IDC's Central and Eastern European Security Software research analyzes the security software markets in the region and forecasts expenditure on the different security software categories for the next five years. It provides essential information on market size and dynamism of different market segments, vendor market shares, and competitive profiles of the main vendors and their activities and presence in individual countries and vertical markets.

• Central Europe: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia,
• South Eastern Europe: Croatia, Romania, Slovenia
• Russia
• Revenue and vendor breakdown for: identity and access management — secure content and threat management — security and vulnerability management — security strategy and policy — antivirus and antispam software
• Vertical market breakdowns
• Top operating systems and security solutions
• Sales model analysis
• Market drivers and inhibitors
• Five-year forecasts for the main the security areas

• Central Europe Security Software 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares
• South Eastern Europe Security Software Market 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares
• Russia Security Software Market 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares

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1. Which are the top market vendors in each country and what are their critical success factors?
2. Which verticals and customers are buying the applications? Which OS platforms are most frequently adopted?
3. Which sales model is more effective in these markets: direct or indirect?
4. Why?
5. What is the current market size of the five security software markets in terms of software licenses and maintenance revenue?
6. What are the current trends, developments, drivers, and inhibitors influencing the market? How will these affect the market over the next five years?

IDC's Central and Eastern Europe Security Software research examines how software vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the IT security markets of Central and Eastern Europe. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of leading vendors, including Check Point, CA Technologies, IBM, Kaspersky, McAfee, and Symantec.

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