© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. World Managed Security Service Provider Markets Undeveloped Distribution Channel Organization Impedes Growth Connectivity and LANs Group “High customer satisfaction, market stability, and managed security service providers (MSSP) competence are winning the trust of clients.”

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Improved confidence in the industry Increased competition from telecom carriers Expansion of service offerings to include new technologies Extremely fragmented market Growth in the SMB market Segregation of monitoring and management services Combination of firewall and VPN service Use of commercial event correlation products

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the network security market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Vertical market analyses End user analysis within each report

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Global coverage: U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit?  Current Market Participants  Find out how you compare to the competition  Assess current and future drivers and restraints  Determine and exploit new market share opportunities  New Entrants  Analyze challenges associated with the industry  Calculate time scales for strategy implementation  Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs  Investment Community  Analyze long-term strategies of MSSP participants  Determine which participants will outperform the competition  Assess attractiveness of investing in the MSSP market

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included Remote Management and Monitoring of: Firewall/VPN Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems Authentication Content Filtering Application Security Vulnerability Assessments Penetration Testing Anti-virus Other Security Technologies

© Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved.  Activis Ltd.  AT&T  Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.  Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC)  Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS)  Foundstone, Inc.  Guardent, Inc.  International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)  Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS)  Level 3 Communications, Inc.  NetSec, Inc.  PresiNET Systems Corp. Key Market Participants  Qwest Communications International, Inc.  RedSiren  SBC DataComm, Inc.  SecureWorks, Inc.  Sprint  Symantec Corp.  TruSecure Corp.  Ubizen  Unisys  Veridian Corp.  VeriSign, Inc.  Verizon Communications

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