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Fortinet's FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls Secure Driscoll's Network

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Driscoll Strawberry Associates, a leading global supplier of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, has chosen Fortinet's FortiGate-400 enterprise antivirus firewall platform to secure its headquarters in Watsonville, Calif., along with FortiGate-50 units for its five domestic distribution sites. The decision was based on the extensive capabilities provided within a single platform, their ability to deliver first-rate performance, and their demonstrable return on investment and lowest cost of ownership. Fortinet's FortiGate systems have already delivered a significant reduction in content-based threats, improved network and internet performance by 20%, and reduced IT costs through ease-of-management and deployment.

Key Takeaways:

  • Fortinet's FortiGate-400 and FortiGate-50 units were chosen by Driscoll's due to their ability to provide extensive security capabilities within a single platform.
  • The FortiGate systems delivered a 20% improvement in network and internet performance by stopping the spread of viruses and worms.
  • Driscoll's experienced a significant reduction in content-based threats, from an estimated 30-40 threats per day to a much lower number.
  • The FortiGate systems had a lower total cost of ownership compared to other security solutions.
  • Fortinet's FortiGate-400 and FortiGate-50 units are capable of scanning for malware, viruses, and Trojans at the network edge, even within encrypted VPN tunnels.
  • The FortiProtect Network provides automatic and instantaneous updates to FortiGate units worldwide to ensure the latest antivirus attack and intrusion protection signature databases.
  • Driscoll's decision to use Fortinet's FortiGate-400 and FortiGate-50 units was based on their ability to deliver first-rate performance, ease-of-management, and lowest cost of ownership.

Statistics:

  • Driscoll's experienced a reduction in content-based threats to a much lower number after implementing Fortinet's FortiGate systems.
  • The FortiGate systems improved network and internet performance by 20%.
  • The number of content threats Driscoll's had to address previously was estimated to be anywhere from 30-40 a day.
  • Fortinet's FortiGate-400 and FortiGate-50 units have a lower total cost of ownership compared to other security solutions.

Sources:

  • "Fortinet Completes Network Security Solution for Driscoll Strawberry Associates" (PRNewswire)
  • Fortinet's FortiProtect Network
  • Fortinet's FortiGate series of ASIC-accelerated antivirus firewalls

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