Abstract
This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J6050105)
analyzes the network equipment trends based on the results of an enterprise
network equipment user survey conducted among 542 companies in Japan. In this
study, we look at network equipment utilization, network-related investment
trends, corporate network issues, and the brand visibility/image of network
equipment vendors. Enterprise users recognize the need for security
reinforcement as the most important network infrastructure issue. Security
reinforcement is also perceived as a top-priority area for network-related
investment. IDC believes that security enhancement is also an important area
that network equipment vendors should focus on.
"Network equipment vendors should continue to enhance their products' security
functions. Besides function integration, it is also important for them to
integrate the functions of existing network equipments and provide customers
with low cost security solutions that can be implemented easily. Such efforts
are important in expanding the domains where security-related network
equipments are deployed," observes Kenichi Kusano, research analyst,
Communications, IDC Japan.
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