Burma...implements one of the world’s most restrictive regimes of Internet control. These on-line restrictions buttress off-line regulation of speech...Burma’s commitment to regulating Internet content through technical methods is demonstrated by its purchase and ongoing implementation of filtering software from the U.S. company Fortinet...ONI contacted Fortinet directly, by telephone and by e-mail, to obtain the company’s input on the use of its product in Burma. We asked the company to respond to the following four questions: 1. Has Burma implemented one of Fortinet's products? If so, where, what, and for how long? 2. Does Fortinet know of the product's use? What functions are being used? Are there functions that are being used exclusively in Burma? 3. Has Fortinet helped Burma configure the product(s)? If so, was the product configured to comply with the 2000 Web Regulations instituted by Burma? 4. What else would Fortinet like to add on this subject? What should people know about the company and its activities in order to understand the situation? ONI received the following reply from Michelle Spolver, Fortinet’s Director of Worldwide Public Relations: “Fortinet employs a two-tier sales model, in which we sell 100% of our products to resellers (who then resell to end-users). We do not directly sell, deploy or configure our products for end-users. Additionally, we have no record in our databases of Myanmar Millenium Group being a Fortinet reseller (although, it appears by the article you sent me that perhaps initial discussions were had).” ONI notes that Fortinet does not indicate it restricts re-sellers from conducting business with Burma, unlike companies such as Sun Microsystems.