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For Immediate Release February 19, 2007 Heather
Wilson (775)
852-3330 |
Growth Driven by Hardware-based Hybrid Solutions, IPS, & SSL VPN Sales
Synergy Research Group segments the total Network Security
market to include Hybrid Security Solutions (Firewall/VPN), Intrusion
Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and SSL VPNs. In addition, SRG
segments the Hybrid market into Low-End, High-End, and Next Generation
Appliances, and Software Solutions.
Hybrid Solution sales increased six percent sequentially and
grew eight percent year-over-year. Furthermore, IDS/IPS sales increased two
percent for the quarter and climbed 13 percent over 2005 sales; meanwhile, SSL
VPN sales increased 11 percent in the quarter and jumped 41 percent
year-over-year.
“2006 was indeed a record year in terms of Network
Security sales. Nearly all segments grew by double digits compared to 2005,” said Aaron Vance, Senior
Analyst at Synergy Research Group. “Going forward, Synergy remains
positive about the growth potential for virtually all Hybrid segments, the
growth of IPS driven by the transition away from IDS, and the continued
deployment of SSL VPNs for secure network and application access.”
Table
1. 2006 WW Hybrid (Hardware only) Market Shares
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Position |
Y-Y
Sales Growth |
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Cisco |
1 |
11% |
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Juniper |
2 |
12% |
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Nokia |
3 |
8% |
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Fortinet |
4 |
40% |
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SonicWall |
5 |
51% |
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Table
2. 2006 WW IDS/IPS Market Shares
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Position |
Y-Y
Sales Growth |
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Cisco |
1 |
30% |
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IBM (ISS) |
2 |
-7% |
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Symantec |
3 |
12% |
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3Com |
4 |
24% |
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Juniper |
5 |
88% |
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Table
3. 2006 WW SSL VPN Market Shares
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Position |
Y-Y
Sales Growth |
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Juniper |
1 |
16% |
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Citrix |
2 |
82% |
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F5 |
3 |
26% |
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Aventail |
4 |
29% |
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Nortel |
5 |
17% |
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For the year, 3Com, Cisco, Citrix, Fortinet, Juniper, Secure
Computing, SonicWall, and Top Layer all experienced notable market share gains
across a variety of segments.
Additionally, highlights from Synergy’s SSL VPN
research are available on Secure Access Central, which streamlines the search
for practical information about secure access networks, including SSL VPNs,
endpoint security, network admission control and network access management. (www.secureaccesscentral.com).
About the Report
Synergy’s Worldwide Network Security reports are
available for purchase at www.srgresearch.com
or by contacting Heather Wilson at
775-852-3330. Synergy
provides separate Market Share and Forecast reports for WLAN for Worldwide, US,
EMEA, APAC, and LAM regions.
About Synergy Research Group
Synergy Research Group is regarded as the definitive
authority for networking and telecom market research by Wall Street firms, leading
equipment vendors, and component manufacturers. Synergy can be found at www.srgresearch.com
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