Ken and Michael Xie, each other’s siblings, founded FORTINET in 2000. Fortinet raised about $93 million in funding by 2004 and introduced TEN FortiGate appliances. That same year was the BEGINNING of a recurring patent dispute between Fortinet and Trend Micro. The company went public in 2009, raising $156 million through an INITIAL public offering. Throughout the 2000s, Fortinet expanded its product lines, by adding PRODUCTS for wireless access points, sandboxing, and messaging security, among others.

Ken and Michael Xie, each other’s siblings, founded Fortinet in 2000. Fortinet raised about $93 million in funding by 2004 and introduced ten FortiGate appliances. That same year was the beginning of a recurring patent dispute between Fortinet and Trend Micro. The company went public in 2009, raising $156 million through an initial public offering. Throughout the 2000s, Fortinet expanded its product lines, by adding products for wireless access points, sandboxing, and messaging security, among others.