Fortinet positioned as No. 2 Network Security Appliances Vendor in Asia-Pacific

Fortinet has announced that it has surpassed Check Point to become the No. 2 network security appliances vendor by factory revenue market share in Asia-Pacific, according to the data from IDC's quarterly network security appliances tracker.

Patrice Perche, Fortinet's Senior Vice-President for International Sales & Support, said, "IDC is a trusted reference in the IT industry, and its finding validate the fact that more and more enterprises are choosing Fortinet's high performance, end-to-end network security solutions for their business needs. We will continue to invest heavily in the region and execute on our aggressive business plan to further grow our market share in Asia Pacific."

Fortinet first crossed Check Point in Q4 2013 with a market share of 6.27 per cent. Check Point held 5.87 per cent, while Cisco had the largest market share with 14.68 per cent of the US$611.65 million Asia-Pacific (including Japan) network security appliances market that quarter. In the recently released IDC Q1 2014 tracker, Fortinet maintained the lead, controlling 7.33 per cent of the market, over Check Point's 6.91 per cent.
 
Fortinet's market share gain comes in the wake of several key initiatives the vendor implemented in Asia-Pacific recently. These include the establishment of direct touch teams for key accounts, aggressive expansion of its partner base to cover new technologies and geographies, and the enablement and enforcement of stricter partner service standards.

The company has also boosted investment in R&D.