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Magic Quadrant for SSL VPN,
North America, 3Q05Gartner RAS Core Research Note G00131856, John Girard, 8 December 2005. RA1 03122006
ecure Sockets Layer virtual private networks STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSUMPTIONSare established as an alternative and a By 2008, Secure Sockets Layer virtual privatecomplementary technology to IPsec VPN for networks will be the primary remote-access methodremote access. Consolidation of vendors and for more than two-thirds of business teleworkingcompetition on end-user security and usability employees, more than three-quarters of contractorsmake SSL VPNs appealing. and more than 90 percent of casual employee access(0.7 probability).WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWSecure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private networks Market Overview(VPNs) have become a standard fixture in many SSL is both a market for new VPN remote accesscompanies. SSL VPNs have superseded IPsec as and a replacement market for legacy IPsec remotethe easiest choice for casual and ad hoc employee access. SSL is the most widely deployed virtualVPN access requests and also forbusiness partners, external MAGIC QUADRANTmaintenance providers and retired Figure 1. Magic Quadrant for SSL VPN, North America, 3Q05associates. They are regularly viewedas a viable replacement, even for challengers leadersincumbent IPsec remote access. RemoteLAN access performance via SSL isapproaching IPsec's performance, andlatency-sensitive applications, such asvoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), arebecoming feasible - or to put it bluntly, Juniper NetworksetGartner clients no longer ask about new ucIPsec remote-access installations or e Aventailxeexpanding legacy IPsec remote access. Nortelot Gartner ranks vendors in the Magic F5 Citrix SystemsytilQuadrant based on performance for i Array Cisco Systemsbcalendar year 2004 through the end of a Networks Check Point Software TechnologiesJune 2005, and additional road map and Whaleclient review during the third quarter of AEP Networks PortWise Communications2005. Our Magic Quadrant considerswhich vendors likely will dominate sales Nokia Caymasand influence technology directions Permeo Technologies Systemsthrough 2006, as well as which vendorsare most visible among clients, generate niche players visionariesthe greatest number of requests forinformation and contract review, and completeness of visionaccount for the most new and ongoing As of December 2005installations in Gartner's client base. Source: Gartnerprivacy system in the industry because it is integral emulate IPsec, and SSL VPN LAN connectionto every browser and independent of platforms and speeds are improving. Some Gartner clients haveoperating systems (OSs). It is the ultimate VPN in ceased to provision new IPsec remote-accessterms of portability. It is also the best-known VPN accounts, and others have replaced IPsec with SSL,method, because every user knows the browser and citing the benefits of a simpler, roaming and more-HTTP applications used throughout the Internet, on stable VPN session. SSL VPN vendors are preparingLANs, and within IPsec VPN tunnels. Gartner clients for high-performance applications, such as VoIP, but- ranging from small to large global enterprises - their abilities are unproved. IPsec served by a high-generate a steady, daily stream of inquiries for quality WAN connection remains a good choice foradvice. In 2005, SSL VPNs are primarily sold for users with managed workstations who needdesktop/laptop/workstation access. Vendors in this persistent, high-speed remote-access connections tomarket increasingly support PDAs and smartphones, a corporate LAN, and who need to run applicationsbut revenue and sales will be limited until high-value with high-performance, low latency demands.horizontal applications drive demand for on-demandVPN access across smaller platforms. Advantages to SSL VPNs include:. Only a browser is needed to initiate a VPNSSL VPN is a small market, but growth has been session. significant, particularly in North America, where many . Access can be set up quickly - for example,large global purchase decisions are made. Gartner during emergencies.estimates that less than 3 million concurrententerprise SSL VPN remote-access user seats were . Security and authentication can download as Java
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