Network Security Devices Industry Overview

Companies that design and manufacture firewall and virtual private network (VPN) appliances, cryptographic accelerator cards, card-based network access systems, and other network security hardware.

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Multi-Media Network Consolidation

The migration to a consolidated public telephone system that supports voice, data, and video is underway. Most believe that the protocol used will be the Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MLPS) system that supports IP, ATM, and other protocols. Transition will require converting all the class 5 and 4 switches, and will eventually require optic fiber to the home, necessary upgrades for phone companies to compete with cable carriers. Wireless carriers will compete using 3G networks and could have some advantages in suburban and rural areas.

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• 8e6 Technologies
• Array Networks, Inc.
• Barracuda Networks, Inc.

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Network Security Devices maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

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• American Electronics Association
  
• Association for Competitive Technology
  
• Association for Computing Machinery
  

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