A high-security research and development centre is
being built by Sophos, doubling the size of the company's existing
site. The new facility is being built in response to a 40% rise in
virus transmission over the last year, causing demand for
protection to soar. The new facility will allow Sophos to employ
120 additional staff in the technical, sales and marketing
departments.
The new centre, "Pentagon 2", features high-security access,
full standby power generation and secure backup storage. It will
provide 20,000 sq. ft. for research laboratories and testing
facilities. This will allow Sophos to create a second secure test
environment and expand its existing range of anti-virus
products.
"For Sophos to be able to provide the 24-hour, 365-day service
our customers need, it is essential that we ensure business
continuity within our own facilities," said Petra Merne, marketing
manager at Sophos. "Focusing some of our investment on ensuring
that our research can continue uninterrupted allows us to maintain
our advantage into the Millennium and beyond."
The new building and recruitment initiative is reflected in
expansion for Sophos world-wide. The German and US offices are
actively recruiting new staff, whilst Sophos is also building a
distribution network to supply emerging markets, such as Eastern
Europe.
For further details on the Sophos recruitment process, please
call Sophos direct on 01235 559933 or visit http://www.sophos.com/companyinfo/employment/.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.