Fortinet enhances Managed Security Service Provider program

Fortinet announced enhancements to its growing Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program. It now offers two distinct MSSP partners and related program elements to both end-user and internal customer needs. It offers an MSSP secure operation center and network operation service center resale option for traditional resellers looking to expand service revenues as an MSSP with minimal capital investment. Further, it assists existing MSSPs in reselling services from their significant network and infrastructure capabilities. 

Leading analyst firms predict MSSP services will grow at at least 50% annually until 2006 (Source: IDC) and that the managed security service market will reach $3.7 billion by 2008 (Source: Yankee Group). Fortinet has signed more than 100 global MSSP partners to date such as Guarded Networks, RISC in France, KDDI in Japan and KT bizmeka in Korea. 

Fortinet's two-tier MSSP Program is now customized for a larger section of the FortiPartner Program and will appeal to smaller resellers who want to provide multiple managed security services utilizing Fortinet hardware, logging and reporting products. To meet the individual needs of various types and sizes of MSSPs, Fortinet's expanded MSSP Program offers two levels--Star and Premier--Fortinet MSSP Star Partner Program. 

The Premier program appeals to resellers who are in the early stages of the MSSP business. Benefits to these partners include access to Fortinet-supplied marketing materials, support via established Fortinet distributors and training. Premier partners purchase products indirectly through authorized distributors.

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