HOD HASHARON, Israel,
Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT), a leading
global provider of intelligent broadband solutions that empowers
communication service providers to optimize and monetize their
networks, enterprises to enhance productivity and consumers to
improve their digital lifestyle, announced today the availability
of its new Allot CloudTrends Report H2 2014, which highlights the
worldwide evolution of managed cloud services offered to
enterprises and SMBs by communication service providers (CSPs).
The findings of this global report indicate that many CSPs now
view cloud-based software-as-a service (SaaS) enterprise
applications – such as unified communications, virtualized office
suite offerings, cloud storage and enterprise CRM/ERP – as a
substantial revenue opportunity. The most innovative CSPs surveyed
have addressed enterprise CIO concerns around security and
performance by responding with specific cloud-based visibility,
control, quality of service (QoS) and security managed service
offerings.
Key findings of the Allot CloudTrends Report include:
- Over 45% of CSPs are offering public cloud applications
and services for enterprises ranging from basic email and storage
to fully-fledged unified communications, CRM and ERP
solutions.
- Microsoft Office 365 is the most prevalent office suite
offered by CSPs to SMBs and Enterprise with over 33% of CSPs
surveyed offering the Microsoft platform. Office 365 represents
over 90% of the virtualized office suite type offerings, while
the Google Apps offering comes in at a distant 8%.
- QoS management for cloud services lags behind basic adoption.
Just 23% of CSPs are currently offering QoS and/or
visibility solutions for mission-critical applications and
32% of CSPs offer some form of cloud-based security service
such as anti-DDoS or URL filtering.
- QoS management for cloud services is much more prevalent when
unified communications, Office, and Microsoft Lync are involved,
indicating the need to actively manage access to these critical
applications. With unified communications, 32% of CSPs offer QoS
management, 48% offer Office applications and 50% offer Microsoft
Lync.
"Workforce productivity and mobility needs are causing CIOs to
reevaluate their network infrastructure and operations. At the same
time, CSPs are responding by evolving their SMB and enterprise
cloud services to reach beyond classic connectivity and IT
solutions traditionally provided," said Yaniv Sulkes, AVP Marketing at Allot
Communications. "The market trends surfaced in our report
reflect what we are seeing with our CSP and enterprise customers.
CSPs around the globe are increasingly delivering value-added
digital services that can help enterprises overcome their toughest
adoption challenges and achieve the cost and efficiency benefits
promised by the cloud."
The statistical information presented in this report is based on
data collected during the second half of 2014 from over 100
communication service providers (mobile, fixed and converged)
globally. The regional breakdown of our sample of CSPs was: 35%
Asia Pacific, 11% North America, 23% Latin America, 13% Europe, 8% Middle
East & 10% Africa.
The full Allot MobileTrends Cloud Report H2 2014,
complete with statistical graphics and charts, can be
downloaded here.
About Allot Communications
Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT) empowers service
providers to monetize and optimize their networks, enterprises to
enhance productivity and consumers to enjoy an always-on digital
lifestyle. Allot's advanced DPI-based broadband solutions identify
and leverage network intelligence to analyze, protect, improve and
enrich mobile, fixed and cloud service delivery and user
experience. Allot's unique blend of innovative technology, proven
know-how and collaborative approach to industry standards and
partnerships enables network operators worldwide to elevate their
role in the digital lifestyle ecosystem and to open the door to a
wealth of new business opportunities. For more information, please
visit www.allot.com.
Forward Looking Statement
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which
express the current beliefs and expectations of Company management.
Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or
achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include risks relating to: our ability to compete
successfully with other companies offering competing technologies;
the loss of one or more significant customers; consolidation of,
and strategic alliances by, our competitors, government regulation;
lower demand for key value-added services; our ability to keep pace
with advances in technology and to add new features and value-added
services; managing lengthy sales cycles; operational risks
associated with large projects; our dependence on third party
channel partners for a material portion of our revenues; and other
factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Contacts
Allot Communications
Maya Lustig | Director of
Corporate Communications
+972.9.7616851| mlustig@allot.com
Merritt Group, Inc.
Melissa Chadwick l Merritt
Group, Inc.
571-382-8513 l chadwick@merrittgrp.com
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