The good news did not stop in 1998. In 1999, the market will jump another 39 per cent to 4.4 billion dollars, IDC predicts. According to IDC, the US accounted for 54 per cent and Western Europe 28 per cent of the Internet security software market. IDC expects the market to continue to expand. By 2001, the market will have more than doubled its 1998 value.
Firewalls are a fast-growing segment.
The increasing popularity of e-commerce is contributing to the growth of firewalls, IDC said. Inc. All rights reserved. Write a relevant article about cybertech or cyberculture and email it to us. The Walled City Project Extropy Institute Principia Cybernetica Web Adbusters GeekNews. Our survival as a species is dependant on the tools we craft.