Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection,
announced today that Ann Summers, the UK's unique passion and
fashion retailer, has selected its award-winning software to
protect Ann Summers' corporate network against malicious code. The
deal covers all Ann Summers' sites in the UK and will protect
computer users against the hundreds of new viruses emerging each
month as well as over 73,000 viruses, Trojan horses and worms
already in existence.
In addition to providing the highest levels of virus detection,
Ann Summers also chose Sophos Anti-Virus on account of the superior
levels of customer support accompanying every licence sold.
"We want to spend our time growing our business, not worrying
about the security of our IT systems," said Mike Pedley, IT support
manager at Ann Summers. "After careful consideration of the
solutions available we chose Sophos - not just for the product -
but for the 24 hour/365 days a year customer support. Any virus
related questions we have, we can trust Sophos to provide the
answer."
"Virus infections can mean data loss or destruction and can
severely damage a company's reputation," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "We are happy that Ann
Summers has chosen Sophos to help diminish this risk."
About Ann Summers
Ann Summers is the UK's unique passion and fashion retailer on
the high street, party plan, mail order and the Internet. With a
gross annual sales turnover of over £64 million, the Ann Summers
Group ranks as one of the most successful and profitable private
companies in the UK.
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.