Press ReleaseFebruary 23, 2005 For Immediate Release For more information
contact: U.S. LAN Switch Market Increases 19 Percent in 2004 Upgrades Lift
Market Compared to 2003 When Sales Fell Three Percent Scottsdale, Arizona – According to Synergy Research Group’s latest report, “US LAN Switch Market Shares”, the LAN switch market in Q4 decreased eight percent sequentially, yet increased 22 percent year-over-year. The vast majority of LAN switch sales in the United States were upgrades; sometimes replacing switches installed six or seven years ago. “Vendors keep adding new features which give customers reasons to replace aging equipment,” said Joshua Johnson, Senior Analyst at Synergy Research Group. ”Customers value products that reduce the workload on their IT staffs, such as switches with anomaly detection that help protect the infrastructure from malicious attacks by detecting and blocking unusual levels of traffic, rather than neutrally passing them through the network.”
Notable sequential market share gainers for the quarter included Nortel, Foundry, Extreme, and Alcatel. This 103 page report containing 60 market share tables is available for purchase at www.srgresearch.com. Synergy Research Group (SRG) is a market research firm, which specializes in quarterly market analysis, market share, forecasting, and strategic consulting. SRG offers a wide breadth of market research services to the equipment manufacturing, semiconductor, and financial communities. SRG can be found at www.srgresearch.com ### The contents of this press release represent SRG’s interpretation and analysis of statistics and information collected from authorized company representatives, industry sources, and SRG estimates. SRG does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the statistics or information contained in this release. |