Key Market Study Selects IMlogic as Leader in Instant Messaging Management Market
Leading Industry Analyst Firm Selects IMlogic as IM Management Leader with Largest Global Presence, Fastest Growth Rate, and Best Ability to Increase Market Share
IMlogic has the largest global presence, the fastest growth rate,
and the best ability to increase market share than any other
enterprise instant messaging management vendor, according
to a study released today by premier IT and telecommunications
industry intelligence and advisory firm IDC. The study, entitled
Worldwide Enterprise Instant Messaging Applications 2005–2009
Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares: Clearing the Decks for Substantial
Growth, shows that IMlogic has the highest market share among
the leading instant messaging management vendors, having
grown revenues three times faster than its closest competitors.
According to the report, IMlogic has the best ability to increase market share and to retain “leader” status, as IMlogic IM Manager™ continues to become the enterprise instant messaging management platform of choice for companies around the world who want to capitalize on the business benefits of instant messaging. IMlogic IM Manager delivers the centrally controlled management features, internal and federal regulatory compliance capabilities, and end-to-end protection from cyber threats that allow companies to transform instant messaging from a potential liability to an indispensable communications tool. IDC predicts that the market for IM management and security will be the fastest growing segment of the enterprise IM application market that is expected to be $621 million by 2009. The IDC study further predicts that IMlogic is positioned to maintain its dominant position and extend its leadership and market share in this fast-growing market.
“Enterprises are quickly finding out that instant messaging management is a must-have in their infrastructures,” said Robert Mahowald, IDC Program Director for Collaborative Computing. “IMlogic’s combination of best-of-breed products and strong partner alliances position them well to take advantage of the large and growing opportunity in the enterprise IM management and security market.”
IDC’s report cites IMlogic’s ability to set industry standards for IM management and drive innovation on enterprise IM platforms such as Microsoft Office Live Communications Server and IBM Lotus Sametime, as well as public IM networks such as AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. In addition, the report highlights IMlogic’s global presence, large installed base across the Fortune 1000, strategic OEM partnerships, and distribution network of channel partners in over 26 countries as key drivers of revenue growth and market penetration over the next five years.
“Our focus on delivering best-of-breed IM management solutions to address the exponential growth in IM threats has fueled our unprecedented growth and market penetration over the past two years,” said IMlogic CEO Francis deSouza. “This report by IDC validates our ability to further expand upon our leadership position through product innovation, strategic alliances, and international expansion.”
About IMlogic, Inc.
IMlogic, Inc. is the market leader in enterprise software for instant messaging, the world’s fastest growing communications medium of all time. The largest Fortune 1000 companies across the financial services, energy, healthcare, government, media, telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing industries depend on IMlogic to manage, control and secure corporate IM usage, while satisfying compliance requirements associated with real-time electronic communications. For more information on IMlogic call 877-IMlogic or visit www.imlogic.com.