Gartner Magic Quadrant
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Websense a Leader in Magic Quadrant
Gartner positions Websense in leaders quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention
Security experts agree that while new Web 2.0 applications enable greater collaboration and innovation, they can also greatly increase the chance for ID fraud, corporate data loss, and privacy violations. Websense data loss prevention solutions provide unprecedented visibility and control over confidential information to prevent data loss, secure business processes and manage compliance and risk. As part of our Essential Information Protection suite of solutions, Websense Data Security Suite integrates with our Web security solution to provide content, context and destination awareness, allowing administrators to manage who can send what information where and how.
Based on the completeness of our vision and our ability to execute, Gartner positions Websense in the leaders quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention. Register to access a complimentary copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Aware Data Loss Prevention and learn more.
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The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Webroot® Security SaaS Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant for 2008 E-Mail Security Boundries
Stamford, Conn./Boulder, Colo., September 30, 2008
Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Visionaries" quadrant in the E-Mail Security Boundaries Magic Quadrant report for 2008.
"We believe Gartner's positioning of WebrootŪ E-Mail Security SaaS in the Visionaries quadrant is confirmation of our strategic vision to deliver better security, manageability and value to customers via a SaaS-based security solution," said Mike Irwin, COO, Webroot. "As the security and threat landscapes continue to evolve and as customers begin to embrace SaaS as an alternative to on-premise solutions, our security SaaS offerings will be well positioned to meet customer demands."
According to Gartner Analyst Arabella Hallawell, the messaging security market adoption rate will grow from 20 percent in 2008 to 70 percent in 2018 while Web security adoption will grow from 10 percent to 65 percent in the same time period*. Webroot's own security SaaS solutions have grown at 50 percent globally including customer implementations of over 30,000 users in the past six months alone.
Webroot Security SaaS solutions deliver enterprise-class security with better manageability, better value and better protection than appliances and server-based solutions. Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS protects against spam, viruses and data leakage, along with additional compliance, archiving and business continuity features.
Webroot Web Security SaaS is also a part of the Webroot Security SaaS family and provides URL and Web content filtering plus proactive protection against web-based malware for corporate and mobile laptop users. Webroot Security SaaS solutions are backed by free US-based support that includes 24x7x365 access to a robust knowledge base, toll-free telephone support and free product and defense updates for the duration of a subscription.
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundaries
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway
Proofpoint Email Security: Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries, 2008
Gartner, Inc. positions Proofpoint in the Leaders quadrant in its 2008 Magic Quadrant for the Email Security Boundaries (anti-spam, anti-virus, outbound content filtering, email encryption, intrusion prevention) market.
Gartner describes vendors in the leaders quadrant as follows: "Leaders are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market. Companies in this quadrant offer a comprehensive and proficient range of email security functionality, and show evidence of superior vision and execution for current and anticipated customer requirements. Leaders typically have relatively high market share and/ or strong revenue growth, own a good portion of their threat or content filtering capabilities, and demonstrate positive customer feedback for anti-spam efficacy and related service and support."
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundaries
Blue Coat positioned in the Leader's Quadrant
The Gartner Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant positions vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. Based on these criteria, Blue Coat is positioned in the leader's quadrant.
According to the report, "In 'market understanding,' we ranked vendors on the strength of their commitment to the SWG market in the form of strong product management, their vision for the SWG market and the degree to which their road maps reflected a solid commitment of resources to achieve that vision."
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundaries
Clearswift - Gartner Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant - 2008
Gartner published their second SWG (Secure Web Gateway) Magic Quadrant in September 2008. The first SWG was published in 2007. This document looks at their comments on Clearswift's Web security products and makes general observations from Clearswift's perspective on the results.
- Clearswift - Gartner Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant
Clearswift - Gartner Secure Mail Gateway Magic Quadrant - 2008
Gartner published their last SMG (Secure Mail Gateway) Magic Quadrant in September 2008. This document looks at their comments and makes general observations from Clearswift's perspective on Gartner's findings.
- Clearswift - Gartner Secure Mail Gateway Magic Quadrant