In December 2007, research firm Gartner, Inc. released its Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms 2007 report. This new Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) quadrant is a merging of Gartner’s former Antivirus Magic Quadrant and the Personal Firewall Magic Quadrant. LANDesk was evaluated and placed in the Visionaries Quadrant.

"Inclusion of LANDesk in the visionaries quadrant is another confirmation of LANDesk's success in leading the convergence of the security and systems management markets," said Ed Harper, Chairman of the Board of Avocent, and former Chairman of Network Associates (McAfee).

To be included in the EPP Magic Quadrant, products must provide malware detection and cleaning, as well as a personal firewall and/or some form of host intrusion prevention capability for PCs. Products must also have centralized management, configuration and reporting capabilities that can support companies that have, at a minimum, 5,000 geographically dispersed endpoints, as well as possessing global service and support organizations to support enterprise products.

The report cites the “many nimble vendors beginning to challenge the status quo with innovative EPP solutions and a higher level of customer focus.”

"Our customers tell us that they've essentially beaten malware, the ‘zero-day,’ and targeted attacks once they've deployed our application control, DLP, and other protection layers. We're pleased to get recognition for our security efforts," said Steve Daly, General Manager of LANDesk, an Avocent company.