Media Release
Secure Computing Sees Growth in Unified Threat Management Market in 2006 as New Zealand Businesses Look to Reduce Cost
and Complexity Associated with Security
New analyst report confirms Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance an SMB Market Leader in UTM Appliances
priced $6,000 to $9,999
AUCKLAND, Monday 10 October, 2005 – Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), the experts in securing connections
between people, applications, and networks™, recognises a huge potential market for UTM appliances in the New Zealand
market with its size of small businesses. As small businesses have a low penetration rate for IT security, an all-in-one
appliance is ideal for companies with limited IT resources. Secure Computing is well-positioned for growth in this
burgeoning market, which it projects to grow at an international compound annual growth rate of 48 percent between 2005
and 2009.
Also recently announced are the results of market share figures for Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances for the
year 2004 from IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice.
The IDC report "Worldwide Threat Management Security Appliances 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares: Security
Appliances Remain a Well Oiled Machine," (#33997, September 2005) shows that Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2® Security
Appliance was the market leader in the crucial $6,000 - $9,999 mid-range price band with a 28.5 percent market share for
the year 2004. The $6,000 - $9,999 price band typically consists of 500 - 1,000 workstation licenses, which are the
upper portion of the burgeoning Small to Medium Business (SMB) market.
IDC defines UTM security appliances as a combination of hardware, software, and networking technologies whose primary
purpose is to perform multiple security functions. These functions must include a firewall, Intrusion Prevention System
(IPS) and embedded anti-virus.
“IDC expects that the UTM solutions will continue to be successful within the New Zealand market place,” says Jenna
Griffin, Security Analyst for IDC New Zealand. “The New Zealand market is characterised by SME and mid-market
organisations, for which scalability and affordability are key drivers for deployment. Vendors that are able to produce
a scalable, affordable and resilient device will be well positioned to gain market share.”
“For over 20 years, Secure Computing has provided bullet-proof security solutions to many of the largest and most
important networks in the world, and we wanted to extend that world-class protection to smaller organisations,” said
Eric Krieger, country manager for New Zealand.
“From that, we evolved our product line and introduced the model 410 and 510 specifically to meet the needs of SMB
customers. Being ranked #1 in the $6,000-$9,999 range shows that our efforts in the SMB market are succeeding."
“The IDC results reflect the interest that we have seen building locally in the UTM concept,” said Steve Macmillan,
Managing Director for MPA New Zealand, Secure Computing’s distributor for New Zealand. “At a recent IT Security seminar
held to discuss reducing complexity and cost associated with security, the feedback from attendees was extremely
positive.”
“The key message was that IT threats are an ever moving target which causes New Zealand organisations to take a
“piecemeal” approach to addressing internal and external security threats. Whilst this can be effective, it also creates
complexity and an ongoing management and administration headache. Through the use of UTM devices an organisation can
reduce the complexity of detection and prevention and put in place a central platform that will be well position to
address any future threats.”
IDC also reported the total sales of UTMs were $330 million in 2004, and IDC projects the UTM market to be $2.4 billion
by 2009. UTM security devices are in particularly high demand in the SMB space due to their ability to lower
dramatically the total cost of ownership for a complete perimeter security solution. An independent survey of enterprise
IT managers by TheInfoPro in 2005 found surging interest among businesses, as almost 50 percent of IT managers indicated
"more" or "much more"interest in multi-function security appliances compared to the previous 12 months.
The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance is the most comprehensive gateway security appliance in the world, with the
strongest credentials of any UTM security appliance. The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance delivers protections against
the entire threat matrix at gigabit speeds. The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance's security functions include the
Application Defenses(TM) firewall with embedded anti-virus, anti-spam, Web filtering, traffic anomaly detection,
IDS/IPS, and many other critical protective features.
ENDS
About Secure Computing
Secure Computing (NASDAQ:SCUR) has been securing the connections between people and information for over 20 years.
Specializing in delivering solutions that secure these connections, Secure Computing is uniquely qualified to be the
global security solutions provider to organizations of all sizes. Our more than 14,000 global customers, supported by a
worldwide network of partners, include the majority of the Dow Jones Global 50 Titans and the most prominent
organizations in banking, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, public utilities, and
federal and local governments. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. For
more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Secure Computing's ability to deliver security
solutions to enterprise customers, and the expected benefits of such, and such statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive
pressures, technical difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions and the risk factors
detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Secure Computing Corporation