This study evaluates the leading security vendors by eight vertical industries: financial services, manufacturing, retail/wholesale, communications, utilities, healthcare, government, and all other industries.

Noel Stevens, senior analyst of IDC Software Vertical Views, states, "As application software providers continue to respond to this demand for vertically specific solutions, it is essential for security software providers to view their competitive position vertical markets."

• In This Study
• Situation Overview
  • Introduction
  • Top 10 North American Security Vendors by Vertical Market
    • Financial Services
    • Table: North America Financial Services Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Manufacturing
    • Table: North America Manufacturing Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Government
    • Table: North America Government Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Communications
    • Table: North America Communications Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Retail/Wholesale
    • Table: North America Retail/Wholesale Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Healthcare
    • Table: North America Healthcare Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • Utilities
    • Table: North America Utilities Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
    • All Other Industries
    • Table: North America All Other Industries Security Software Revenue by Top 10 Vendor, 2004
• Future Outlook
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Definitions
    • Vertical Markets
    • Table: Brief Description of Vertical Market Definitions
  • Methodology
  • Synopsis