Abstract
This IDC study examines the secure content management (SCM) market for the period from 2003 to
2009, with vendor revenue trends and market growth forecasts. Worldwide market sizing is provided
for 2004, with trends from 2003. A five-year growth forecast for this market is shown for 2005-2009.
A vendor competitive analysis, with vendor revenue and the market shares of the leading vendors, is
provided for 2004. This study also includes profiles of leading vendors and identifies the
characteristics that vendors will need to be successful in the future. This document updates the
forecast published in Worldwide Secure Content Management 2005-2009 Forecast: The Emergence of
Outbound Content Compliance (IDC #33076, March 2005).
"The motive and intention of virus writers have changed," said Brian Burke, research
manager, Security Products. "In the past, worms and viruses were typically created to destroy
data by amateurs seeking notoriety. Today, more sophisticated attackers, often organized crime, are
increasingly using worms and viruses to obtain credit card numbers, bank account information, and
other personal information to perpetrate identity theft. IDC believes this profit-driven motivation
will cause the number of attacks to increase in sophistication, frequency, and severity."
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