Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, has
been named in the second annual "Tornado Insider 100" list as one
of Europe's top emerging private tech companies. The list
represents the most promising and innovative emerging companies in
the European IT and biotech sectors.
"This year's 'Tornado Insider 100' companies have demonstrated a
proven ability to be creative, agile and truly innovative in a
challenging climate," said Ron Groen, CEO of Tornado Insider. "We
believe that these companies will continue to provide enduring
value to their customers, their shareholders and the
marketplace."
Sophos was also recently awarded two prestigious Queen's Awards for
Enterprise, the UK's top awards for business performance. The
company, headquartered just outside Oxford, has been rewarded for
both its technical excellence and business acumen by receiving
awards in two separate categories - 'Innovation' and 'International
Trade'.
These achievements follow an outstanding year for Sophos. During
the period ending March 2001, Sophos's turnover grew 54%, more than
double the average anti-virus industry growth rate. In December
2001, Sophos was also named Company of the
Year at the CBI's annual Growing Business Awards. Continuing
this growth, the company is currently constructing a new £32
million high-security research and development centre at its
headquarters in Abingdon.
About Tornado Insider
Tornado Insider was founded in late 1998 as the first media
company serving the new pan-European technology industry, providing
entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and other participants
with the information they need to succeed in Europe's high-tech
economy. By connecting all the relevant players across industry and
geographic boundaries through a rich mixture of news, analysis,
research, videography and conferences, Tornado Insider plays a
vital role in helping Europe's entrepreneurs and investors build
great companies. Tornado Insider provides industry watchers around
the world with a single-source, pan-European view of high-tech
Europe featuring primary research, editorial coverage and
events.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.