Intelligent Virtual Assistant Market Size Worth $45.1 Billion By 2027

The global intelligent virtual assistant market size is expected to reach USD 45.1 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 34.0%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing use of smart speaker-based technologies for home automation and digitization in the retail sector has led to the implementation of conversational e-commerce is the major driving factor of the market. Intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) help consumers to find relevant information and perform tasks with actionable advice. The inputs received from IVAs assist the organizations in designing and developing various marketing strategies and implementing those in real-time. Many retail stores have implemented IVAs in their processes, adding a new dimension to their customer engagement, further enhancing the customer shopping experience. For instance, Walmart customers can shop for groceries just by talking to the intelligent virtual assistant in their smartphones. Development in voice recognition and speech technologies has been the driving factor behind the proliferating growth of the market.

Chatbots and smart speakers listen, recognize, and respond to the individuals’ requirements and assist them in various tasks. Thus, the devices are gaining popularity among the consumers for a variety of functions such as calling, shopping, reminders, setting the alarm, music streaming, and consulting. Amazon Alexa and Google Home accounted for a majority of the intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) market share of the smart speaker segment in 2019. Chatbot has enabled ease of accessibility in banking, retail, education, e-commerce, travel, and hospitality sectors.

IVA assists in simplifying human efforts in making processes efficient, which is highly beneficial for all organizations. The IVA implementation has resulted in achieving productivity, work quality, and has reduced the risk in scaling operations. Thus, there has been an increased adoption of the device across several applications, including retail, BFSI, healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, IT and Telecom, education, and travel and hospitality. IVA providers are engaged in executing organic and inorganic growth strategies such as new product launch, expansion, collaboration, and partnership. For instance, in 2018, Transcom and Creative Virtual entered into a partnership to provide virtual agents and chatbot solutions in the artificial intelligence domain.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • The smart speakers product segment emerged as the fastest growing segment over the forecast period
  • Text to speech technology emerged as the largest segment in 2019 and is estimated to generate revenue over USD 27.1 billion by 2027
  • North America held the largest revenue share in the intelligent virtual assistant market in 2019, whereas Asia Pacific is anticipated to witness the highest CAGR of 35.3% over the forecast period
  • Key players include Amazon.com, Inc.; Google Inc.; IBM Corporation; Nuance Communications; eGain Corporation. The players accounted for the majority share of the overall market in 2019.

Application Transformation Market Size Worth $17.9 Billion By 2027

The global application transformation market size is expected to reach USD 17.95 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 10.4%, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing digitalization initiatives among industries, rising penetration of cloud computing technology, and increasing demand for scalability are aiding the market growth. Moreover, the constant need to keep the applications updated with upcoming technologies and improve the Return on Investment (ROI) will also increase the utility of these services in coming years.

Application transformation helps enterprises to reduce the number of applications within an enterprise and move applications to the cloud so as to meet government regulations and update compliance. Moreover, application transformation solutions aid IT departments to address the social media usage in enterprises and growing use of mobile computing. Presently, the IT companies and vendors are collaborating and partnering to offer digital transformation solutions to the industries worldwide. For instance, in April 2020, Tech Mahindra Ltd., an IT services provider company, collaborated with IBM to form technology innovation centers to help digital transformation for its customers. The innovation centers will help address complex business problems across industries, including financial services, insurance, telecommunication, manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Moreover, Tech Mahindra Ltd. will assists its clients migrate its main business applications to the IBM public cloud utilizing IBM Cloud Paks.

Prominent vendors in the market such as IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, and Accenture Plc., are instrumental in helping clients to plan their transformation journey with in-house services capabilities, application portability, and flexible pricing options. Moreover, the evolving technologies will aid in automating the operational and managerial processes, seamless integration capabilities, and improve overall customer experience. However, high implementation and management costs are some of the challenges that might impede the growth of the market over the forecast period. Besides, recent outbreak of COVID-19 disease across the world is likely to slow down the growth of the market temporarily.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • UI Modernization segment is predicted to expand at the highest CAGR over the forecast period owing to increasing need to improve customer experience, scalability and reliability, better security, and fast data accessibility
  • Growing implementation of application transformation solutions among SMEs in developing regions such as South Asia and Latin America is likely to boost the market growth over the forecast period
  • The healthcare end-use segment is expected to expand at the highest CAGR over the forecast period owing to accelerating adoption of digital technologies in the sector. Moreover, AI-enabled medical device, blockchain electronic health records, and telemedicine are some of the technological innovations/trends which will make application modernization a necessity in healthcare sector
  • Asia Pacific is expected to emerge as the fastest-growing region owing to the increasing focus of SMEs and large enterprise to enhance their digital initiatives. The presence of major cloud enterprises such as IBM with their establishment of cloud computing hubs in India, China, Vietnam, and South Korea, is likely to boost the growth

Payment Gateway Market Worth $71.22 Billion By 2027

The global payment gateway market size is expected to reach USD 71.22 billion by 2027 registering a CAGR of 21.5% from 2020 to 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market growth can be attributed to the increasing use of these billing methods across the globe. Growing usage of various digital channels for payments has also been driving the market growth.

Various companies are using these systems as they allow secure internet transactions, which helps prevent or avoid debit or credit card scams and other fraudulent activities. Such methods also help automate the complete billing process, with faster processing speed and error-free computations.

Various factors, such as the growing trend of digitalization and rising usage of numerous online billing modes like net banking and mobile wallets, are anticipated to propel the market growth over the forecast period. In addition, merging of major e-commerce sites with various payment gateway platforms, partnerships between banks and online retailers, and attractive cashback offers on online billing, are further expected to drive the payment gateway market growth.

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Further key findings from the study suggest:

  • The hosted segment is expected to account for the largest market share over the forecast period
  • Payment gateways can deliver a significant uplift to the profitability of a small & medium enterprises by delivering better customer experience and reducing transaction costs
  • Various factors, such as better shopping experience and increased usage of smartphones, are expected to create growth opportunities for the market in the retail & e-commerce end-use segment
  • North America is estimated to be the largest regional market due to high demand for faster billing solutions as a result of growing e-commerce sales and rapidly changing retail market
  • Key vendors in the market include Stripe; Braintree; Authorize.Net; PayPal Holdings, Inc.; and Amazon Payments, Inc.

Endpoint Security Market Size Worth $27.05 Billion By 2024

The endpoint security market size is expected to reach USD 27.05 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The endpoint security market is expected to witness a substantial growth over the forecast period, due to the increasing deployment of various security solutions with rising security risks across several applications including BFSI, IT & telecom, and retail.

The rising number of enterprise endpoints and mobile devices having access to critical enterprise data have created a huge demand for endpoint security solutions in the market, which is anticipated to drive the market. 

Moreover, emerging trend of virtualization is projected to affect endpoint security. Virtualization separates physical systems into several virtual machines, which will require similar endpoint protection as physical servers. Hence, escalating the demand for more efficient and comprehensive solutions over the forecast period.

Several companies in the industry are spending on different technologies to improve capabilities, secure internet protocols, test software and analyze vulnerabilities. The evolution of cloud storage has increased the adoption of cloud-based security services; the as significant amount of data is stored in one place. This has led to increased threat of data breaches and enforcement of various regulations to curb the risk of placing the data on the cloud.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • The mobile device security segment witnessed revenue share of over 17% in 2015, which is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of nearly 16% over the forecast period. The increasing adoption of BYOD trend have led the employees in organizations to access corporate data on their personal mobile devices. However, it creates security challenges, which requires advanced endpoint security solutions to safeguard sensitive business information resulting in high demand.
  • Enterprises dominated the market in 2015, and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 13% from 2016 to 2024. SMBs are also anticipated to witness substantial growth over the forecast period due to the rising adoption such safety solutions to prevent crucial information. Organizations of all sizes are transitioning their business-critical operations and workloads to cloud computing to decrease the burden on their IT support staff, reduce costs and provide advanced services. The increasing adoption of cloud technology have led security vendors to develop cloud-based security solutions on a large scale.
  • IT & Telecom industry dominated the market with the revenue share of nearly 25% in 2015 and is anticipated to witness significant growth over the next eight years. The industry has evolved through significant expansion phase and have stringent legal and information security requirements. Further, rising acceptance of BYOD trend is anticipated to drive the industry demand.
  • Moreover, the BFSI sector offers substantial potential for the market as it is continuously visualizing the regional; instability, terrorism, physical risks, criminal networks and modern threats originating from cyber sabotage and opaque sources. The rising regulation in the finance sector is further contributing towards the industry growth.
  • The North America is estimated to dominate the market with a share of over 32% in 2015 growing at a CAGR of nearly 11% over the next eight years. Asia Pacific regional market accounted for over 19.0% of the global market share in 2015 and is expected to grow with a CAGR of 13.2% over the next eight years. Stringent regulations across Asia Pacific are expected to fuel the demand for efficient endpoint security solutions driving the demand in this region. Countries including China, India, Malaysia and Australia are investing heavily in endpoint security to fight against cyber threats and attacks.
  • The key industry participants include Microsoft Corporation, Kaspersky Labs, Panda Security SL, Symantec Corporation, Sophos Ltd, Cisco, Bitdefender, ESET, IBM Corporation, F-Secure, Intel Security Inc. (McAfee) and Trend Micro Incorporated. The vendors involve in frequent merger & acquisitions to increase their geographical presence and product portfolio to gain competitive advantage.

DevOps Market Size Worth $12.85 Billion by 2025

The global DevOps market size is expected to reach USD 12.85 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., registering an 18.60% CAGR during the forecast period. Increasing digitization of enterprises to automate business processes, rising adoption of cloud technologies, soaring adoption of agile frameworks, and need for better collaboration between IT teams to enhance operational efficiency will drive market growth.   

DevOps tools and solutions address a variety of inefficiencies faced across the software development lifecycle. DevOps help enhance collaborations between development, operations, and quality assurance teams to facilitate continuous integration, testing, and delivery of software. DevOps tools enable enterprises to automate software development and testing lifecycle by standardizing and automating the movement and deployment of code across different environments. These tools enable developers to integrate a continuous feedback loop so that they can shorten response time and continuously release software based on user feedback and usage behavior.

Organizations of all sizes are increasingly deploying DevOps tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, reduce time to market, deliver better quality software, and minimize costs associated with software development, delivery, and maintenance. However, issues such as lack of skilled workforce and standardized DevOps tool set or solutions are expected to challenge the industry.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • North America is expected to account for the largest share during the forecast period, followed by Europe. Key factors contributing to regional growth are rapid adoption of digital services, advanced cloud infrastructure, and presence of major technology players
  • Asia Pacific emerged as the fastest-growing market, owing to rising presence of advanced infrastructure and increasing penetration of smartphones, smart devices, and digital services in developing countries such China, India, and Japan
  • The large enterprises segment accounted for over 61.0% of the overall market in 2017. However, the SME segment is expected to demonstrate a high growth rate over the forecast period owing to increasing number of small and medium enterprises across various regions delivering digital services
  • The IT application segment dominates with a share of over 36.0% in the overall market in 2017, followed by the BFSI segment.Increasing online and mobile transactions, coupled with rising demand of customers for better solutions and services, are expected to drive market growth
  • Key participants include IBM Corporation; CA Technologies; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Chef, Inc.; Puppet Labs, Inc.; Docker, Inc.; Clarizen, Inc.; and Microsoft Corporation.

Anti Money Laundering Market Size Worth $1.99 Billion By 2025

The global anti money laundering market size is expected to reach USD 1.99 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 13.6% over the forecast period according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. As the detection and prevention of money laundering threats increase with improvements in law enforcement activities, criminals and corrupt individuals are taking substantial care to conceal the sources of their illicit wealth.

Global concerns about the growing incidences of sophisticated organized crimes, terrorism, and corruption and their negative impact on peace, security, and development of countries globally have signaled a need for concerted action by governments. To meet the various compliance requirements set by governments, organizations are increasingly adopting solutions such as fraud detection and anti-money laundering. These solutions are anticipated to establish procedures to curb practices facilitated by cyber-criminals and corrupt individuals, reducing the concerns of converting or disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income.

AML solutions are expected to aid governments in mitigating the risk of anonymity in transaction and fund transfers that facilitate money laundering activities. This would help reduce the use of cash-based activities involved in activities such as drug trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and illicit retail transactions. Moreover, AML is expected to help enterprises to decrease the risk associated with cross-border transactions and the exploitation of virtual currency due to threats. AML solutions would subsequently curb activities such as ransomware, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS), and malware attacks conducted for money laundering or fraud.

The use of advanced technologies such as anonymous online payment portals, online banking platform, and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) money transfer applications for mobile phones have led to a notable rise in the number of e-transactions taking place across the globe in the past few years. While these developments have eased the way funds can be transferred between two nodes, they have also created vulnerabilities and several new ways for illegally transferring money that are more difficult to detect. Moreover, hackers are potentially transferring or withdrawing money, leaving a minute or no trace of an IP address with the use of anonymizing software and proxy servers. Thus, it is becoming increasingly difficult to detect or trace money laundering activities.

To protect citizens, financial organizations, and businesses from such threats, major nations worldwide are making continuous efforts to ensure that financial and other institutions comply with AML requirements. Moreover, several government regulators have started focusing on advanced FinTech solutions to detect and report financial crimes. Owing to the rising intensity, frequency, and sophistication of money laundering and illicit trading activities, organizations are adopting advanced technologies as legacy solutions fail to provide sufficient security and soon become obsolete.

Moreover, the deployment of advanced technology could boost data security and transparency in financial operations. Regulatory agencies and FinTech companies are also increasingly collaborating to improve Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) platforms. Thus, technologies such as authentication, smartphone-based context-aware authentication, and behavior analysis, as well as biometrics are anticipated witness increased traction, subsequently fueling the growth for anti money laundering market.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • The global market for anti-money laundering was valued at USD 857.2 million in 2018 and is expected to register a CAGR of 13.6% from 2019 to 2025
  • The software component segment accounted for the largest revenue share of over 62% in 2018
  • The customer identity management product type segment accounted for the largest revenue share of over 32% in 2018
  • The cloud deployment segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR of 16.0% over the forecast period
  • The North American market accounted for the largest revenue share of over 48% in 2018
  • The market for anti-money laundering is currently dominated by key industry players including Accenture, ACI Worldwide, Inc.; NICE Actimize, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, and SAS Institute Inc.

Multi-factor Authentication Market Size Worth $17.76 Billion By 2025

The global multi-factor authentication (MFA) market size is expected to reach USD 17.76 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., experiencing a CAGR of 15.07% during the forecast period. Increasing implementation of BYOD and cloud-based services across enterprises, along with the growing security regulations and mandates, is benefiting market growth.

Multi-factor authentication is an emerging category of the identity access management that involves use of multiple methods of authentication to verify a user’s identity. Authentication of user identity ensures secure online transactions, log on to online services, and access to corporate resources. Compromised credentials are the main cause of data breaches. Multi-factor authentication is used by organizations to implement an additional layer of security that requires users to authenticate via knowledge, possession, and inherence factors to gain access to corporate and social networks. 

Advancements in biometric technologies, hardware and software applications, and cloud-based authentication services are projected to provide extensive growth opportunities to the market. However, issues related to cost and complexity involved in implementing MFA solutions and the ever-changing security regulations and compliances are expected to restrain market growth.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • North America and Europe were the key revenue contributors in 2017. The key factors contributing to the growth of the regions are advanced infrastructure and accelerated adoption of smart devices
  • The two factor authentication model will continue to dominate the market until 2025, representing more than 75.0% of the overall revenue.
  • The three factor authentication model is anticipated to exhibit the highest CAGR of close to 17.0% over the forecast period
  • The BFSI sector will be the most prominent application segment during the forecast period, followed by retail and e-commerce.
  • The Asia Pacific market is estimated to post a CAGR of about 19.0% over the forecast period
  • Increasing investments in cloud technologies, BYOD, and mobility solutions are poised to provide a fillip to the multi-factor authentication market
  • The key market players include RSA Security, Symantec Corporation, CA Technologies, Gemalto, Safran, and Vasco Data Security International.

Software Defined Storage Market Worth $17,461.9 Million By 2024

The software defined storage (SDS) market size is expected to reach USD 17,461.9 million by 2024, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.

The emergence of the Big Data technology is anticipated to impel growth in the global software defined storage market. Technological propagation, coupled with benefits such as high flexibility and cloud storage, is instrumental in keeping the industry prospects upbeat. The technology facilitates the efficient management and control of complex networks through proficient resource data traffic management.

The advancements in the cloud technology, its availability, and wider access to cloud-based platforms are favorably impacting the industry. Various enterprises across the globe are experiencing the need for minimizing infrastructure development and data storage center costs which are significantly contributing toward theexpansion of the industry.

Enterprises across diverse verticals are generating excessive data, creating the need for effective data storage management solutions. SDS solutions offer high agility and robustness to businesses along with cost and time efficiency.

The industry is projected witness significant growth in the developing markets of South America and the Asia Pacific regions, owing to thestrong growth of the small-scale industries. The need for improving the efficiency and business processesin data centers is driving the demand for SDS solutions in small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • The BFSI segment dominated the global software defined storage industry, accounting for over 17% of the market share in 2015. The large-scale data generation in the banking and financial institutions and the need for incessant data availability are leading to the large-scale adoption of SDS solutions in the BFSI sector.
  • The North American regional market accounted for over 40% of the global revenue share in 2015. The strong presence of software defined storage solution vendors in the region is expected to contribute to the industry growth in the region. Asia Pacific is expected to emerge as the fastest-growing regional market. The rise of small-scale industries in the developing markets of India and China is driving the regional growth.
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for over 30% of the global revenue share in 2015. The growth of Small and Medium-Sized Business (SMB) units across the globe, owing to the favorable government initiatives, is substantially driving the demand for SDS solutions among the small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • The major vendors include Brain Corporation (U.S.), Hewlett-Packard (U.S.), HRL Laboratories, LLC (U.S.), Intel Corporation (U.S.), Numenta, Inc. (U.S.), and Vicarious FPC, Inc. (U.S.). Industry vendors are emphasizing on new product developments and forming technology alliances to gain a competitive edge in the industry.

Application Delivery Controller Market Worth $4.34 Billion By 2024

The global application delivery controller (ADC) market is expected to reach USD 4.34 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The application delivery controller market is anticipated to witness a high growth over the forecast period. This may be accredited to the increasing globalization and distributed enterprise architecture, which requires networks that can deliver their business-critical applications faster, thereby ensuring security. The increase in the data center traffic and the growing ADC popularity, particularly in the consolidated data center segment, are expected to be the major factors spurring the ADC market growth over the forecast period.

The increasing adoption of the BYOD phenomenon has led to the widespread usage of tablets and smartphones particularly in large organizations as it significantly increases the scope and span of enterprises. This, in turn, has resulted in a rise in the ADC demand in order to balance and maintain the server load. In addition, emerging technologies, such as software-defined storage (SDS) and software-defined networking (SDN), are also anticipated to spur the ADC market growth over the coming years.

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Further key findings from the report suggest:

  • The virtual segment captured over 30% of the total revenue share in 2015 and is anticipated to exhibit growth exceeding 5.0% from 2016 to 2024. This can be attributed to the improved IT agility, performance, and cost benefits offered by them over the hardware-based ADCs as well as the increasing cloud-based data center traffic.
  • The small & medium enterprise (SME) segment is expected to gain prominence over the forecast period exceeding a compound annual growth rate of 5% from 2016 to 2024. This is ascribed to the increasing adoption of web-enabled services and web-based apps for running their business as well as to the proliferation of internet-enabled devices.
  • The IT & telecom segment accounted for a significant revenue share in 2015 capturing over 25% of the overall revenue share in the same year. The segment is expected to grow at a CAGR exceeding 5.5% from 2016 to 2024. This is majorly due to the integration of ADCs into enterprise IT systems to enhance efficiency.
  • Asia Pacific is expected to emerge as the fastest growing segment accounting for more than 20% of the overall share in 2015. This growth is due to increasing investments in the IT infrastructure, primarily in China and India. Furthermore, the rising demand in this region can be ascribed to the high market penetration, owing to the webification of organizational applications along with the growing ADC application in server firewalls and network security systems.
  • The key application delivery controller market purveyors comprise F5 Networks Inc., Citrix Systems, A10 Networks Inc., Array Networks, Inc., and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Companies, with their extensive distribution channels and worldwide presence, lay emphasis on adopting the best practices for developing solutions to achieve competitive advantage in this industry.

Unified Threat Management Market Size Worth $10.09 Billion By 2025

The global unified threat management market size is expected to reach USD 10.09 billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2019 to 2025, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. Unified threat management (UTM) solutions eliminate the need for enhanced technical support and require fewer updates and contracts to manage network. This helps the end users to increase IT staff productivity and minimize operational costs. Latest trends, such as Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD), web applications, and virtualization, have compelled enterprises to prepare for emerging security risks in their networks, in addition to the growing concerns of internal and external threats. Growing number of such threats is impelling enterprises to adopt UTM solutions.

Moreover, these solutions are cost-effective and also have the ability to perform application-aware network tracking, scanning, and control. In addition, the solutions are easy to install & maintain and require lesser human intervention, which leads to further reduction in operational costs. All these factors are expected to drive the UTM market over the forecast period. Moreover, these solutions have multiple functionalities that allow consumers to reduce energy consumption and space. These benefits are further expected to contribute to the market growth. The key companies in the UTM market are focusing on developing advanced solutions that are aligned with the requirements of end users.

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Further key findings from the study suggest:

  • Virtual component segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR of 15.2% from 2019 to 2025 due to increasing number of SMEs requiring virtual infrastructure to securely run a wide range of applications
  • Managed UTM segment is anticipated to register significant growth over the forecast period as these solutions eliminate the need to buy multiple appliances for enterprises and offer complete network protection
  • The cloud segment is projected to expand at the highest CAGR during the estimated period. It is the most preferred deployment method of UTM solutions as it allows users to remotely manage the appliance
  • Large enterprise is projected to be the fastest-growing segment from 2019 to 2025 due to increasing adoption of UTM solutions, which are cost-effective and easy to install & maintain in large enterprises
  • BFSI segment is expected to register a significant growth in future. High demand for remotely managing security system, owing to increasing number of online hacks and cyberattacks in banks, is expected to drive the segment
  • North America is expected to continue to dominate the global UTM market over the forecast period owing to the presence of major companies in the region
  • Prominent industry participants include Barracuda Networks, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.; SonicWall; Fortinet, Inc.; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Untangle, Inc.; Juniper Networks, Inc.; Sophos Ltd.; and WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.