Back To 1995

   Chapter 85

  Companies all over the world are basically the same when they are first established. Don’t think about high-end office buildings. It’s good to have a place to live and live.

  Xie Qing did not expect that Song Yang would come at this time. He thought that Song Yang should be dealing with Hotmail mailboxes at this time. Hotmail is hot right now.

   After fumbling for a long time, he went out again. Xie Qing finally brought out a cup of hot tea for Song Yang.

   "Boss Song, why are you here at this time? I mean, the Hotmail mailbox is busy right now..." Xie Qing asked Song Yang strangely.

  Song Yang took a sip of tea and listened to the familiar accents outside the small office. In addition to the accents from various places in China, Song Yang also heard the accents from Baodao, which was exactly the same as Yang Zhiyuan's.

   "San Jose University is about to start, I want to report!" Song Yang said to Xie Qing.

   Like Baxter and the others who heard this sentence before, the expression on Xie Qing’s face was also quite wonderful.

   He gave up his Ph.D. from Stanford and went to Silicon Valley to start a business. Now that he heard that Song Yang was going to report at San Jose University, Xie Qing held it back for a long time, and he really didn’t know what to say.

   "How about Fortis Antivirus now?" Song Yang asked Xie Qing.

  Xie Qing opened the backstage of Fortis, and turned the computer to Song Yang, "Now the daily users of Fortis are more than 120,000!"

   Now the outside world is focusing on Hotmail mailboxes, and the Fortis antivirus software, which has been brought in without realizing it, is also entering the computers of countless users.

   Song Yang took a look at the background data of Fortis. The daily startup frequency is not low. Basically, after opening the Hotmail mailbox, he scans and cleans it up.

   "Does Fortis have any plans to launch a PC version of antivirus software?" Song Yang raised his head and cast his eyes towards Xie Qing.

   Hearing this, Xie Qing's face became solemn, obviously weighing the pros and cons of launching computer antivirus software, "If we do this, we must compete with Norton, Symantec and other companies!"

   "Sooner or later, there will be such a day, as long as Fortinet is in the security network industry for a day, sooner or later, it will compete with these companies."

Song Yang leaned on his chair, looked at Xie Qing and said, "Now is an opportunity to take advantage of the development of Hotmail to deliver Fortis' antivirus software to the computers of Internet users all over the world, which is also conducive to the promotion of flying to the outside world. Tower companies, and of course Wall Street VCs, also like companies with users and traffic!”

  In the PC era, anti-virus software is an insurmountable threshold, whether it is the 360 ​​of the Cardinal or Kaspersky, etc., they have all been in the PC era.

With users and traffic, it is easier to compete with your Norton, Symantec and other antivirus software brands, to implement Xie Qing's UTM, or even to get money from venture capital firms. Not a lot.

   Of course, Song Yang also has some careful thoughts, that is, in the future, when the Internet industry in Song Yang's hands, such as ICQ, is fighting against competitors, it will be easier to win if there is Fortis antivirus software.

   For example, as soon as the user turns on the computer, Fortis Antivirus reminds the user that there is a risk in a certain software, once or twice is nothing, every day, is it a bit vague.

Of course, this move is definitely not authentic, nor does it follow the rules, it involves malicious competition, etc., but it is really to the point of life and death, and there is no need to follow the rules. Let's talk about it when it smells...

For example, when Microsoft and Netscape were at their most fierce, bundling the browser was a small trick. The real technology was that the computer system would crash as soon as Netscape was opened, forcing users to uninstall Netscape, not afraid of 10,000. Just in case, Song Yang had to save some means for his competitors!

  Xie Qing nodded after thinking for a while. As Song Yang said, now is an opportunity. Hotmail mailboxes are attacking cities all over the world, and they want to capture the user mailboxes of every computer.

   As an antivirus software embedded in Hotmail mailboxes, Fortis has a natural advantage, and it is not impossible to even surpass Norton to become the world's largest antivirus software.

  Tianzhu is not to be blamed. The opportunity is in front of him. Xie Qing is not the kind of hesitant. When that day comes, Fortinet will definitely be sought after by Silicon Valley VCs and Wall Street investment banks.

   After drinking a cup of tea, Xie Qing and Song Yang went out to introduce Song Yang to the group of Fly Tower Company, "This is Deng Feng, who used to be an engineer at Intel and is currently responsible for the development of security chips for Fortinet hardware firewall products!"

   "Ke Yan, the original Cisco Silicon Valley engineer, is now in charge of Fortinet's software business!"

  Xie Qing plus Deng Feng and Keyan basically form the core of Fortinet. Xie Qing is in charge of network security technology, Deng Feng is in charge of security chips, and Ke Yan is a software expert. They are each responsible for a piece of business.

   "Boss Song!"

When they met Song Yang, Deng Feng and Ke Yan were still somewhat restrained as engineers. They had just recently joined Fortis on a full-time basis. Before, they were basically part-time helpers at Fortis. After Xie Qing got Song Yang's investment , The two of them quit their jobs at Cisco and Intel and started working for Fortinet.

   "This is Li Hai, a genius who came to Stanford for further study from China."

  Xie Qing pointed to the young man who was leading the way for Song Yang just now, and then pointed to the dark man who was playing Chuan Yin, "Old Fan..."

  There are not many people in Fortis, there are only seven or eight people, but they all perform their own duties. One radish and one pit each have their own role in Fortis.

  Song Yang visited Fortinet's office, especially the hardware development department. The conditions were not very good. Basically, the security chip was developed, and then the chip processing company was asked to produce it, and finally assembled.

  Although the conditions are not good, Deng Feng and the others all look quite good, "I am currently designing the first generation security chip of Fortinet. If it can be made, it is expected to be tested before Christmas!"

   As the first product, there are no performance requirements. The key is to see whether Xie Qing's UTM network security concept can be realized. If it can be achieved, then the performance will be improved.

   Taking a look at the environment here, Song Yang said to Xie Qing, Deng Feng, Ke Yan and others, "It won't take long for Fortis to set up its own security laboratory and its own hardware manufacturing and assembly center!"

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Xie Qing and several people couldn't help showing joy on their faces. Song Yang's words meant that they would continue to invest in Fortis in the future, which is undoubtedly the best news for them.

  Song Yang, Xie Qing and the others, after having a meal together, left Fortigate and rushed towards San Jose University.

   During this time, because of Song Yang, the rhetoric between San Jose University and Harvard made a lot of people in America pay more attention to this old university.

   Being named after San Jose is naturally closely related to the city of San Jose. The University of San Jose is located in the city center and spans 19 streets, with the America Internet Center.

But it is unfortunate. It is clear that San Jose University is the center of the Internet, but when it comes to the Internet industry, it is often Stanford, Harvard and the like, and it is not San Jose University at all. North Stanford, South San Jose".

   Heck South San Jose University, it is clear that San Jose is the "capital of Silicon Valley", and San Jose University is the center of San Jose, but it doesn't seem to be as good as Stanford.

As a university with more than 30,000 people, it is impossible for the president of the University of San Jose to meet every student who enrolls in person, but an American millionaire, possibly even a billionaire, is worthy enough for the current president of San Jose University, Derek, I made time to meet the future well-known alumni of the University of San Jose.

   When Song Yang was brought into Derek's office by an assistant in the principal's office, he saw Derek, the current president of San Jose University, sitting inside with a middle-aged man.

   "You must be Bruno Song, welcome to the best college in Silicon Valley!"

When Derek saw Song Yang, he was very enthusiastic, and he was still muttering, "Coming here will be the most correct choice you made, Song, a place like Harvard is not suitable for you at all, Bill. Gates made a choice long ago!"

It can be heard that Derek is very dissatisfied with Harvard's blatant poaching. He directly pinned Bill Gates' departure from Harvard and put the **** on Harvard. He thought that what Harvard did was sorry for Bill Gates and had to That said, the punch was really unexpected.

"Oh, Song, let me introduce to you, this is Professor Albert. I dare to say that Albert is the best business school professor in America and a future Nobel Prize winner!" Derek said the middle-aged man , introduced to Song Yang, no surprise, Song Yang will follow Albert at San Jose University in the next few years.

Albert is not the kind of old pedant. Albert, who looks only in his forties, is already a well-known economist in America. He is often invited by some large groups to give lectures to executives. He moved out because he was afraid that he would be weaker than Harvard. This was to tell Song Yang that San Jose University was not a vegetarian.

   After Song Yang and Albert came out, they went to a small cafe on campus, "Song, you can try it, the coffee here is very special!"

  Albert was very talkative, and he didn't keep the air of a professor in front of Song Yang, "Song, to be honest, I was surprised, I didn't expect you to be here."

   "Professor Albert, do you think I should hold a party in a hotel or yacht with a certain Hollywood actress or model?!" Song Yang also smiled at Albert and said.

Hearing this, Albert couldn't help but burst into laughter. In fact, this is the normal state of young people in America, and it is also the living state of the suddenly rich people in America, like Song Yang, who ran to University came, but it is really different.

   (end of this chapter)