GlobeNewswire Inc | May 18, 2021 09:00AM EDT

May 18, 2021

RESTON, Va., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Fortinet has been named a manufacturer on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions Software 2 (ITES-SW2) contract for the U.S. Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS). This contract is held by Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, and is effective through August 30, 2025.

ITES-SW2 is a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle for commercial off-the-shelf software products and related services and hardware. The contract has no fees, and ordering is open to all Army, DoD and Federal agencies and authorized systems integrators on a worldwide basis. Under this contract, Carahsoft provides cybersecurity solutions from Fortinet to support Federal agencies enterprise infrastructure goals.

Bob Fortna, President, Fortinet Federal

With a sophisticated adversary threat landscape, an expanding attack surface, continuously shifting government mandates, and a growing cyber skills gap, cybersecurity is top of mind for Federal agencies. They need trusted partners to help them consolidate, integrate, and automate their cybersecurity infrastructures so that the Federal agencies can remain focused on their unique missions and reduce risk. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform is architected to scale and adapt to the unique and complex security requirements of Federal agencies, and includes automated policy enforcement for regulatory and compliance mandates.

Fortinets Security Fabric platform solutions are available through Carahsofts ITES-SW2 Contract W52P1J-20-D-0042. For procurement information, contact Carahsofts ITES-SW2 contract team at (703) 871-8681 or ITES-SW2@carahsoft.com; or visit Carahsofts dedicated ITES-SW2 contract resource center.

About FortinetFortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, applications and data everywhere.This is why the worlds largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 510,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinets Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, theFortinet Blog, orFortiGuard Labs.

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