A film starring Penelope Cruz is opening the
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Sophos, a global leader in computer anti-virus protection for
businesses, has been officially selected to protect the 56th Cannes
Film Festival's computer networks from viruses. The film festival,
one of the world's most prestigious global events, is visited by
over 30,000 cinema buffs and, this year, will also welcome the 25
European ministers for Culture and Arts.
Sophos's flagship product, Sophos Anti-Virus will be installed
on all 300 workstations scattered around the festival and kept up
to date with Enterprise Manager, the Sophos distribution tool that
ensures the automated download of latest available virus
protection. The press room, which consists of a further 40
computers, will also be running Sophos Anti-Virus and Enterprise
Manager.
With 52 screenings, of which 40 are world premieres, it is
paramount to ensure a virus-free environment for the festival.
"In the past, we have suffered from two separate virus
incidents," explained Cedric Lemoigne, IT manager for the Cannes
festival. "Specifically, we became infected with the infamous
LoveBug, which rendered all our image files unusable."
"With all eyes on Cannes from the 14th May, the organisers
simply cannot risk any type of technical hitch," says Graham
Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "The
Cannes Film Festival has been hit by viruses before, proving that
even the most glamorous need anti-virus protection."
Sophos Anti-Virus is a complete anti-virus solution with network
functionality at its core. It was designed specifically for the
business network and offers an easily updated, flexible business
solution for managing the complexity of networks from small local
area networks to large multi-server, multi-platform WANs.
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.