Symantec
Symantec, the fifth-largest software vendor in the world, continues to be the largest software vendor in the security, data protection, storage management and business continuity sector of the market by a large margin. The company’s strong position in the security space is not surprising: it has a unique market footprint, in terms of both its range of products and mix of customers. While the economic downturn has not exactly helped matters for security vendors, an increasing demand for cloud-based security services will bring about a paradigm shift in the market and the way vendors position their security offerings. Symantec, with its breadth of online backup services and its information protection products, is well poised to grow its revenues in the next few years.
Executive summary
In a nutshell
The Ovum view
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Products & services
Overview
Products
Consumer products group
Enterprise security
Enterprise availability
Services
Strategy analysis
Strategy objectives
Acquisitions to enlarge the scope
Positioning and sales strategy
Strategy execution
Acquisitions to enlarge the scope
Positioning and sales strategy
Scaling up and extending its SaaS business
Future outlook
Financial analysis
Key financials
In a nutshell
The Ovum view
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Products & services
Overview
Products
Consumer products group
Enterprise security
Enterprise availability
Services
Strategy analysis
Strategy objectives
Acquisitions to enlarge the scope
Positioning and sales strategy
Strategy execution
Acquisitions to enlarge the scope
Positioning and sales strategy
Scaling up and extending its SaaS business
Future outlook
Financial analysis
Key financials
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Symantec key financial indicators
Table 1: Symantec key financial indicators