Fortinet and Polycom together enable Voice and Video-over IP

Fortinet expanded its presence in the Voice and Video-over-Internet Protocol (V2oIP) market with the launch of new firmware in its FortiGate systems that enables secure and real-time VoIP and V2oIP. The company has worked with leading unified collaborative communications
(UCC) provider Polycom, to deploy FortiGate systems to enable secure, single and multi-point V2oIP conference calls with Polycom's
PathNavigator. It demonstrates the inter-operability and seamless integration between Polycom´s voice and video technology and Fortinet´s network security appliances. 

Fortinet will demonstrate this technology and discuss the intersection of broadcast over IP networks´ security needs in Las Vegas. This demonstration will display how Fortinet protects customers´ video, data and voice traffic against common real-time traffic security concerns including registration hijacking, impersonating a server, tampering with message bodies, tearing down sessions and denial of service (DOS). 

"It is imperative we ensure our customers´ voice and video conference calls are not only of excellent sound and video quality, but also secure given today´s Internet threat climate, where networks are always exposed to the latest threats unless properly protected," said Ed
Ellett, Senior VP and GM of the Video Systems Division at Polycom. Securing customers´ V2oIP conference calls is a top priority for the company. 

Simplified V2oIP dialing through IP network security is a major enabler of high-quality, converged voice/data applications.
"Fortinet is committed to working with companies like Polycom to eliminate the barriers between security and IP conferencing and collaboration applications," said Ken
Xie, Founder, President and CEO of Fortinet. 

"As these new advanced applications are increasingly deployed, security should constantly be part of the extended enterprise.
ASIC-accelerated FortiGate systems are designed to enable secure VoIP and Voice and Video-over-IP applications, without slowing down network performance." 

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