The Radicati Group Releases "Messaging Platforms for Hosted Email Providers - Market Quadrant 2009"

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - January 26, 2009) - The latest market brief by The Radicati Group, "Messaging Platforms for Hosted Email Providers - Market Quadrant 2009," provides a competitive analysis of the Messaging Platforms for Hosted Email Providers segment of the Messaging and Collaboration market.

Radicati Market Quadrants(SM) rank vendors based on a four quadrant system, which includes "Mature Players," "Specialists," "Trail Blazers," and "Top Players" quadrants. Leading players in each market segment are ranked based on the features and functionality of their solution and their market share in that segment. Radicati Market Quadrants(SM) provide a comparative viewpoint of the market, and an analysis of each vendor included in the study, including both strengths and weaknesses.

This study focuses on the market for Messaging Platforms for Hosted Email Providers. Messaging platform suppliers are vendors that develop and sell messaging and collaboration platforms that enable service providers to offer hosted messaging services. Companies evaluated in this Market Quadrant include: CommuniGate Systems, Critical Path, Gecad Technologies, MailSite Software, Microsoft, Openwave Systems, Open-Xchange, Sun Microsystems, and Zimbra.

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About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of e-mail security, e-mail archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, and more. The company provides 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 them in selecting 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 them identify and assess investment opportunities.

The Radicati Group, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with a European office in London, UK and an Australian office in Melbourne.

Contact Information: Contact: Lauren Reardon The Radicati Group, Inc. (650) 322-8059