The Radicati Group, Inc. Releases Q2 2008 Market Numbers Update

A Quantitative Summary of All Key Market Segments Covered by The Radicati Group, Inc., Including Messaging, Email Clients, Hosted Email, Email Security, Email Archiving, Unified Communications, Instant Messaging, Identity Management, Wireless Email, Web Security, Email Traffic, Spam Volumes, and More


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008) - A new study showing market size, market share, and four-year forecasts (2008 - 2012) for all core market segments tracked by The Radicati Group, Inc. is now available.

The number of worldwide email users is projected to increase from 1.3 billion in 2008 to almost 1.8 billion by 2012. Worldwide email traffic will total 210 billion messages per day in 2008. By 2012, this figure will almost double to 419 billion messages per day. In 2008, 63% of all traffic will be consumer, and 37% will be corporate email messages.

The Email Security market continues to grow, helping companies to shield their networks from spam, viruses, and other types of malware. These solutions can be deployed in three form factors: software, appliances, and hosted services. The installed base of the Email Security Market for all segments is expected to increase from 1.1 billion in 2008, to 2.8 billion in 2012, while revenue is expected to increase from $3.9 billion in 2008, to $6.2 billion in 2012.

To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our market research programs, please contact The Radicati Group at (650) 322-8059, or visit http://www.radicati.com.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of e-mail security, e-mail archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis, as well as detailed country breakouts.

The Radicati Group works with corporate organizations to assist them in selecting the right products and technologies to support their business needs, as well as with vendors to define the best strategic direction for their products. We also work with investment firms on a worldwide basis to help them identify and assess investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in London, Hong Kong and Melbourne.

Contact Information: Contact: Lauren Reardon The Radicati Group, Inc. (650) 322-8059