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| Sophos Anti-Virus protects over 100,000 NHS
computers. |
Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, today
announced that it now defends over 100,000 NHS computer users from
virus attack. This landmark was achieved when Sophos reseller
Foursys closed a deal with Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust to provide Sophos Anti-Virus protection for all the Trust's
2,500 computers.
One of the Trust's sites, The Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, covers
an area of thirty acres and is the sole accident-receiving centre
for Southern Derbyshire. Hospital facilities include surgical and
medical services, trauma and orthopaedics, critical care and
support.
"The SDAHT is a large Acute Trust and it is therefore vital that
all computers and hi-tech equipment have the highest level of
protection available," said Martin Steedman, Technical Services
Manager for the Trust. "We simply cannot risk virus infection and
believe that Sophos Anti-Virus is able to offer the superior
protection, support and service that we require."
"Computer viruses can wipe hard disks, corrupt databases and
bring down email servers. The National Health Service has
demonstrated its awareness of the threats posed by viruses by
protecting 100,000 of its computers with Sophos Anti-Virus," said
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "As with
all our other customers we will be providing the NHS with 24 hour,
365-day-a-year, industrial strength technical support and
service."
Charities and NHS organisations can buy Sophos Anti-Virus at 50%
of the normal recommended retail price through several Sophos
resellers. NHS organisations who have already chosen Sophos
Anti-Virus include Great Ormond Street Hospital, West Sussex Health
Authority, Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, and Birmingham
Heartlands Hospitals NHS Trust.
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.