Cyberoam, a division of Ahmedabad-based Elitecore Technologies, and a leading provider of identity-based unified threat management (UTM) security appliances, has been positioned as visionary product in the 'Magic Quadrant for UTM' report by global analyst firm, Gartner, Inc.
A total of 13 security vendors were included in the Magic Quadrant based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision.
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.
"We consider our position in the visionary quadrant as a testimony to our in-depth understanding of small and medium businesses (SMB) security issues, and the amount of innovation we put into addressing those challenges. Cyberoam's product development efforts are directly driven by customer pain points and we stand out in the security space due to our timely ability to launch innovative products based on a well-defined market feedback analysis," said Hemal Patel, chief executive officer, Elitecore Technologies.
With a deployment base across over 97 countries, Cyberoam UTM secures global corporations in the manufacturing, healthcare, finance, retail, IT sectors and more in addition to educational institutions, public sector and large government organizations.
Currently, the security vendor is making significant inroads into the US, Europe and Latin America markets.
Meanwhile, according to the Gartner report, "In 2009, the worldwide UTM market was worth approximately $1.5 billion (Rs 6,783 crore approx.), representing 25 per cent growth over their 2007 estimate, with a forecast of 20-25 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2012. This market is largely driven by turnkey appliance solutions, although there are pure software UTM solutions available."
Cyberoam identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more.
The UTM product by Elitecore Technologies delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform.
