Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) System Infrastructure Software Market Highlights, 1H07

This IDC update is a summary of the key developments in the system infrastructure software market during the first half of 2007. This edition synthesizes the key events that characterized the system infrastructure software market in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. Some noteworthy highlights include:

• A number of vendors upgraded or made their solutions Vista-compatible. While this bodes well for the security of the Vista platform, security vendors will need to differentiate their solutions in this highly competitive market with a bewildering number of products offered by different vendors.
• Vendors are shifting their focus toward the midmarket segment with targeted security and storage solutions. A few vendors have created customized solutions, while others have set up dedicated sales forces or business units to tackle this market.
• The release of mobile security solutions continues to flood the marketplace with upgrades and support for the Windows Mobile platform.