Channel Best-Sellers: Winning Security Players

Network Security Hardware

Solid support and a laser focus on the small and medium segments of the market helped catapult Netgear into the top position in the Network Security Hardware category of this year's CMP Channel Best Sellers survey.

According to the NPD Group/Distributor Track data, Netgear experienced the smallest loss in dollar volume share of the vendors surveyed, dropping 0.2 points, followed by Cisco with a 0.3 dip, 3Com with 0.5, WatchGuard Technologies with 0.8, and SonicWall with 1.5.

Tom Cerabona, CTO of Acredo Technologies, a Panama City, Fla.-based solution provider, said the manner in which Netgear's security appliances are assembled makes them easy to work with. "All the necessary information is provided there in a logical sequence," he said.

-- Kevin McLaughlin

Network Security Hardware 1st half 2007 Market Share Market Share Change 1st half '07 vs. 1st half '06 Cisco Systems 35.50% -0.3 SonicWall Inc. 14.60% -1.5 Watchguard Technology 4.70% --0.8 3Com 4.10% --0.5 Netgear Inc. 1.50% -0.2 * Ranking based on 1st half 2007 share of sales dollar volume. Highlighted vendor gained greatest share from 1st half 2006 to 1st half 2007 Source: The NPD Group/Distribution Track (Incudes GTDC Data), www.npd.com/lps/distributortrack