[June 14, 2013] Infonetics: Look for Vendor Share Shakeups in Content Security Market in 2013 Tweet Jun 14, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 1st quarter (1Q13) Content Security Gateway Appliances, Software, and SaaS vendor market share and forecast report. "Vendors in the content security space continue to sort out major business issues and manage multiple transitions," notes Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for security at Infonetics Research. "Blue Coat just announced its repositioning, which focuses the company squarely on security but broadens its reach. And Websense was recently bought out by Vista Partners, who will take it private and focus on long-term growth strategies. These events open opportunities for serious market share changes in 2013." According to a release, content security market highlights include: -Globally, content security gateway appliance and software revenue was down 6 percent between 4Q12 and 1Q13, falling to $699 million -The bright spot of the content security market is SaaS (software-as-a-service), with global sales up 44 percent from the year-ago 1st quarter, and a 17 percent CAGR forecast from 2012 to 2017 -Early leaders in the content security SaaS market include Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, Cisco and Proofpoint CONTENT SECURITY REPORT SYNOPSIS Infonetics' quarterly content security report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2017, analysis, and trends for content security gateway software (messaging, web/malware), gateway appliances (messaging, web/malware, integrated), and SaaS (messaging, web/malware). Vendors tracked: Barracuda, Blue Coat, Cisco, Citrix, McAfee, Sonicwall, Symantec, Trend Micro, Websense, and others. Infonetics Research is a market research and consulting firm. More information: www.infonetics.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]