Trend Micro tops in server security: IDC

Trend Micro has bagged the maximum share of 23.7 percent in the global server security market according to IDC's ''Worldwide Endpoint Security 2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares.''

IDC estimates the current overall server security market to be of $439.2 million, with a growth rate of 6.1 percent, and expected to reach $694.4 million by 2015.

The growth of mobile devices within the workplace, and the intersection of mobile and virtualization helped fuel the need in server security. Cloud adoption is also increasing the market, as enterprises seek to secure their cloud environments.

''We are one of a few companies that provide a server security platform that spans physical, virtual and cloud environments. Our introduction of an agentless solution in conjunction with VMware has been a huge success,'' said Eva Chen, CEO, Trend Micro.

''With more companies moving toward data center consolidation, virtualization, and cloud applications, a data-centric focus is essential. Server security needs to increase this is where security needs to be, and this is where Trend Micro stands out,'' said Charles Kolodgy, research VP, secure products, IDC.

IDC's definition of server security solutions include anti malware, desktop firewall, and host intrusion detection and prevention software which are designed to maintain the integrity of servers.