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"Over the last several quarters, two key trends are impacting the security market," says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. "One is the integration of security into underlying equipment and infrastructure. Another is the continuing cost and complexity of managing security in a multi-vendor, multi-product environment, which many believe will open the door for managed security services from trusted brands. These trends are expected to slow the growth of the security appliance market."

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

- The worldwide security appliance market is poised for steady, though
slowing, growth, reaching over USD 5.5 billion by 2011.

- 2006 saw unprecedented consolidation in the network security market.

- Infrastructure vendors are aiming to provide end-to-end security
functionality across platforms.

The research, "Worldwide Security Appliance Market: What Businesses
are Buying and Why" covers the global market for security appliances. It examines trends that are impacting the market, including the merger and acquisition activity of the past year. In addition, the research presents the results of a recent end-user survey regarding deployment trends and purchase plans across different sizes of businesses. It includes worldwide forecasts for unit sales and revenue for security appliances through 2011.