Email Security Market Still Has Room For Strong Growth

US

In-Stat: The email security market is poised for strong growth over the next several years. It is predicted to reach $3.7 billion by 2009. Companies are looking for email security products that combine multiple email security and management functions. Although appliances are expected to overtake software as the preferred delivery model for email security solutions, many decision-makers in the survey were undecided about the platform of their near-term purchases. More than 30% of the decision-makers don’t know whether the planned purchase will be software, an appliance, or a hosted service.

• 66% of the decision-makers surveyed plan to purchase email security products within the next two years.

• Reliability was identified as the most critical factor for purchasing decisions.

• Viruses and spam continue to be the top email security concerns among decision makers.

E-Mail Security: Trends and Spending Plans for US Businesses Publ 20050602