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Der weltweite Umsatz von Sicherheitssoftware belief sich 2015 auf insgesamt 22,1 Milliarden US-Dollar – das entspricht einem Anstieg von 3,7 Prozent im Vergleich zu 2014, so das IT-Research und Beratungsunternehmen Gartner (siehe Table 1). Der am schnellsten wachsende Bereich war auch 2015 wieder Security Information und Event Management (SIEM) mit einem Wachstum von 15,8 Prozent. Der Bereich Sicherheitssoftware für Endverbraucher wies hingegen den größten Umsatzrückgang von 5,9 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr auf.
Im Jahr 2015 machten die Top 5 Anbieter zusammen 37,6 Prozent des Marktanteils bei den Umsätzen der Sicherheitssoftware aus – das sind 3,1 Prozentpunkte weniger als 2014. Diese Anbieter verzeichneten zudem einen gemeinsamen Rückgang von 4,2 Prozent in 2015, während der restliche Markt mit 9,2 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr stark anstieg.
Gartner Says Worldwide Security Software Market Grew 3.7 Per Cent in 2015
Worldwide security software revenue totaled $22.1 billion in 2015, a 3.7 per cent increase in from 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. (see Table 1). Security information and event management (SIEM) remained the fastest-growing segment in 2015, with 15.8 per cent growth, while consumer security software showed the sharpest decline at 5.9 per cent year on year.
In 2015, the top five vendors together accounted for 37.6 per cent of the security software revenue market share, down 3.1 percentage points from 2014. These vendors also displayed a collective decline of 4.2 per cent in 2015, while the rest of the market (Others) grew strongly at 9.2 per cent year on year.
»The below-market growth seen by these large vendors with complex product portfolios is in contrast to the market growth and disruption being introduced by smaller, more specialised security software vendors,« said Sid Deshpande, principal research analyst at Gartner.
Table 1. Security Software Vendor Revenue, Worldwide 2014-2015 (Millions of Dollars)
| Company | 2015 Revenue | 2015 Market Share ( %) | 2014 Revenue | 2014-2015 Revenue Growth ( %) |
| Symantec | 3,352 | 15.2 | 3,574 | -6.2 |
| Intel | 1,751 | 7.9 | 1,825 | -4.1 |
| IBM | 1,450 | 6.6 | 1,415 | 2.5 |
| Trend Micro | 990 | 4.5 | 1,052 | -5.9 |
| EMC | 756 | 3.4 | 798 | -5.3 |
| Others | 13,773 | 62.4 | 12,611 | 9.2 |
| Total | 22,071 | 100.0 | 21,276 | 3.7 |
Source: Gartner (July 2016)
Symantec maintained the No. 1 position despite the company suffering its third consecutive year of revenue decline and its highest decline in revenue over a three-year period. Its security software revenue declined 6.2 percent to $3.4 billion. In 2015, 74 percent of Symantec’s revenue came from the consumer and endpoint protection platform (EPP) categories, which collectively declined 7 per cent year on year and were a major contributor to Symantec’s revenue decline.
Intel’s security software revenue also declined in 2015, with revenue falling 4.1 per cent to $1.75 billion. Once again, the decline in the consumer and EPP markets, which accounted for 75 percent of Intel’s revenue in 2015, contributed in large part to Intel’s revenue decline. IBM was the only one of the top five vendors to show growth. IBM’s security software revenue grew 2.5 per cent to total $1.45 billion in 2015. IBM’s growth was driven by its positive performance in the SIEM segment and its significant services business, which generates revenue for its product business.
More detailed analysis is available to Gartner clients in the report »Market Share Analysis: Security Software, Worldwide, 2015.«
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