The acquisition of MessageLabs strengthens our commitment to the Software as a Service (SaaS) model and advances our vision to offer customers the flexibility to manage their business using online services, onsite software, or hybrid onsite and online solutions.
Accelerating the Development and Global Delivery of SaaS Solutions
MessageLabs’ established suite of online services for messaging and web security complements the offerings available through Symantec Protection Network, the Symantec SaaS platform for providing market-leading technologies to customers online. The newly created SaaS product group will accelerate the development of new SaaS solutions and hybrid offerings for IT professionals that secure and manage information in the cloud. Customers will benefit from access to a greater number of SaaS offerings and the opportunity to purchase through a broader network of partners in more locations around the world.Leading the Market in Messaging Security
With the addition of MessageLabs, Symantec extends its lead in the messaging security market to twice the market share of its nearest competitor (Source: IDC). Symantec is now able to offer customers unparalleled choice and flexibility through a portfolio of messaging security offerings that includes online services, software, and appliances. Together, Symantec and MessageLabs, both ‘Leaders’ in Gartner’s 2008 Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundary report, protect hundreds of millions of mailboxes in more than 100 countries.
- World’s 4th largest independent software vendor.
- Ranked 4th among the “Most Admired” companies within the computer software industry by Fortune (2008).
- Market share leader in messaging security, security software, secure content and threat management, data protection and recovery, core storage management, backup and recovery software, and email archiving applications (Source: IDC and Gartner reports).
- Secures more than 3.0 billion email connections each day.
- Over 21,000 customers in more than 99 countries, ranging from SMBs to Fortune 500.
- The first company in the world to introduce anti-virus as a service rather than as software.
