The value of managed services is clear: They offload a lot of burden from a company, saving it time and money and reducing learning curves to a nearly flat line in some cases. In a study commissioned by Cisco Systems, research firm Ovum said that it expects the global managed services market to reach $41.5 billion per year by 2009. The study results include predictions that by 2009, managed VPNs will account for 53 percent of the managed services market and that managed VoIP will account for the fastest growth with a 65 percent compound annual growth rate. “Because they can offer around-the-clock monitoring of network performance, improved application performance, and predictable service levels, managed service providers are in a unique position to expand their business in an effort to address the growth of this market,” said Insight President Robert Rosenberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The most recent movement comes from BT Group, global provider of communications solutions and managed services, which announced that it acquired Counterpane Internet Security, a provider of managed network security services.<\/p>\n
In late September 2006, SecureWorks and LURHQ merged under the SecureWorks name.<\/p>\n
In late August, IBM announced that it had reached a deal to acquire Internet Security Systems (ISS) for $1.3 billion in cash.<\/p>\n
If Perimeter wants to be acquired, its own recent acquisitions make it ripe for that possibility. SurfControl announced two new managed security services offerings for Web and email protection. The merger and acquisition trends fit with industry analyst projections for increasing interest in the overall managed services sector.<\/p>\n
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