IBM Internet Security Systems ist führender Anbieter für Managed Security Services
Aktuelle Berichte von Forrester Research und Frost&Sullivan bestätigen Marktführerschaft
Armonk, New York, USA / Stuttgart - Laut eines aktuellen Berichts von Forrester Research, Inc., „Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services (MSS) for Q4 2007” gehört IBM zu den führenden Anbietern im Bereich Managed Security Services. Beurteilt wurden zehn verschiedene MSS- Anbieter auf Basis von 56 Kriterien, einschließlich Produkt- und Serviceangebot, Marktpräsenz und Strategie. Zu einem ähnlichen Ergebnis kommt die Analystengruppe Frost & Sullivan: Auch diese zählt IBM zu den führenden Anbietern im MSS Markt. Der Bericht „North American Managed Security Services Markets“ hat die Marktdurchdringung, die Langzeit-Vision und die wettbewerblichen Unterschiede von 40 aktiven MSS Anbietern im Nordamerikanischen Markt untersucht. Ergebnis: IBM Internet Security Systems ist mit 11,8 Prozent Anteil im hochsegmentierten Markt der führende Anbieter.
Forrester* bewertet IBM in Sachen MSS „als führenden Anbieter mit exzellenten Angeboten und einer soliden Strategie.“ Weiterhin verfüge die IBM über eine hohe Bandbreite an Fähigkeiten, Security Expertise und Technologien – viele davon mit der Akquisition der Internet Security Systems (ISS) erlangt – durch die IBM eine starke Position im MSS Markt innehabe.
Der Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary erklärt bezogen auf IBM im vierten Quartal 2007, dass IBM „die einzige Geld-zurück Garantie unter den MSS Anbietern offeriert – abgesichert durch zehnjährige Security Erfahrung – und ein starkes Messaging mit der ‚Next-Generation Virtual SOC’ aufweist. Der Konzern hat darüberhinaus mit dem X-Force Threat Analsysis Service (XFTAS) eine ausgefeilte Lösung, um Bedrohungen vorzusorgen, eine hohe Implementierungsfähigkeit und eine ausgeprägte Strategie.“ Der Bericht kommt außerdem zu dem Ergebnis, dass IBM „besonders gut für die Käufer ist, die ein hohes Wissen über Bedrohungen suchen und schnelle Implementierung benötigen.“
Im separaten Bericht „The Forrester Wave: Security Consulting, Q3 2007“* wurde die IBM Professional Security Services (PSS) Abteilung als „starker Dienstleister mit einer soliden Kundenbasis“ bewertet. Laut Bericht hat IBM „international eine der umfassendsten Security Beratungsmethoden im Markt, verbunden mit einem robusten Partnernetzwerk und einer soliden Kundenbasis. Unternehmen, die tiefgehende technische Expertisen für Projekte suchen und hohe Integrationsanstrengungen verlangen, sollten IBM in engeren Betracht ziehen.“
Laut Forrester geht der Ruf, den die ISS in der Branche als Security Experte und Berater hatte, auf die IBM über. Forresters MSS Bericht stellt ebenso heraus, dass im Laufe der Zeit die „Managed Security Services stärker an weitreichendere Geschäftsziele wie Infrastruktur Transformation und IT Risk Management anknüpfen werden.“
Nach Frost & Sullivan* ist IBM Internet Security Systems „durch eine beispiellose Kombination von Ressourcen einzigartig positioniert, um ganz vorne bei den Managed Security Anbietern mitzuspielen.“ Frost & Sullivan kommen zu dem Schluss, dass die Kombination aus den professionellen Services der IBM, der Expertise der ISS im MSS Bereich und in der Bedrohungsforschung, die Marktführerschaft noch für die nächsten Jahre sicherstellen wird. „Diese Geschäftseinheiten stellen sicher, dass die IBM Internet Security Systems gewappnet ist, Erfolg im größeren Security Markt zu haben - unabhängig von den Richtungen, die der Managed Security Services Markt einschlagen mag.“
Aufgrund zentraler Markttreiber wie die zunehmend innovativen Bedrohungen, die wachsende unternehmerische Aufmerksamkeit für potentielle Schäden durch Angriffe und die Erfordernis, gesetzliche Anforderungen zu erfüllen, erwarten Frost & Sullivan für den Nordamerikanischen MSS Markt ein Wachstum von 950 Millionen Dollar in 2007 auf 1,5 Milliarden in den nächsten fünf Jahren. Sie sehen auch weiteres Wachstum für den MSS Markt in 2007, weswegen die Teilnehmer mehr und mehr von ihrer Fähigkeit abhängen, die wachsenden Erwartungen an ein monolithisches end-to-end Angebot zu erfüllen, welches die anfänglichen Beratungsleistungen, die Anwendungen, die Produktidentifizierung und – installation und schließlich das Monitoring und Management integriert.
Über IBM Internet Security Systems
IBM Internet Security Systems ist bevorzugter Sicherheitsberater für viele weltweit führende Unternehmen und Regierungen und bietet Schutz für Netzwerke, Desktops und Servers. Als erfahrener Anbieter für Sicherheitsfragen seit 1994 hat ISS die Proventia-Sicherheitsplattform als eine integrierte Sicherheitsplattform, die für den automatischen Schutz vor bekannten und unbekannten Bedrohungen konzipiert ist, entwickelt. Sie hält Netzwerke aufrecht und schützt den Kunden vor Onlineattacken, bevor sie dem Unternehmen schaden. Die Produkte und Services der IBM Internet Security System basieren auf der Erfahrung und dem Wissen des X-Force Forschungs- und Entwicklungsteams – eine anerkannte Authorität in der Schadens- und Bedrohungsforschung. Die Produktlinie der Internet Security Systems wird ergänzt durch umfassende Managed Security Services und Professional Security Services.
Für weitere Informaionen, besuchen Sie die Internet Security Systems Website: www.iss.net.
*Ab hier: Vgl. Forrester Research: „Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services (MSS) for Q4 2007”
*Ab hier: Vgl. “The Forrester Wave: Security Consulting, Q3 2007“
*Ab hier: Vgl. Frost & Sullivan: „North American Managed Security Services Markets“
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New Report from Independent Research Firm Names IBM A “Leader” In Managed Security Services
ARMONK, NY — November 27, 2007 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its Managed Security Services (MSS) division has been recognized as a “leader” in a new report from Forrester Research, Inc., entitled “Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services for Q4 2007”. The report evaluated 10 different managed security services vendors based on 56 criteria including product and service offerings, market presence and strategy.
According to the report, “IBM is a leader in MSS with excellent offerings and a solid strategy.” The report goes on to say that, “with a large range of capabilities as well as established security expertise and technologies — many gained from IBM’s recent acquisition of [Internet Security Systems] ISS — IBM occupies a very strong position in the MSS market.”
In The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q4 2007 for IBM, Forrester states that IBM “offers the only cash-back warranty among MSS providers — backed by its decade of security experience — and boasts strong messaging with its ‘Next-Generation Virtual SOC.’ The company also has strong threat intelligence capabilities — provided by IBM X-Force Threat Analysis Service (XFTAS) — implementation abilities, and a very strong portal strategy.” The report further states IBM is “an especially good fit for buyers that are looking for very strong threat intelligence… and require fast, straightforward implementation.”
In a separate report, The Forrester Wave: Security Consulting, Q3 2007, IBM’s Professional Security Services (PSS) division was recognized as a “strong performer with a solid customer base.” According to the report, “IBM has one of the biggest security consulting practices in the market, with a robust partner ecosystem and a solid customer base across all global regions….Companies seeking in-depth technical expertise to help with security projects involving large-scale integration efforts should strongly consider IBM.”
According to Forrester, “the reputation ISS held in the industry as a security expert and advocate is extending to IBM.” Forrester’s MSS report also points out that, moving forward, “managed security services will tie more closely to wider business goals like infrastructure transformation and IT risk management.”
“As the market continues to shift towards this model, IBM is confident that it will remain a strong managed security services leader by tightly weaving security services into its comprehensive portfolio of products and services designed to help companies simplify IT processes and mitigate risk,” said Carolyn Schreiber, director of business line management for IBM Internet Security Systems. “IBM’s global resources, unique preemptive security technology and deep expertise make us an ideal business partner for customers seeking to reduce risk, lower the cost of security management, improve system uptime and performance, and more readily comply with federal, state and industry security regulations.”
“Companies are continuing to embrace technologies that allow them to work smarter, faster and more fluidly – and attackers are becoming even more stealth in their ways – causing the need for security to grow exponentially,” said Rick Miller, director of Managed Security Services Operations for IBM ISS. “Add to that the increasingly-rigorous compliance demands being placed on organizations across vertical markets, and there isn’t an Internet-connected company in the world that can really afford to skimp on security. IBM Managed Security Services are highly scalable and are designed to help reduce security complexities and improve operational compliance for organizations of all types and sizes.”
Through its MSS group, IBM ISS offers a comprehensive range of services for various IBM and third-party security technologies including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, unified threat management (UTM), security event and log management, vulnerability management, e-mail, data and Web security. Managed Security Services complement the IBM ISS product line – a multi-layered security solution designed to provide preemptive protection from network- and host-based attacks before they impact business assets. As security increasingly becomes a crucial need for organizations of all sizes across industries, IBM is firmly committed to continuing to innovate and enhance its security portfolio to help keep customers ahead of the latest threats.
For additional information on IBM security services, please go to: http://www.ibm.com/services/security
For more information about IBM, please visit www.ibm.com.
IBM Recognized by Frost & Sullivan as Leader of Managed Security Services Market
Analyst Report Finds IBM Internet Security Systems the Top Provider of Managed Security Services in 2007
ARMONK, NY — November 27, 2007 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its Internet Security Systems (ISS) division has been recognized as the leading managed security services (MSS) provider in 2007 in a new report by industry analyst firm,
Frost & Sullivan. The report, entitled “North American Managed Security Services Markets,” examined the market penetration, long-term vision and competitive differentiators of 40 MSS providers active in the North American market and found IBM ISS to be the leader with 11.8 percent share of the highly fragmented market.1
According to the report, “IBM Internet Security Systems is uniquely positioned to remain at the forefront of managed security with a combination of resources that is unprecedented in the industry.” The report also predicts continued market leadership for IBM ISS due to the combined strengths resulting from IBM’s acquisition of ISS last year. Frost & Sullivan concluded that the combination of IBM’s professional services and ISS’ MSS expertise and threat research would solidify the company’s leadership for years to come. “These business units ensure that IBM Internet Security Systems is poised to thrive in the greater security market independent of any of the obvious directions that the managed security services market may take.”
With key market drivers including increasingly innovative threats, growing corporate awareness of the potential damage of attacks and the need for companies to comply with new legislation, Frost & Sullivan expects the North American MSS market to grow from $950 million in 2007 to $1.5 billion in the next five years. According to the report, “as we see the MSS market continue to grow in 2007, industry participants are becoming increasingly defined by their ability to meet the growing expectations and goals of a monolithic end-to-end offering that integrates initial consulting services (which may include policy development), appliance and product identification and installation, and finally monitoring and management.”
“With a comprehensive offering of security products, managed services and professional services designed to minimize risk while reducing complexity and enabling business, IBM’s portfolio exemplifies the simple, elegant and versatile security solution that
Frost & Sullivan calls for in this report as a means of solving current network security issues,” said Jason Hilling, Enterprise Services Business Line Executive with
IBM Internet Security Systems. “IBM does not merely monitor devices. Instead, we partner closely with our customers to tailor flexible, end-to-end solutions that are designed to fit and scale with changing needs to not only help organizations protect themselves today, but also shield them from the threats of tomorrow.”
Through its MSS group, IBM ISS offers a comprehensive range of services for various IBM and third-party security technologies including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, unified threat management (UTM), security event and log management, vulnerability management, e-mail, data and Web security. Managed Security Services complement the IBM ISS product line – a multi-layered security solution designed to provide preemptive protection from network- and host-based attacks before they impact business assets. As security increasingly becomes a crucial need for organizations of all sizes across industries, IBM is firmly committed to continuing to innovate and enhance its security portfolio to help keep customers ahead of the latest threats. For additional information on IBM ISS Managed Security Services, please go to: http://www.iss.net/services.
For more information about IBM, please visit www.ibm.com.
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