Fortinet, a provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, has announced that IDC research data has positioned it as the No. 1 company in worldwide UTM revenue for 2006.
 
IDC has also confirmed that in Q4 2006, Fortinet experienced significant quarter over quarter growth in shipments of its high-end security systems.  

According to Ken Xie, founder and CEO, Fortinet, "Fortinet has seen a strong increase in customer demand for our high-end FortiGate security systems, which is supported by IDC’s latest data. This demand has been driven by large enterprises, MSSPs and carriers worldwide that recognise that Fortinet provides the most flexible, scalable and comprehensive multi-threat security platform available to address their varying security needs."