19 Feb 2002
Sophos Anti-Virus receives West Coast Checkmark for 100% detection of in-the-wild viruses yet again
Sophos announced today that its flagship product, Sophos
Anti-Virus, has yet again achieved West Coast Labs Checkmark
certification.
Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.54 for Windows 95/98, Sophos
Anti-Virus version 3.54 for Windows NT Server and Sophos Anti-Virus
version 3.54 for Novell NetWare have again successfully been
awarded Anti-Virus Checkmark level 1, providing further independent
verification that Sophos is capable of protecting against all known
'in-the-wild' viruses in both on-demand and on-access modes.
The Checkmark system has been developed by West Coast Labs, an
independent research and test centre. It provides a reliable means
of authenticating those products which users can consistently rely
upon to provide the highest quality anti-virus solutions.
"Sophos Anti-Virus has had a superb start to the year in
independent tests. This confirmation of our software quality stands
alongside accolades from Virus Bulletin, AV-Test.org, PC Pro
magazine and Network News," said Graham Cluley, senior technology
consultant at Sophos. "Prestigious businesses and organisations
such as Domino's Pizza
Group, University of
Hamburg and the WWF are amongst the
many who have chosen to switch to Sophos in recent months."
About Sophos
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.