Software Security and Compliance Among Top Priorities for Businesses in 2007

A New Corporate IT Survey From The Radicati Group, Inc. Explores Corporate Usage, Attitudes, and Procurement Plans With Regards to Messaging, Collaboration, Wireless Email, Security, Archiving, Instant Messaging, Unified Communications, VoIP, and Business Social Software


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - September 12, 2007) - The Radicati Group, Inc.'s latest study, "Corporate IT Survey - Messaging and Collaboration, 2007-2008," finds that Security, Reducing downtime and Compliance are the top priorities for businesses in 2007.

Security has always been a leading concern for businesses. Despite the broad range of anti-spam products available today, 42% of businesses surveyed reported an increase in Spam traffic between 2006 and 2007.

Reducing downtime was another strong priority, indicating that products still have a way to go to meet mission-critical business requirements.

Also demand for Compliance has risen dramatically since the last year, with 68% of Large businesses indicating that compliance is their top concern, while almost 80% of Very Large businesses indicated that compliance is their leading concern in 2007.

While most organizations still deploy insourced email solutions, the study shows that hosted email made up one-third of messaging system deployments surveyed, as 29% of survey respondents outsourced at least part of their messaging system in 2007.

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About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of email security, email archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides both 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 new investment opportunities.

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

Contact Information: Contact: Lisa Nguyen The Radicati Group, Inc. (650) 322-8059