Position based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE) today announced that leading research firm Gartner, Inc. has
placed the company in the leaders quadrant in its "Magic Quadrant for
Endpoint Protection Platforms" as published on December 21, 2007.(1)
Gartner's research examined vendors who offer solutions in the endpoint
protection marketplace.
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms is based on
an assessment of a company's ability to execute and completeness of vision.
According to Gartner, "Leaders demonstrate balanced progress and effort in
all execution and vision categories. Their actions raise the competitive
bar for all products in the market, and they can change the course of the
industry."
Factors contributing to a company's ability to execute include products
and services, overall viability, market responsiveness, and track record.
Gartner gauges a company's completeness of vision by considering its market
understanding, sales and marketing strategy, offering or product strategy,
business model, and innovation, among other criteria.
"We believe our position in the leader quadrant further validates
McAfee's commitment to delivering market leading security risk management
solutions," said Kevin LeBlanc, director of product marketing, endpoint
security at McAfee. "Customers and partners rely on McAfee to provide
best-in-class protection against varying security threats which could
disrupt business productivity."
The report observes that "point products for antivirus, antispyware,
personal firewalls, and Host Based Intrusion Prevention (HIPS) are rapidly
being replaced by suites with a centralized and extensible management
framework. The management and reporting capability of EPP (Endpoint
Protection Platforms) suites is a substantial differentiator especially in
large enterprise. A modular architecture that allows selective
configuration based on security requirements and device location is also
critical."
About Gartner, Inc. and the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 21, 2007 by Gartner, Inc.
and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It
depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria
for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not
advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the
"Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research
tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims
all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., the leading dedicated security technology company,
headquartered in Santa Clara, California, delivers proactive and proven
solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world.
With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation,
McAfee(R) empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service
providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and
continuously track and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com.
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms,
2007" by Peter Firstbrook et al, Dec. 21, 2007
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in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in connection with security is
distinctive of McAfee brand products. Any other non-McAfee related
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only by reference and are the sole property of their respective owners.
(C)2007 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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CONTACT:
Erica Coleman of McAfee, Inc.,
+1-408-346-5624, erica_coleman@mcafee.com; or Ian Bain of Red
Consultancy, +1-415-618-8806, ian.bain@redconsultancy.com, for
McAfee, Inc.
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