The PKI software product market consists of software products designed to register, issue and manage the public and private keys related to digital certificates. Revenue in this segment includes software licences as well as maintenance revenue directly associated with the software products. In addition, according to research by IDC, the PKI software product market is expected to grow annually at a growth rate of 45 per cent from 1999 to 2003. Firewall Firewalls are applications that enforce security restrictions and prevent inappropriate access to internal networks. They work by analysing each network access request against a list or database of approved source IP addresses and other parameters.
Firewalls are an integral part of any security architecture.
In addition, according to research by IDC, the firewall market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 27 per cent from 1998 to 2003.