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| Unified Threat Management: The Market Beyond SMBs |
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Prior to mid 2007, unified threat management (UTM) was primarily seen as a security technology for the small and medium business (SMB) marketplace. With its combined firewall, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN), and intrusion prevention system (IPS) features in one integrated box, it was hailed as the perfect security solution for the SMB market.
But as robustness has improved – with most vendors proffering firewalls capable of achieving at least 2 Gbit/s of throughput – UTM is quickly becoming the replacement network-security technology of choice for large enterprises and carriers looking to provide it as managed services to their customers. This shift is an important one for several reasons.
Most notable is the shift in network architecture being accomplished through UTM's implementation. Although there remains significant disparity in terms of what constitutes a UTM appliance, the fact is that vendors are providing their customers with the ability to better manage and monitor their large, remote networks from one integrated networking device that provides enhanced manageability at an improved price point.
Also important is the ability to empower large enterprises as they address the challenges of networking remote workers, branch offices, telecommuters, and wireless workers, and as the frequency and intensity of Internet security threats increases. Additionally, enterprises are faced with regulatory and auditing guidelines that require them to institute stringent security measures at both the core and the edge of their networks to protect both internal and customer data.
Equally intriguing is the fact that carriers are flocking to UTM technology as another value-added service to offer their own business customers. In a business market in which bandwidth costs continue to plummet, carriers continue to seek ways to make their offerings more attractive to the lucrative enterprise, and providing managed security services via the UTM has become an increasingly attractive option.
Unified Threat Management: The Market Beyond SMBs assesses the UTM market, providing an in-depth examination of what constitutes a UTM platform, including whether and how UTM vendors should audit their solutions and whether the UTM brand might change over the next year. It also explores market drivers, including technological benefits, marketing benefits, and related trends that can be expected over the next year. Further, the report addresses the primary challenge facing the UTM market's continued growth and provides a comparative analysis of 14 leading vendors in the UTM industry.
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Table of Contents (vsi0308_toc.pdf) |
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The following excerpt illustrates markets targeted by UTM providers and identifies specific verticals within those markets, as well as key customer announcements that each company has made in the security space. |
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Companies analyzed in this report include: Astaro Corp.; AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T); BT Global Services, a subsidiary of BT Group plc (NYSE: BT; London: BTA); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP); Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO); Crossbeam Systems Inc.; Fortinet Inc.; Internet Security Systems Inc., a subsidiary of IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM); Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR); Secure Computing Corp. (Nasdaq: SCUR); SonicWALL Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL); Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S); Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ); and WatchGuard Technologies Inc. |
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Other companies mentioned in this report include: AirDefense Inc.; AirMagnet Inc.; Aruba Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: ARUN); Authentium Inc.; CommTouch Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTCH); Endeavor Security Inc.; Kaspersky Lab; McAfee Inc. (NYSE: MFE); Mobile Armor Inc.; NCP Network Communications Products Engineering GmbH; Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK); Siemens AG (NYSE: SI; Frankfurt: SIE); Sophos plc; SourceFire Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE); SurfControl, a subsidiary of Websense Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN); Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC); Trend Micro Inc. (TSE: 4704); and Websense Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN). |
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