Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, has
announced that its virus scanning technology will power
MailDefender, the internet-level anti-virus service from intY Ltd,
Bristol.
MailDefender runs at the internet gateway and, using Sophos
Anti-Virus, can be configured to scan all inbound and outbound
email for more than 70,000 computer viruses, worms and Trojan
horses.
If a virus or suspicious attachment is detected the sender,
intended recipient and system administrator can be notified -
depending on customer specification - and can decide whether or not
to accept the email. If rejected, the email is held for thirty days
before being destroyed.
"Sophos Anti-Virus is the obvious choice for this service
because of its confirmed 100 percent detection rates and effortless
integration," said intY's managing director and email and internet
expert, Mark Herbert. "We have a long-standing relationship with
Sophos and are confident that our mutual success is set to
continue."
"Security is climbing further up the agenda and customers are
demanding more from their solutions providers," said Mark Forrest,
sales and marketing director for Sophos Anti-Virus. "The
MailDefender service provides an effective defence against
email-borne viruses - one of the main security threats faced by
businesses today."
In addition to Sophos technology, MailDefender also includes
intYscan, intY's own intelligent heuristic analysis package.
intYscan checks all email and attachments after they have passed
through the Sophos engine, adding a further level of
protection.
What is intY
intY Ltd is a leading supplier of Internet and email services
and an authority on virus scanning. Its two server appliances offer
unrivalled technology and service. The intY access server, which is
sold through a channel of accredited partners, is an ideal managed
service for SMEs offering full email and Internet services,
security and full technical support. The second brand, the
ExoServer Internet server appliance secure and robust Internet
gateway for a network. It contains all the technologies a company
needs in a single cost effective solution.
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.