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| Sophos's security solutions are protecting Oxford
Radcliffe Hospitals. |
Sophos has won a contract worth £20,000 to supply Oxford
Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust as part of its new NHS licensing
policy.
The Trust is using the technology to protect patient-based
information systems and essential clinical data. This includes
mission-critical information stored electronically, from finance
departments to operating theatres.
Oxford Radcliffe previously used various virus protection
packages over a mixed environment of Macintoshes and PCs. It put
the contract out to tender to consolidate on a single solution
which could be managed across all their desktops on four separate
hospital sites.
"We have a responsibility to protect patient data to the highest
possible standards," said Nick Atkins, assistant director,
information management and technology at the Oxford Radcliffe
Hospitals. "Sophos has provided an easy to manage, cross-platform
anti-virus solution which is updated regularly. It also offers the
comprehensive range of services we feel are necessary to support
our IT function in delivering this solution, from installation to
training and technical support."
"Anti-virus protection continues to be a high priority for
public sector agencies and this is reflected in the increasing
number of enquiries we are receiving," said Paul Ducklin, head of
research at Sophos. "The NHS and government departments are
responsible for handling so much of the population's sensitive
data, it is natural they should take IT procurement seriously."
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.