Fortinet Unveils New Secure Wireless Access Points Designed to Give Retailers a Competitive Advantage

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - January 12, 2015) - Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a global leader in high-performance cyber security - today released seven new FortiAP Wireless LAN Access Points at the National Retail Foundation's (NRF) 104^th annual Retail's Big Show in New York City. Fortinet's new FortiAP Access Points are engineered to deliver retailers, branch offices and distributed enterprises with expansive wireless LAN coverage, maximum device density and increased bandwidth. Combined with Fortinet's industry-leading threat protection, IT departments can rest easy knowing that their wireless LAN is secure.

Providing Access While Protecting Assets
The rapid pace of technological innovation and the growth of the always-connected generation have left organizations in verticals like retail, education and healthcare playing catch-up when they look to empower their employees, customers, students or clients with Wi-Fi access. Factor in the ever-present risks to company data from advanced threats and it becomes a challenge for organizations to implement new and differentiating technologies in an efficient and secure manner.

Businesses also know they must innovate to stay ahead. Fortinet's portfolio of industry-leading security solutions enables businesses to consolidate stand-alone products, embrace new technologies and pursue business opportunities, all while remaining completely secure.

FortiAP's are thin access points, enabling secure, identity-driven Wi-Fi access for an organization's network. Designed to seamlessly integrate with the built-in enterprise wireless LAN controller of the market-leading FortiGate appliance, Fortinet delivers a true end-to-end Unified Access Layer. This holistic approach enables businesses to easily manage wired and wireless security from a single management console and protects their network from the latest security threats that other security vendors might miss.

Fortinet's new FortiAP Wireless Access Points deliver the security, throughput and resiliency to enable organizations to take advantage of the latest innovative wireless technologies. Featuring top rated threat prevention; these new FortiAP Wireless Access Points utilize the latest high-performance technologies, supporting dual and triple stream MIMO 802.11ac technology.

These security and performance features enable organizations to implement innovative wireless technologies like Point-of-Sale (POS) and inventory systems for retail, connected medical equipment and physician kiosks for healthcare, or simply deliver robust BYOD and mobility services without worrying about the integrity of their networks.