SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ:FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has received the Security Vendor of the Year Award from Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor. Presented during Ingram Micro Experience 2018, the win celebrates the increasing demand and brand awareness within the IT channel for Fortinet’s Security Fabric solutions.

The annual event, hosted by Agency Ingram Micro was held on October 27 in Anaheim, Calif. Nearly 30 vendors earned the title of “Vendor of the Year” across more than two dozen high profile technology categories including cloud, consumer technology, advanced solutions and consumer and global markets. The winning partners were evaluated across a variety of criteria and key performance indicators, including collaboration, marketing and sales.

Jennifer Anaya, vice president, marketing, Ingram Micro
“The channel is home to tens of thousands of incredible and innovative organizations that realize the business value in going-to-market with Ingram Micro. We are honored to present the Security Vendor of the Year Award to Fortinet for going above and beyond with Ingram Micro to better serve the needs of our channel partners and help their end-customers achieve their business goals faster and with greater engagement and accountability.”

Jon Bove, vice president of channel sales at Fortinet
“It is a true honor to receive Ingram Micro’s Security Vendor of the Year award. Working together to deliver innovative Security Fabric protections across the entire attack surface and enabling partners to provide Professional and Managed Security Services, Fortinet and Ingram Micro jointly invest in go-to-market, technical enablement and other strategic activities to drive continued growth and work closely to enable our partners throughout the entire sales cycle.”