Worldwide Secure Content Management 2004-2008 Forecast Update and 2003 Vendor Shares: A Holistic View of Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Messaging Security

This IDC study examines the secure content management (SCM) market for the period from 2002 to 2008, with vendor revenue trends and market growth forecasts. Worldwide market sizing is provided for 2003, with trends from 2002. A five-year growth forecast for this market is shown for 2004?2008. A vendor competitive analysis, with vendor revenue and the market shares of the leading vendors, is provided for 2003. This study also includes profiles of leading vendors and identifies the characteristics that vendors will need to be successful in the future. This document updates the forecast published in March 2004, Worldwide Secure Content Management Software 2004?2008 Forecast: March 2004 Forecast (IDC #30964, March 2004).

"The motive and intention of virus writers has changed," said Brian Burke, research manager, Security Products. "In the past, worms and viruses were typically created to destroy data by amateurs seeking notoriety. Today, more sophisticated attackers, often organized crime, are increasingly using worms and viruses to obtain credit card numbers, bank account information, and other personal information to perpetrate identity theft."