Blue Coat in Leaders Quadrant in Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant

Blue Coat ProxySG appliances deliver the visibility, security and acceleration that enterprises require to enforce corporate policies and optimize application performance.

 "Blue Coat has consistently delivered leading edge technology at the Internet gateway and branch office to ensure that enterprises can secure their networks and implement policies without compromising application performance," said "William Tan, rgeional country manager,  Blue Coat Systems.  "We believe being positioned in the leaders quadrant further validates the focused execution validates of Blue Coat's vision to deliver the security and application acceleration tools that allow enterprises to effectively control their networks," 

Blue Coat ProxySG appliances can flexibly enforce policies on content, users, applications and protocols while increasing application performance at the Internet gateway and over the wide area network.  The highly scalable ProxySG allows customers to simplify their IT infrastructures by reducing the number of appliances required to secure and control the network.

"We expect average market growth rates to be in the 25 to 35 percent range for the next two years," says Peter Firstbrook and Lawrence Orans in the Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2008 report.  "This growth will be fueled by increased penetration of dedicated SWG devices, incremental feature revenue and the impact of appliance-based products replacing software.

Blue Coat has more than 15,000 customers in more than 150 countries worldwide.  Today, 81 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the 10 largest enterprises in the U.S. have deployed Blue Coat ProxySG appliances to secure, control and accelerate their networks.