Software10.12.2010

Kaspersky’s growth continues

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, continues its global market growth in the endpoint security market. According to IDC’s annual report, the company grew by 44.5 % in 2009 and acquired a 5.8% overall market share.

Kaspersky Lab ranks fourth in the IDC rating of Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor for 2009. The rating was published in IDC’s Worldwide Endpoint Security Market 2010-2014 Forecast and 2009 Vendor Shares report, which ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2009.

According to IDC’s Worldwide Corporate Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor for 2008 and 2009, Kaspersky Lab demonstrated a growth rate of 24.6%, which is well above the average rate observed among other vendors. The company is fifth in the global ranking of corporate security vendors.

In IDC’s Worldwide Consumer Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor for 2008 and 2009, Kaspersky Lab’s growth figure was 56.3%. The company holds fourth position in the market with a market share of 6.7%.

“Kaspersky Lab invests in its growth on a global scale, both in the consumer and corporate IT security market segments, both products and services,” said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and Co-Founder of Kaspersky Lab.  “The results reported by IDC prove that our growth strategy works well worldwide. The revenue increase of over 40% in 2009 is a good result, and our aim has been to increase this further in 2010. We are sure Kaspersky Lab has considerable potential for growth in every market segment that we operate in.”

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