Network Security Market Tops $1B in 3Q05

Infonetics : 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 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. 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%

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