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| Network Security Market Tops $1B in 3Q05 Quarterly worldwide network security appliances and software revenue was up 1% to $1 billion between 2Q05 and 3Q05, and is expected to increase 21% by 3Q06, according to Infonetics Research's Network Security Appliances and Software report. Annual revenue is forecast to grow to $6 billion in 2008. "There is a lot of talk in the security market about 'network access control, '" said Jeff Wilson, principal analyst at Infonetics Research. "NAC is really the holy grail of network security, and is no simple feat, as it will impact all types of products, from client software, to security appliances, to network infrastructure, to the back-end. NAC implementations will drive purchases of network integrated security products, SSL VPN products, and an emerging category of NAC controller appliances, all of which we will track closely with this service moving forward." 3Q05 Highlights -- Cisco leads the overall network security appliances and software market with 35% of total revenue, Check Point is second with 10%, Juniper is third with 8% -- VPN and firewall appliances and software make up 77% of revenue, IDS/IPS 14%, and gateway anti-virus 9%; by 2008, IDS/IPS will make up 15%, gateway anti-virus 12% Network Security Appliances and Software tracks VPN and firewall appliances in six price-banded categories, hardware secure routers, SSL VPN gateways, VPN and firewall software, host- and network-based IDS/IPS products, and gateway anti-virus products. Forecasts are updated quarterly and cover all regions (North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, CALA, and worldwide). Companies tracked in this service include 14South, AEP, Array Networks, Avaya, Aventail, Check Point, CipherOptics, Cisco, Computer Associates, Crossbeam, CyberGuard, D-Link, Enterasys, F5, Fortinet, Intel, Juniper, Lucent, McAfee, NETASQ, Netilla, Nokia, Nortel, Secure Computing, SonicWALL, Symantec, TippingPoint, WatchGuard, Whale, ZyXEL, and others. Download sample data athttp://www.info.infonetics.com.For sales, contact Larry Howard, vice president, at larry@infonetics.com or +1-408-583-3335. Infonetics Research (http://www.infonetics.com)is the premier international market research and consulting firm specializing in data networking and telecom, providing a complete view of the market through constant interaction with equipment manufacturers, service providers, end-users, chip and component manufacturers, sales channels, and the financial community. Services include quarterly market share and forecasting, end-user survey research, service provider survey research, and service provider capex analysis. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Networking News :: home page |