Worldwide SSL-VPN Appliance 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares: Delivering Secure Application Access

This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the SSL-VPN appliance market in 2004, including vendor shares and a 2005 -2009 forecast. This study only covers SSL-VPN appliances in the market sizing and forecast but provides information on those vendors with software-only and SSL-VPN options. The information on the future of SSL-VPN is also applicable to all SSL-VPN segments. Limited information on market vendors is also included.

"Following years of proselytizing on the need for and benefits of SSL-VPNs, vendors in this market have finally started to make headway," said Charles Kolodgy, research director for IDC's Security Products program. "Enterprises, both large and small, are looking for easier, more flexible, and just-as-secure remote access options. Given the growth in the market in 2004 and the expected growth in 2005, IDC believes the SSL -VPN market is here to stay."