Though only 29% of manufacturers are currently invested in SSL VPNs, Whitely expects that to change dramatically through 2010, predicting a phenomenal 94% compound annual growth rate. IPSec was a poor fit for this vertical's needs, Whiteley observes, but the application-layer flexibility of SSL VPNs should spur rapid adoption. "Manufacturing companies typically don't provide employees with corporate-managed laptops," he writes. "Thus, SSL VPNs allows a 'bring-your-own computer' model where manufacturing companies still control security and user policy but don't have to incur the cost of unnecessary IT infrastructure."
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