This IDC study provides the results from a recent end-user survey on organizations' future security software deployment plans, given the current economic situation in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ. In this study, IDC asked organizations which security technologies they would be likely to focus their investments on as well as the top factors to consider when making decisions regarding security software deployment. IDC also explored the various software subscription form factors that organizations would most likely consider over the next 18 months.

"In the past, enterprises spent lavishly on various software and hardware equipment. With the economic downturn, they are forced to go back to basics and figure out ways to optimize these previous investments. Cost saving remains the main theme in all discussions for new IT and security projects. Security market investment, although anticipated to remain unchanged over the next 18 months according to the survey results, will also have to be deployed in a way that can do more with less," says Judy Wu, research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Software.