Sophos joins Australia's fastest growing SME's in BRW business
index for second consecutive year
Sophos Pty Ltd, a leading provider of specialist anti-virus and
anti-spam solutions for businesses, has ranked 37th in the latest
BRW Fast 100 index.
This is the second consecutive year that Sophos has been
included in the prestigious Australian business index.
According to BRW Magazine, the companies included in the 2003
BRW Fast 100 have experienced very fast growth and have recorded
the highest average growth rates in three years.
The annual index, first published in 1991, lists Australia's
fastest growing companies in all industry sectors and is open to
both private and public companies.
Sophos Anti-Virus technology protects businesses against more
than 87,000 computer viruses, trojans and other destructive
programs.
Commenting on Sophos Pty Ltd's qualification for the BRW Fast
100 for the second consecutive year, Rob Forsyth, managing
director, said, "Sophos's strategic investment in quality people,
partners and products, and an excellent service ethic, has again
paid significant dividends for our Australia and New Zealand
operations.
"The listing recognises our excellent growth, right across the
board. Also, that we have established ourselves as a major player
in the content security industry.
"The recent addition of anti-spam technology has enhanced our
product offerings, ensuring we remain firmly focused on securing
our customers against malicious computer threats."
BRW Fast 100 is the latest in a series of BRW indexes, ranging
from Australia's top 1,000 corporations to the 200 richest people
in Australia. BRW (Business Review Weekly) is published by Fairfax
Business Media and bills itself as Australia's leading business
magazine.
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.