IDC's Japan Semiannual Security Software Tracker takes a close look at five significant growth markets in the security software area - identity and access management, threat management software, secure content management, security and vulnerability management and other security software markets. This product offers, on a semiannual basis, a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the market size, vendor revenues, and buying behavior patterns of the security software market in Japan. it tracks the performance of leading vendors and provides detailed analysis of the key success factors responsible for their current market positioning. This product also analyzes the latest trends and market movements and includes a five-year forecast based on the investment trends in the Japan security software market.

This product covers the following segments of the Japan security software market:

• Identity and access management (IAM)
• Threat management software (TM)
• Secure content management (SCM)
• Security and vulnerability management (SVM)
• Other security software (Others)

Throughout the year, this product will address the following topics:

• Market size of the security software markets and forecast
• Vendor revenue and market share
• Vendor revenue by functional category
• Vendor revenue by customer size
• Buying trends by vertical industry and future opportunities
• Buying trends by customer size and future opportunities

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What is the current size of the security software market in Japan? What is the growth and business opportunity of this marketplace in the near future?
2. Who are the top market vendors in each market or functional category and what are their key success factors?
3. What is the most important factor for success in the security software market in Japan?
4. Which vertical segment and company size is the most attractive for the security software market in Japan?

IDC's Japan Semiannual Security Software Tracker examines how software vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the security software market. This product reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

BeTrusted, Canon System Solutions, Computer Associates, Check Point Software Technologies, Clearswift Corp., Digital Arts, EMC, Entrust, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, McAfee, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, Quality, Secure Computing, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Trend Micro, and Websense.

Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

• Japan Semiannual Security Software Tracker, 2H07
• Japan Semiannual Security Software Tracker, 1H08

• Historical data from 1H03 onwards
• Market forecast for the period 2009-2013
• Functional market size by vendor share
• Revenue segmentation by customer size/vertical industry
• Market forecast by customer size/vertical industry

• Data tables and Pivot table in Excel format
• Market summary in PowerPoint format

• April, 2009
• October, 2009

• Interviews with major global and local vendors and feedback from their key channel partners
• Data verification with IDC's worldwide software group

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.