Bell positioned in Leading Analyst Firm’s ICT “Magic Quadrant”
Report on North American Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) names Bell to the Challenger quadrant
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“We believe Bell’s positioning in the Challengers quadrant of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant underlines that Bell can help Canadian businesses of all sizes effectively manage security risks relating to information and communication technologies,” said Stéphane Boisvert, President of Bell Business Markets. “Bell’s growing standalone managed security services delivery capability and its strong experience as a provider for the Canadian government has proven we have the expertise to help businesses protect their own ICT (information and communications technology) systems against vulnerabilities.”
According to Mr. Boisvert, the market growth for managed security services (MSS) is largely the result of rising concern about the threat landscape and swiftly evolving hacker techniques. As well, more complex and vulnerable IT systems mean that few businesses are likely to have the appropriate internal expertise to manage security to the standards required.
The Gartner report defined the MSS portfolio to include core services such as monitoring and managing firewalls, and intrusion detection and prevention systems. In addition, it included managed services such as multi-function firewall/UTM services, Web-application firewalls, data loss prevention services and security information management services.
Gartner evaluated each company on a long list of criteria in two overall categories:
- Ability to execute, which included the actual product/service offerings, overall viability, sales execution and pricing, track record, customer experience and operations
- Completeness of vision, which involved market understanding, marketing and sales strategy, business model, vertical and geographic strategy, and innovation.
*Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America, Kelly M. Kavanagh, John Pescatore, November 29, 2010.
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The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Bell
Bell is Canada’s largest communications company, providing consumers and businesses with solutions to all their communications needs, including Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV and Bell Fibe TV satellite television, Bell Home phone local and long distance phone services, and IP-broadband services, as well as the most comprehensive range of information and communications technology (ICT) services in Canada.
Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For information on Bell’s products and services, please visit www.bell.ca. For corporate information on BCE, please visit www.bce.ca
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Marie-Ève Francœur
Bell Media relations
514 391-5263
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