Chooses FortiGate 5000 Systems for Integrated Security, Virtualization Capabilities and Advanced Management Interface to increase security.

Fortinet, a provider of multi-threat security solutions, today announced that Belgacom, a reference provider of integrated telecommunication services, has selected their consolidated network security solutions as the cornerstone of its 'Integrated Security Services', part of 'Belgacom Explore.'

The company states that its FortiGate 5000 carrier-class systems along with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, two management, logging and reporting tools, as well as Fortinet's FortiGuard Subscription Services will fuel Belgacom's recently launched managed security service. It adds that their FortiGate 5000 Series of modular, chassis-based multi-threat security systems are the industry's first security solutions to comply with the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture standard for next-generation carrier-grade communications equipment.

"We are seeing an increasing demand from the telco industry for supplying their customers with true value added services," said Andre Stewart, Fortinet's vice president of EMEA. "Belgacom is very proactive and diligent towards their corporate customer base and, after an in-depth analysis on their side, it became clear that Fortinet's virtualization capabilities and carrier-grade security go beyond other security solutions and will allow them to benefit from a more profitable business model."

"Security virtualization rapidly became the answer to our needs and only Fortinet could offer to virtualize all the essential security functions on a single platform that would scale to thousands of users," said Hendrik Van De Velde, Vice President, Product and Solution Management at Belgacom. "On top of the strong performance and flexibility of Fortinet's appliances, we were impressed with Fortinet's management and reporting tools, which will allow us to provide a unique Web interface to our customers so that they have easy control and visibility over their security service."