Osterman Research confirms Microsoft Exchange’s leadership in NA Email market

People who regularly read my posts know I have a thing for market analysis, as it tends to put things into perspective. At least where more analysts publish similar figures that is …

Triggered by an earlier post today I came across a recent report by Osterman research of which the excutive summary already contained some good insights :

… This report presents the results of a detailed research program into preferences and plans for messaging servers among mid-sized (100 to 2,500 email users) and large (>2,500 email users) organizations in the North American market. …

  • … Windows messaging dominates
    While Linux popularity has grown, Windows remains the preferred messaging platform for most organizations. It will continue to dominate in the smaller enterprises for some time. Within larger organizations, however, Linux is more popular as an email infrastructure platform. …
  • Popularity of messaging architectures
    Microsoft continues to lead the installed base of corporate messaging systems. While Exchange accounts for the largest single share of the installed base in North America, the much larger market for the platform is in large organizations of >2,500 users where Notes/Domino has a large share, while
    Exchange dominates more completely in the middle tier of 100- to 2,500-seat organizations. …

Osterman Research has published Enterprise Messaging Server Trends, 2007-2010Click here for an executive summary of this report.