Sophos partners with Indiana's largest regional internet
service provider
Lynnfield, MA - Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus
solutions and IQuest Internet, Indiana's largest internet service
provider, today announced that Sophos's reliable virus scanning
technology will protect IQuest Internet clients.
IQuest Internet provides a comprehensive range of internet
solutions primarily aimed at businesses who recognize the potential
to increase productivity and profitability through internet
technology. Sophos's award-winning anti-virus technology will now
protect its clients against viruses. Through IQuest Internet,
client messages, in addition to virus scanning, are subjected to an
extensive heuristic test to identify SPAM, or unsolicited junk
email.
"Security has become top priority for organizations as the
number of viruses increase and customers are demanding more from
their internet service providers and we are doing just that," said
Jack Carr, chief operating officer at IQuest Internet. "Since most
viruses arrive in attachment form in one's email, such as Anna Kournikova, we offer a
solution that works in conjunction with a client's current
anti-virus desktop product to ensure they have the best coverage
available. We selected Sophos Anti-Virus because of its high
detection rates and ease of integration."
With Sophos's powerful virus scanning engine, emails with
attachments that enter the IQuest mail system will be decoded, then
scanned for viruses. If they are clean, the message and the
attachment are sent to the recipient. If they are infected, the
attachment is quarantined, and the message gets sent to the
recipient without the attachment. The scanner will let the
recipient know that a virus was detected and removed. The sender
will also receive notification that they have just sent a virus. If
needed, the quarantined attachment will be recoverable for about a
week.
"Recent virus outbreaks emphasize the importance of first-class
virus protection and IQuest Internet's selection of Sophos
Anti-Virus reinforces our level of leadership within the anti-virus
industry, said Ralph Pisani, Jr., director of business development
at Sophos Americas. "We are quite pleased to partner with such a
respected, well-established organization."
About IQuest Internet
IQuest Internet, LLC, provides a comprehensive range of Internet
solutions primarily aimed at businesses that recognize the
potential to increase productivity and profitability through
Internet technology. IQuest's portfolio of services include: analog
dialup access, dialup/dedicated ISDN access, DSL access, web
hosting, server co-location, virtual private networks (VPN),
fractional/full T1 access, fractional/full DS-3 connectivity,
managed services, wireless Internet, commercial email server
packages, all backed by unparalleled technical resources, people,
and experience. Through its comprehensive service offerings, IQuest
is able to meet the requirements of eBusinesses, online service
providers, and residential customers. For more information, visit
www.iquest.net.
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.