With the increase in threat complexity and the impact of a security breach through a myriad of cases reported, organizations are now more aware of security risks and continuously look to secure themselves from threats. Security appliances are increasingly being deployed as an alternative to meet the security needs of businesses today, whether they are SMBs or enterprises. The plug-and-play ease of installation and the ability to be centrally managed are some of the key advantages of using these appliances. IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker® helps industry players keep abreast of the latest trends in the region. It offers invaluable information needed to stay on top of the dynamically evolving security appliance market by delivering country-specific insight into the latest product innovation, essential market shares, and the competitive landscape. This tracker is a valuable resource for most stakeholders in the security industry such as network vendors, security software vendors, service providers, and value-added resellers (VARs).

Technology Coverage and Data Segmentation

This tracker provides total market size and vendor share for the following technology areas and segmentations. Measurement for this tracker is in unit shipments, factory revenue, and end-user revenue.

Technologies and subtechnologies:

• Firewalls/virtual private networks (VPNs)
• Intrusion detection
• Secure content management (SCM)
• Unified threat management (UTM)
• Intrusion prevention
• Virtual private networks

Segmentations:

• Segment measurement: By factory revenue, customer revenue, and units
• Vendors broken down by product families and models
• Units by model
• Price bands (average selling value)

Geographic Scope

• Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan): Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, PRC, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Rest of Asia/Pacific (ROAP)

Forecast Coverage

Forecasts for this tracker are updated semiannually and include three years of historical data and five years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the regional and country levels. The trend can address the following issues that are critical to your success:

• Market trends by demand
• Country trends
• Forecast size
• Key market drivers
• Forecast outlook

Delivery Schedule and Deliverables

This tracker is delivered on a quarterly basis in Excel pivot tables. The delivery schedule for this tracker is:

• Every March, June, September, and December