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Hacker threats spur firewall growth
By Patrick Thibodeau
Hackers, take a bow: Reports of network break-ins helped spur a 143%
increase last year in the firewall market -- from $145.6 million to $353.5
million, according to the latest research by International Data Corp.
(IDC) in Framingham, Mass.
"Every major security break-in accelerates the market," said IDC analyst
Chris Christiansen. Firewalls are perceived as a key security product for
controlling network access, "just like locks on the door," he said.
IDC said it expects the firewall market to grow to $1.8 billion by 2002.
But the market will also change over the next few years. Firewalls are
less likely to be distinct products. Instead, they will become a platform
to deploy other security products and services, such as virtual private
networks and public key infrastructures, Christiansen said.
The top firewall vendor, with 23% market share last year, is Check Point
Software Technologies Ltd. in Ramat-Gan, Israel, with $83 million in
revenue, IDC said. In the No. 2 spot is Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose,
Calif., with 19% market share and $65.7 million in revenue. Next are Axent
Technologies, Inc. in Rockville, Md., 7% share, $26 million; Network
Associates, Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., 6%, $21 million; and CyberGuard
Corp. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 5%, $19.4 million.
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