Cost-Effective Features of SSL VPN Technology Enable Vendors to Expand User Base.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Highlighting the clientless access capabilities of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. technology and establishing consumer trust will enable vendors to combat competition and successfully attract the large installed base of IPSec VPN users. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.IT.frost.com), World SSL VPN Products Market, reveals that revenues in this industry totaled $19.4 million in 2002. "The IPSec VPN vendors continue to compete on corporate stability, visibility, mind share, market acceptance, as well as bundled technologies such as firewall, anti-virus, web filtering Blocking access to unwanted Internet content. Businesses can block content based on traffic type. For example, Web access might be allowed, but file transfers may not. Content can also be blocked by site, using lists of URLs cataloged by content that are updated frequently. , and IDS/IPS," says Frost & Sullivan Security Technologies Program Leader Jason Wright Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982 in Diamond Bar, California) is an American football halfback who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. . Although these features promote IPSec VPN technology, the requirement for a client program on an endpoint to facilitate remote access to the gateway increases the cost and time of deployment. "The clientless capabilities of SSL VPN's application-level remote access gateways substantially reduce the deployment requirements associated with IPSec VPN remote access solutions, thus driving implementations," notes Wright. Since SSL VPN products eliminate the administrative burden of facilitating interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and the complications arising from traversing NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. and PAT, the operational simplicity is increasingly attracting end users. Demand for application-level remote access gateways is also stimulated as companies continue to implement web-enabled applications into their networks. One major restraint is that many companies have not yet earned a full return on their investments in IPSec VPN technology, and will be reluctant to opt for newer products, especially during the current economic downturn. Since the technology industry has been the most adversely affected, many large enterprises tend to scrutinize scru·ti·nize tr.v. scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing, scru·ti·niz·es To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically. scru the advantages of deploying new products, thus increasing the sales cycle, while others cannot afford such expenditures. Vendors are seeking to improve on the already evident cost-effectiveness by rapidly developing their technology to support many applications, authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. mechanisms, endpoint security features, and methods of connectivity. Vendors are currently focusing on expanding product portfolios to address multiple business sizes, and many have launched technology partnership programs to improve interoperability with other security equipment. Additionally, the myriad of backgrounds in authentication, SSL acceleration SSL acceleration is a method of offloading the processor-intensive public key encryption algorithms involved in SSL transactions to a hardware accelerator. Typically, this is a separate card that plugs into a PCI slot in a computer that contains one or more co-processors able to , and traffic management among SSL VPN vendors are complimenting this new technology and improving options for customers. The World SSL VPN Products Market is part of the World Security Technologies subscription, and provides a comprehensive analysis of the total SSL VPN product markets. This ongoing research provides each geographical segment with unit shipment and revenue forecasts, based on the expected impact of identified drivers, restraints, challenges, and trends. This study also analyzes vertical market acceptance, distribution trends, pricing trends, technology trends, and provides a competitive analysis of the market's participants. Interviews are available to the press. Frost & Sullivan, an international growth consultancy, has been supporting clients' expansion for more than four decades. Our market expertise covers a broad spectrum of industries, while our portfolio of advisory competencies includes custom strategic consulting, market intelligence and management training. Our mission is to forge partnerships with our clients' management teams, deliver market insights and to create value and drive growth through innovative approaches. Frost & Sullivan's network of consultants, industry experts, corporate trainers A corporate trainer is a specialized skill development position in a corporation where the goal is to help improve the "soft skills" or "people skills" of the workers in the corporation. and support staff, spans the globe with offices around the world. World SSL VPN Products Market 7427 |
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