunities looking ahead.

Fortinet adds 11 new vendor partners to Fabric-Ready program in embrace of co-opetition strategy

Fortinet now has 42 strategic vendor partnerships, which include many direct competitors, and these relationships are critical to their Security Fabric strategy.

Fortinet Security Fabric enhancements include first steps towards vision of intent-based network security

At their Fortinet Accelerate 2018 event in Las Vegas, Fortinet outlined their strategic vision to deal with the challenges of digital transformation, including rudimentary tagging which will – eventually – let customers set policies for new items on the network using business language.

Global VAD Exclusive Group expands into U.S with Fine Tech purchase

Based in Europe, but operating in over 100 countries worldwide, Exclusive enters the U.S. for the first time. Fine Tech’s B.C.-based subsidiary is not, however, part of this deal.

New Fortinet security fabric enhances intelligence, awareness

In addition to the new fabric itself, the security vendor announces two of its key components, a new 6000 level firewall and Fortinet’s new CP9 content processor for deep packet inspection.

Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduce new bundle for enterprise and midmarket

The bundle enhances interoperability between Fortinet’s FortiGate Network Security Platform and the HPE Security Logger products, and will initially be piloted exclusively through Arrow to a limited number of partners, before being opened up later this year.