VPN Services Booming

August 10, 2004 - Do not look down now, but the V PN service is one of the most popular areas, in all networking, total revenue reached 18 billion US dollars in 2003 According to the United Kingdom researcher Infonetics Research Corporation.

Because if thats not enough, according to Infonetics Research said, the growth of VPN service will continue to grow in the aggressive rate, nearly doubled from 2008 -- When they is expected to reach 30 billion US dollars.

Another action and the future security services on the market, which posted $ 3.1 billion , total revenue for 2003. Infonetics said, the increasing global demand security services should drive market to 7.7 billion US dollars, in 2008.

Result, Infonetics analyst Jeff Wilson, a service provider are to be notified. "The majority of service providers, Internet service providers, from rural areas to big ixcs ilecs , sales management VPN and security services, as well as those who do not are being sought, because the management of VPN and security is a great way to improve high-income margin services, "Wilson said in a statement.

Therefore, Wilson said, the general area of security and (once clear) Virtual Private Network service areas are moving toward integration. "The distinction between virtual private network and general security field is obscure. Most service providers offer both management VPN and security services, and to create solutions can be seamlessly integrated with a variety of security VPN technology. " Others is a relationship between the two, according to Infonetics: for every one dollar invested VPN products, of which about 10 yuan, which is now into investing huge sums of VPN services Wilson and Infonetics said, VPN services market today, will be a large-scale change in the next four years. For example, at present, no one management services accounted for 59 per cent of the VPN service revenue, followed by through network-based services and management, and the CPE services. This will change in 2008, according to Infonetics , said that based on the network service revenue will increase During this period.

Similarly, while IPSec is today leading Virtual Private Network (followed by - decline rate - M PLS, M PLS / I PSec, and S SL, respectively), it would be changed in 2008, when the IPSec expected decline in the proportion of revenue, benefiting all three technologies.

In 2004, the majority of security service revenue from equipment management services, but in the 2008, operating income from the active monitoring can be began device management challenges.

- Stephen swoyer