According to a new study by Persistence Market Research (PMR), the competitive landscape prevalent in the global end-point security market is characterized by the rivalry between the leading vendors, such as Symantec, Trend Micro, Sophos, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Checkpoint Software, Kaspersky Lab, Cisco, Palo Alto Network, Ivanti, AVAST Software, RSA, Longview Solutions, Promisec, Fortinet, G2 Crowd, Lookout, Klogix Security, and Doyen infosolutions. With the increasing number of new entrants, the competition within this market likely to intensify further, states the research report.