Fortinet Revamps its International FortiPartner Program

10 years ago

New Certifications and Status to Enable Partners to Increase Expertise and Meet Evolving Market Requirements

Fortinet has enhanced its FortiPartner Program for the EMEA and APAC regions. The new program, including new certification and re-aligned partner levels, is designed to help partners build expertise on the full range of Fortinet’s network security products, extend service offerings and expand into new areas of the security market.

Maya Zakhour, Channel Director – Middle East for Fortinet says, “Our new program will support our resellers to increase expertise and leverage our end-to-end network security solutions to better align their services with the needs of these customers, and ultimately boost value.”

The new FortiPartner Program includes the Network Security Expert Certification (NSE) Program. The certification will also give partners exclusive access to benefits such as enhanced escalation, invitations to NSE-only events and to be recognized in the industry among an elite group of security professionals.

Fortinet has redefined its partner levels in order to provide a status that partners can leverage globally. The levels are platinum partners, gold partners, silver partners and authorized partners.

In addition to the NSE and new partner levels, Fortinet has invested infurther marketing support across its International channels, including locally-aligned content and multi-lingual telemarketing teams to provide qualified leads for extending sales reach and profitability for partners.

“The contribution of our channel in supporting our growth is paramount,” said Zakhour. “This is why we’re committed to constantly improving our partner program strategy in order to foster the business opportunities of all our resellers and distributors.”