Sophos Anti-Virus Again Selected to Strengthen Third-Party
Solutions
Wakefield, MA - January 22, 2001 - Sophos, a world leader in
corporate anti-virus protection, today announced the latest in a
long line of collaborations that will integrate its flagship Sophos
Anti-Virus product into third-party solutions. ISPs and software
and hardware manufacturers continue to select Sophos Anti-Virus
because of its efficacy as well as its ease of integration into
third-party solutions.
Big Fish Communications, Inc., a provider of email protection
services that clean and filter email before it reaches corporate
servers, is the latest company to select Sophos Anti-Virus to
enhance its gateway protection service for corporate network
servers.
With nearly 90 percent of all viruses gaining access to
corporate networks via infected email, Sophos and Big Fish services
rally the best resources available to battle this destructive
trend.
Big Fish's unique architecture and proprietary software provided
the company's clients with a high level of protection during the
attacks of "the Love Bug" and other viruses that were responsible
for millions of dollars in damage and severe workflow
interruptions. The addition of Sophos Anti-Virus bolsters the
existing levels of protection provided by Big Fish and provides one
of the most reliable anti-virus solutions for the corporate
user.
"Sophos Anti-Virus helps us fulfill our clients' expectations of
quality and total protection, and we ally with only the best in the
industry," said Phillip Mustain, president and COO of Big Fish.
"Companies can rest assured that not only will they receive the
best in customer service and support, but a first class virus
protection technology that works across more platforms than any
other product in the market."
Big Fish is the latest in a long line of software companies,
appliance manufacturers, ISPs and ASPs choosing to integrate
Sophos's powerful virus-finding technology with their software and
services. Sophos's anti-virus capabilities can be easily combined
with firewalls, e-mail servers, encryption devices and other
security-related devices.
"We are delighted Big Fish has chosen Sophos Anti-Virus to help
protect its business users against computer viruses," said David
Hughes, president of U.S. operations for Sophos. "Our
high-performance virus protection technology seamlessly integrates
with Big Fish's unique, cost-effective email protection service to
provide an exceptional anti-virus solution."
About Big Fish Communications
Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, Big Fish
Communications is the leading provider of email protection
services. Big Fish utilizes proven technology to seamlessly
integrate its services with diverse software systems to provide
invisible and reliable protection and support to the business
community's growing demand for email security. Their premier suite
of services includes virus protection, spam filtering and store and
forward of email. Using its proprietary system to scan and cleanse
all emails and attachments offsite before delivering it to a user's
inbox, their services increase the efficiency, reliability and
security of each message. For more information, visit www.bigfish.com.
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.