SecureData, an ERP.com company and the exclusive sub-Saharan distributor of Trend Micro, a leader in anti-virus and Internet content security solutions, has announced that according to a recently published report from International Data Corporation (IDC), Trend Micro dominates the anti-virus market as the worldwide leader in server-based anti-virus software sales, including Internet gateway (Web server) and Groupware virus protection.
The study by IDC, titled "Anti-virus Software: A Segmentation of the Market," follows an earlier July 2001 IDC report titled "Worldwide Anti-virus Software Market Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2001," which found Trend Micro to be the fastest growing anti-virus vendor with an annual growth rate of 51% in the year 2000.
The report determined Trend Micro to be the worldwide market leader for the year 2000 in the following segments of the anti-virus industry:
* Number one in the overall anti-virus server market with 33% market share.
* Number one in the Groupware market with 31% market share.
* Number one in the Internet gateway (Web server) market with 63% market share.
"Our findings speak for themselves.Trend Micro dominates the server-based anti-virus market," said Brian Burke, senior research analyst at IDC's Internet Security division. "Having introduced the world to the first server-level virus protection, Trend Micro is known for its expertise in protecting the enterprise network from viruses and other malicious code. We expect to see the same innovative solutions and strong growth rate from Trend Micro in the years to come, positioning the company to take advantage of the server-based anti-virus market's expected boom."
According to the recent IDC report, server-based revenue sales will far surpass that of desktop in the coming years. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for desktop anti-virus is projected to decline 4% from 2000 to 2005. Unlike the desktop market, server-based anti-virus solutions are expected to be the most dominant share of the anti-virus industry with 45%. Revenue for this segment is expected to increase from approximately $366 million in 2000 to $1.247 million in 2005.
Steve Chang, CEO of Trend Micro, said: "We are thrilled with these results! It is quite gratifying to see our vision and strategy validated by this well-respected group of industry analysts. InterScan VirusWall and ScanMail are clearly the enterprise anti-virus solution of choice, making Trend Micro the industry-standard for server-based virus protection around the world.
"With an overall 33% market share, we are currently the worldwide market leader for server-based anti-virus solutions, a segment of the industry that is expected to grow at an outstanding rate over the next five years. We plan to fully capitalise on that opportunity," Chang concluded.
InterScan VirusWall dominates Internet gateway
Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall sits at the Internet gateway stopping viruses and other malicious code before they have a chance to spread to the desktop. SMTP, HTTP and FTP traffic is scanned for the latest Trojans and viruses, as well as for malicious ActiveX and Java code. For more information, please visit http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/products/isvw/
ScanMail claims 31% of worldwide anti-virus groupware market
Developed for the enterprise and service provider markets, Trend Micro ScanMail is a scalable, multi-threaded, high availability security product designed to protect organisations of any size against e-mail-borne viruses in the Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes/Domino messaging environments. For more information, please visit http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/products/email-groupware.htm
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Trend Micro is a leader in network anti-virus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has its European headquarters in Marlow, England, and business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate, value-added resellers and managed service providers. For additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro products, visit http://www.trendmicro.co.uk
SecureData
SecureData an ERP.com company is Africa's Premier IT Security Solution Provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate Anti-virus and Content Security, Network Security and Network Asset Management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, outsourcing and hosting.
SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT Security products to the public, corporate and SME Sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.
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