The Radicati Group Releases "Hosted E-mail Security - Market Quadrant 2009"

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2009) - The Radicati Group, Inc. has released a new market brief on the Hosted E-mail Security Market, which analyzes the market's highly competitive landscape. The Radicati Group, Inc. segments the E-mail Security Market into three distinct segments, including: E-mail Security Appliances, Hosted E-mail Security Services, and E-mail Security Software Products. This study focuses only on the Hosted E-mail Security Segment. Its uptake and popularity is growing fast, particularly with SMB customers.

Radicati Market Quadrants rank vendors based on a four-quadrant system, which includes "Mature Players," "Specialists," "Trail Blazers," and "Top Players" quadrants. Leading players in each market segment are ranked based on the features and functionality of their solution and their market share in that segment. Radicati Market Quadrants provide a comparative viewpoint of the market, and an analysis of each vendor included in the study, with both strengths and weaknesses.

The report ranks Symantec, Google and Microsoft as "Top Players" in the Hosted E-mail Security market.

Companies evaluated in the report include Google, McAfee, Microsoft, Symantec, Trend Micro, USA.NET, Webroot, and Websense.

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

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, and offices in London, UK.

Contact Information: Contact: Todd Yamasaki The Radicati Group, Inc. (650) 322-8059