30 Dec 2002
Sophos named in Deloitte & Touche European Technology Fast 500
Sophos today announced that it has been recognised as one of the
fastest growing companies in Europe by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
European Technology Fast 500 competition. Sophos was recognised on
its three year percentage revenue growth from 1999-2001, coming in
at an impressive 141%.
"Because of the unprecedented economic challenges confronting
the technology sector, those companies that have earned a position
on the Deloitte 2002 European technology Fast 500 ranking have made
a significant achievement. Because of their vision, leadership and
innovation these established and emerging companies are positioned
to be key forces behind Europe's economic growth in the years
ahead," said Karel Bakkes, Deloitte partner in charge of the 2002
European Technology Fast 500 program.
Fast 500 selection and qualifications
The Fast 500 list is compiled from three sources: winners of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's European Fast 50 programs, nominations
submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database
research. To qualify for the Fast 500 ranking, companies must have
been involved in proprietary technology that contributed
significantly to their operating revenues, manufactured a tech
product or have been deeply involved in tech research and
development. Also, the firm must have been in business at least
three years, had 1999 revenue of at least 500,000 euros, and been
headquartered in Europe or have shares listed on a European stock
exchange.
More details on the European Fast 500 can be found at www.fast500europe.com.
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 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.