The Radicati Group Releases "Messaging Platforms Market, 2012-2016"

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 1, 2012) - The latest study by The Radicati Group, "Messaging Platforms Market, 2012-2016," provides an in-depth analysis of the market for Messaging Platforms deployed on-premises by SMBs and Enterprises of all sizes, as well as consumer and business Service Providers that offer cloud-based email services to their subscribers.

The study includes detailed market trends, market size, installed base market share by vendor, revenue market share by vendor, as well as four-year forecasts. In addition, it includes detailed breakouts by region, business size, platform type, and version for Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes/Domino.

Messaging platforms provide email connectivity, as well as a growing range of additional functionality, such as: calendar scheduling, collaboration, security, real-time communication, mobility, and in some cases voice and video features.

The Messaging Platforms market, including both Enterprise and Service Provider segments, is expected to grow from $5.7 billion in 2012 to over $7.8 billion by 2016.

The study includes an analysis of leading market players, including: Alt-N Technologies, Atmail, CommuniGate Systems, Critical Path (CP), IBM, IceWarp, Ipswitch, Kerio Technologies, Microsoft, Novell, Openwave Messaging, Open-Xchange, Oracle, Rockliffe Systems, and VMware Zimbra.

To order a copy of the study, or to subscribe to our market research service, visit our website at http://www.radicati.com, or call Todd Yamasaki at (650) 322-8059.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group is a leading technology research and advisory firm focused on all aspects of email, security, email archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, instant messaging, unified communications, social networking, and more. The company provides both quantitative and qualitative information, including detailed market size, installed base and forecast information on a worldwide basis, as well as detailed country breakouts.

The Radicati Group works with corporate organizations to assist in the selection of the right products and technologies to support their business needs, as well as with vendors to define the best strategic direction for their products. We also work with investment firms on a worldwide basis to help identify new investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in London, UK.