The e-mail security market is maturing, but speed and breadth of spam detection, and management and reporting capabilities, continue to differentiate vendors.

Read the Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries today to see how Gartner evaluates vendors in this particular market based on vendor Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant positions vendors in a particular market segment based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute that vision, based on in-depth interviews with vendors themselves and, more importantly, their customers. Elements of Ability to Execute include product capabilities such as performance, manageability and workflow and core technology. Elements of Completeness of Vision include: product strategy, market understanding, innovation and ability to differentiate.

According to the report, Gartner defines email security vendors as those that "provide enterprise protection against inbound email threats, and fulfill outbound policy requirements, at the SMTP gateway."

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Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries Gartner RAS Core Research Note G00160125, Arabella Hallawell, Peter Firstbrook, 11 September 2008, R2875 03262009

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Arabella Hallawell
Research VP
Billerica, MA USA

Arabella Hallawell is a research vice president in Gartner Research, where she focuses on security markets such as antivirus, e-mail security and Web filtering. Ms. Hallawell also provides advice on security and privacy-related issues associated with outsourcing, global operations and country-specific risks. She also assists clients with policies for privacy, acceptable use and cross-border data transfers.

Peter Firstbrook
Research Director
Thornbury Canada

Peter Firstbrook is a leading authority on anti-malware and anti-spam. As a research director with Gartner, Mr. Firstbrook is responsible for all topics related to the endpoint security market and secure Web and e-mail gateway markets. He helps companies select strategic technology vendors and products, negotiate the best product price, and implement best practices.

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