Broadcom vs Fortinet

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Broadcom
Based on 2276 reviews.
Fortinet
Based on 1492 reviews.
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Overview
Broadcom Corporation is an American fabless semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California. Broadcom was founded by a professor-student pair Henry Samueli and Henry T. Nicholas III from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991. In 1995, the company moved from its Westwood, Los Angeles, office to Irvine, California. In 1998, Broadcom became a public company on the NASDAQ exchange and now employs approximately 11,750 people worldwide in more than 15 countries.
Fortinet, Inc. is an American multinational corporation founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. The company sells high performance network security products and services including their flagship integrated network security solution, the FortiGate firewall. Fortinet distributes its systems and subscription-based services using the channel partner sales method via more than 20,000 partners worldwide.
Sample Customers
Broadcom MACH5
State Bank of India, Coty, Intellinet, Hill International
Symantec Proxy
Jefferies
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration
Acciona, Core Blox, DBS
Symantec Siteminder
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
DX Spectrum
National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
NetMaster Network Intelligence
Tieto
Broadcom Network Flow Analysis
Empowered, BCBST
AppNeta by Broadcom
Ebay, Citrix, National Instruments, Marriott, AT&T, Bon-Ton, McDonald's, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, QAD
DX Unified Infrastructure Management
CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex
CA Unified Communications Monitor
BBVA Compass
DX Performance Management
Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG 
DX Virtual Network Assurance
Cetip, Hill International, AusNet, TIM Brasil
DX NetOps
Fujitsu
Symantec Endpoint Security
Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.
Symantec Messaging Gateway
Doric, Joblink Plus, Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta, PPB Advisory, Slater & Gordon Lawyers, Sydney Adventist Hospital Ltd.
Symantec Advanced Authentication
Global bank, Large Filipino Bank and SK Infosec
Symantec VIP Access Manager
Maine Medical Center, Aria S.p.A
Brocade Ethernet Switches
Ajubeo, Akquinet AG, Big Data Analytics Provider Boligkontoret Danmark Bristol is Open, CDE Lightband, Cicero School District 99, City and County of San Francisco, Department of Emergency, City of Chattanooga, Cloudscale.sh
Broadcom RoboSwitch
State Bank of India, Algar Tech, IntelliNet, Hill International
Broadcom StrataConnect
Coty, Banese, Intellinet
Broadcom StrataDNX
Hill International, Coty, Banese, Algar Tech
Broadcom StrataXGS
State Bank of India, Hill International, Coty
Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
ECI
Cleanup
Standard Bank of South Africa
ACF2
Sky, Rogers Communications
DX SaaS
CNN
Symantec Cloud Workload Protection
LifeLock
Symantec CloudSOC CASB
Globe Telecom
Broadcom Wireless LAN
State Bank of India, Coty, Banese
Symantec Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
NEX, AIG, Fiverr, Upwork
Fortinet FortiMail
Magromer Cueros y Pieles S.A.
Fortinet FortiNAC
Isavia, Pepperdine University, Medical University of South Carolina, Columbia University Medical Center, Utah Valley University
Fortinet FortiSandbox
Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
Fortinet FortiWeb
Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
Fortinet FortiWLM
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiWLC
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiToken
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiClient
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiMail Cloud
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiTester
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiManager
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Fortinet FortiEDR
Financial, Healthcare, Legal, Technology, Enterprise, Manufacturing ... 
Fortinet FortiCASB
Rollins
Fortinet FortiGate SWG
Salt Lake County, Catholic College Bendigo, Azienda Unita Sanitaria
Fortinet FortiCWP
Carvalho, Autodesk, Shipserv, Security7 Networks, Coopenae
FortiMonitor
SONY, GoDaddy, HCL, ING, ARMOR, billboard
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Top Industries
Educational Organization
21%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Government
6%
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