McAfee tops for client security
Analyst firm rates industry heavyweights.
Analyst firm Forrester has released a report on 'Client Security Suites', naming McAfee as the leading
brand in the field.
Symantec and Sophos are both described as 'viable alternatives', but lack some features, including
network access control and administration tools, needed to keep up with McAfee's comprehensive offerings,
which Forrester expects to continue leading the way. Panda and F-Secure have good technology,
but apparently lack the vision and resources to keep up with the larger players.
Panda is said to be doing well in the smaller business arena, and its 'strong architecture' should bring
success in future, while F-Secure offers 'a little bit of everything'. Kaspersky is labelled 'a leading
anti-malware vendor', while Trend Micro's firewall lacks functionality and CA is playing catch-up.
A full summary of the report is
here, with links to further
detail on individual vendors and the chance to buy the full report, for a mere $995.
28 September 2006
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