Vista eliminates the need for anti-spyware & firewall software
According to the Yankee Group , new security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate antispyware or firewall software.
Vista will dramatically affect the $3.6 billion market for Windows security products, according to a Yankee Group report scheduled to be published today.
"Yankee Group expects Vista to significantly shrink the aftermarket for antispyware and desktop firewalls,". Additionally, Microsoft's first new operating system release in five years may reduce the need for disk encryption, device control and certain types of host intrusion-prevention software, Jaquith wrote.
According to Yankee Group, Vista does not include antivirus functionality; Microsoft plans to sell its Windows Live OneCare antivirus software separately starting next month.
The impact on the aftermarket depends on Vista's features. Windows Defender, Vista's spyware protection, as well as the improved Windows Firewall are fine for the majority of users, Jaquith believes. However, the BitLocker disk encryption feature and tools to manage devices such as USB keys will work only for some, he said in an interview.
Small organizations may find Microsoft's disk encryption and device management good enough out of the box, but large enterprises will need more management features, leaving room for third parties, Jaquith said. "Companies that can focus on manageability and scalability, even if those products overlap with Vista, will continue to do well."
On the other hand the report is also stating that Vista's new security features will make for such a disruptive user experience that business users might want to steer clear of the operating system for the time being.
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