Lynnfield, MA/Waterloo, Ontario - Sophos, a world leader in
corporate anti-virus solutions, and Sandvine Incorporated,
developer of innovative network-based products and solutions for
service providers, today announced a partnership that will allow
service providers of internet access the ability to offer their
residential subscribers network-based virus protection using
Sophos's powerful virus scanning engine.
With the number of viruses growing at 1,000 per month and the
increasing speed with which they propagate, it is paramount that
all internet users update their anti-virus software consistently.
Service Providers will now be able to deliver network-based
protection against viruses to its subscribers with Sophos's
anti-virus technology without the burden of manual updates. In the
month of May 2002, Sophos Anti-Virus detected and protected users
against 74,067 viruses.
"The Sandvine solution addresses a growing need within the
service provider industry for billable services that are delivered
with minimal infrastructure impact," said Ralph Pisani, Jr.,
director of business development at Sophos Americas. "End users
will benefit from a convenient and effective hosted anti-virus
solution while service providers grow revenues - it's a win-win
situation for all involved."
"Sophos has earned its place in the anti-virus industry with its
excellent detection rates, performance, incomparable customer
support and its dedication to virus research and development," said
Tom Donnelly, VP of sales and marketing at Sandvine. "Its easily
integrated anti-virus interface, which is adaptable with other
security applications such as firewalls and content filtering, made
Sophos the clear choice for Sandvine."
About Sandvine
Sandvine develops innovative network-based products and
solutions that help service providers deploy profitable new IP
services. Sandvine gives service providers the ability to offer
their subscribers network-based, value-added services in addition
to basic Internet access. As well, Sandvine solutions offer network
and operational efficiencies that reduce a service provider's
ongoing costs. For more information, visit www.sandvine.com.
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.