The Radicati Group Releases "Email Clients Market Analysis, 2005-2009"

Market Wire, May, 2005

The latest study by The Radicati Group, "Email Clients Market Analysis, 2005-2009," provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide email client software market, including installed base numbers, breakouts by region, version, and analysis of key vendor products and strategies.

Email clients are an increasingly important presence on the desktop for businesses and consumers alike, as integration with other desktop applications, such as calendaring, scheduling, and RSS, becomes more prevalent in this market.

According to the report, the number of worldwide active email clients is expected to grow by 73% between 2005 and 2009.

The report segments the email client market into four distinct market segments, which include Corporate Desktop email clients, Corporate Webmail clients, Consumer Desktop email clients, and Consumer Webmail clients.

Microsoft dominates the desktop client market with nearly a 58% market share in the Corporate Desktop client segment, and nearly a 49% market share in the Consumer Desktop client segment.

The email client software market, however, is seeing constant innovation as companies continue to challenge Microsoft's market dominance. Innovative clients gaining market traction include Mozilla's Thunderbird client, QUALCOMM's Eudora client, and Novell's GroupWise client.

To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our market research programs, please visit our web site at http://www.radicati.com, or call Ruchi Batra at (650) 322-8059.

About The Radicati Group, Inc.

The Radicati Group covers all aspects of security, email archiving, regulatory compliance, wireless technologies, web services, identity management, instant messaging, unified communications, VoIP, 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 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 new investment opportunities.

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

Contact: Ruchi Batra The Radicati Group, Inc. (650) 322-8059 rbatra@radicati.com