Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, has
joined forces with Australian internet and email protection
developer Tel.net Media Ltd to deliver an integrated secure content
management (SCM) solution, available globally.
The SCM solution combines Sophos's protection against more than
77,000 viruses, Trojan horses and other malware with Tel.net
Media's Sheriff Technology(tm) systems for management of employee
internet usage and email scanning.
Available from Tel.net Media and its reseller partners, the new
solution comes in two versions. For large organisations, with over
1,000 users, the system is configured as a customer-specific
tailored service. For enterprises with between 25 and 1,000 users,
the solution is available as a simple to operate stand-alone
'plug-and-play' device known as eSaverT.
The solution features an embedded version of Sophos's anti-virus
engine.
Commenting on the new partnership, Sophos's manager of Strategic
Alliance, Asia Pacific, Philip Kemp said securing the enterprise
against digital security threats and offensive content is the new
business imperative that needs addressing by businesses large and
small.
"The prevalence of blended security threats is on the rise and
challenging businesses to adopt strategies and technologies to
protect themselves and ensure ongoing continuity," he said.
"Digital threats exist at all levels within a business, so it is
essential that a combination of secure content management and safe
computing practice be implemented, safeguarding information systems
and corporate reputation."
Tel.net Media executive director Adam Barnard said that the
integrated Sophos and Sheriff Technologies SCM solution would
enable enterprises of all sizes to protect the integrity of their
information time- and cost-effectively.
"Secure content management is all about protecting your
enterprise, by keeping in confidential information and keeping out
external threats while facilitating business communication with
customers and partners," he said. "Businesses at both ends of the
spectrum must protect the information that contributes to their
competitive edge and must take reasonable steps to guard against
breaches of IT security."
About Tel.net Media
Tel.net Media Ltd was incorporated in Australia in 1998 to
develop internet filtering and ad-serving products for internet
service providers. From 1998 to early 2001 Tel.net developed much
of its core proprietary technology. Since then the company has
focused on providing software based solutions developed around its
core proprietary technology to address the secure content
management (SCM) market.
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.