This IDC study examines the endpoint security software market for the period from 2006 to 2011, with vendor revenue and market growth forecasts. Worldwide market sizing is provided for 2006, and a five-year growth forecast for this market is shown for 2007–2011. Revenue and market share of the leading vendors is provided for 2006.

"Endpoint security has long been a concern of enterprises and consumers. Historically, a single product was used to defend against each individual threat," said Charles Kolodgy, research director of IDC's Security research program. "Recently, customers have been adopting endpoint security suites that combine multiple security products to protect against multiple threats."