23 May 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 3.57 for Windows 95/98, Sophos
Anti-Virus version 3.57 for Windows NT Server and Sophos Anti-Virus
version 3.57 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 an enviable record in independent
comparative tests, and we are delighted to have our detection rates
confirmed once again by the experts at West Coast Labs," said
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. "This is the
latest in a long line of accolades already received this year,
including the CBI Company of the
Year award and two prestigious Queen's Awards for
Enterprise."
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.