30 November 2009
Intertec reaches new milestone in delivering strong security solutions to UAE companies

Intertec, a leading IT solutions provider, announced today it has achieved Gold Partner status with Fortinet, a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions.

"Fortinet's portfolio enables us to strengthen our security solutions offering and today's achievement is awarding our efforts and investments into this partnership" says Kuber Saraswat - Sr. Manager - Information Security. "Our Gold status will strenghten our messages and actions toward our customers, in particular in the BFSI and government segments," added Kuber.

"We congratulate Intertec Systems on achieving their Gold Partner accreditation. Dedicated partners like Intertec helps us to build a strong presence in the UAE market while helping to educate the market on the importance of implementing comprehensive security in the enterprise," said Judhi Prasetyo - Regional Channel Manager - Fortinet Middle East.

Intertec has successfully deployed solutions across Government, Banking, Finance and Corporate verticals. In addition, Intertec has resources that have gained Fortinet's certifications: Certified Network Security Professional (FCNSP) & Fortinet Certified Network Security Administrator (FCNSA).

Intertec Systems' Professional Services deliver comprehensive, enterprise-wide security assessment, design and deployment services to help you build effective network security solutions. We have partnerships and skills with best of the breed industry solutions. Our trained and certified consultants work with you to implement network security best practices to better protect your critical business assets.

Intertec Security Services help you:
Mitigate security threats to business operations
Proactively address security issues before they are exploited.
Comply with regulatory guidelines
Lower operating costs through the consistent deployment of security policy and procedures
Provide secure extension of business applications
Improve productivity by optimizing security efforts for efficient management and maintenance
Shorten implementation cycles for new security solution deployments and software updates
Limit impact of security incidents with advanced preparation and incident response

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About Fortinet
Fortinet is a leading provider of network security appliances and the market leader in Unified Threat Management or UTM. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection -- including firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and antispam -- designed to help customers protect against network and content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world and are the only security products that are certified in five programs by ICSA Labs: Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec VPN, Network IPS and Antispam. Fortinet is based in Sunnyvale, California.

About Intertec Systems
Since its inception in 1991, Intertec Systems has been at the forefront for providing latest technology solutions to the region. With a strong presence in the GCC and Indian subcontinent, Intertec Systems today boasts of over 1000 leading organizations in the BFSI, Government and Corporate sectors in its customer base.

Intertec provides solutions in IT infrastructure, asset and compliance, information security, banking applications, contact centre, service desk, business applications, and business intelligence and managed services. Over the years company has built strong relations with industry leaders like HP, Cisco, Infor, Frontrange, LANDesk, CosmoCom, Microsoft, Oracle, to name a few.

Intertec Systems is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company and follows strong project management methodologies with its PMI certified resources. As a proactive measure, a 360 degree customer relationship and project satisfaction review is being followed. www.intertecsys.com

For more information please contact:
Kuber Saraswat
Sr. Product Manager
Intertec Systems LLC
Tel: +971 4 2221338
Email: kuber.saraswat@intertecsys.com

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