Fortinet
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 Fortinet facts

• It develops and markets cybersecurity software, appliances and services, such as firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion prevention and endpoint security, among others
• It is the fourth-largest network security company by revenue
• Fortinet was founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie
• It raised about $93 million in funding by 2004 and introduced ten FortiGate appliances
• That same year was the beginning of a recurring patent dispute between Fortinet and Trend Micro
• The company went public in 2009, raising $156 million through an initial public offering
• Throughout the 2000s, Fortinet diversified its product lines, adding products for wireless access points, sandboxing, and messaging security, among others