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IntroductionThe enterprise IT security market has dramatically matured over the past few years and customers are now re-evaluating their purchasing strategies - with a greater emphasis on getting more functionality out of fewer devices.ScopeExamines the market for enterprise IT security products & services.Highlights the key business, industry and technology issues.Sizes each core market to 2008.HighlightsThe overall enterprise IT security market topped $20bn in 2004, with mature markets such as anti-virus and firewalls still generating impressive growth.Industry consolidation has failed to dramatically reduce the number of suppliers available as niche players push their best-of-breed capabilities.With the maturing of the market, customers are coming to terms with the fact that ROI arguments are difficult to generate and vendors should avoid half-baked attempts to create unsubstantiated ROI calculations as a result.Reasons to PurchaseProvides readers with an interactive model allowing them to judge the future uptake of 16 core security areas.Gives Datamonitor's opinions on which strategies will best drive solution uptake.provides specific analysis of each market - as well as for the total market for providers of more holistic solutions. |