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01 Oct 2002

Sophos names industry veteran, Stephen Orenberg, President of North American Operations

Lynnfield, MA - Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus solutions, today announced that Stephen Orenberg has been named president of Sophos Americas.

Orenberg has held senior management positions in information technology for over a decade and has specialized in the software industry throughout. He was president and CEO of Sprockets, Inc., Boston MA, before joining Sophos. Orenberg has also held the position of president at Netguard, Inc. and at anti-virus vendor, Dr. Solomon's Software, Inc. During his tenure at Dr. Solomon's, Orenberg grew the company from a start-up to a major player in the North American market.

"Stephen brings to Sophos the depth and breadth of experience critical to the further development of our business in the North American market as well as in Latin America," said Mark Forrest, sales and marketing director at Sophos. "With his thorough understanding of domestic and international software markets, Stephen brings a fresh dimension to Sophos, Inc.'s management team and will complement the exceptional abilities of our staff around the world."

"Sophos's reputation as a technical innovator and leader in its field was a key factor in my decision to join the team," said Stephen Orenberg. "The company is well-known for its commitment to both technical excellence and customer support, a factor which has led to its sustained growth. I'm looking forward to being part of the Sophos team and contributing towards its future success."

Orenberg attended Emerson College, where he majored in Communications.

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 complete security solutions that are simple to deploy, manage, and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers.

Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.