Sophos, a world leader in
protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has been recognised
at the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Awards for its
"Outstanding Achievement". Sophos receive the reward as a result of
being the only company to have been a London and South-East region
Technology Fast 50 Awards winner for six successive years.
William Touche, Chairman of the Technology Fast 50 Programme,
said, "The Fast 50 programme has always been a reliable indicator
of whether British innovation is leading to more growth and wealth
creation. These companies have demonstrated how to survive and
thrive in today's market by helping their customers reduce their
costs and improve their performance."
"Sophos has a proven record of success. Being listed for six
successive years in these prestigious awards is a tremendous
achievement," said Graham Cluley, head of corporate communications
for Sophos. "All of Sophos's 650 staff can feel proud to have their
company ranked in the Top 50 for the past six years, reaching
number 31 in this year's Fast 50, with a growth rate of 115%."
The Technology Fast 50 programme seeks out those companies that
have shown impressive growth rates in the telecommunications,
hardware, software and biotechnology markets over the last three
financial years. All companies considered for the award must be
headquartered in the London and South-East region of the UK, must
be technology-intensive or use unique technology in problem
solving, or must devote a high percentage of effort to research and
development.
Deloitte & Touche created the Technology Fast 50 to reach
out to UK technology companies and champion innovation in the
sector. The programme tracks the growth rates of technology
companies in seven regions in the UK and Ireland, culminating in a
national ranking in December 2003.
This year's event is also co-sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, the
global provider of technology products and services; SCC, part of
Europe's largest privately-owned technology group; the London Stock
Exchange; and Intellect, the trade body for the UK-based
information technology, telecommunications and electronics
industry.
About the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50
Programme
The programme consists of a series of regional programmes
covering the East, London & South East, Midlands, South West
& South Wales, the North and Scotland and Ireland. Each region
hosts an awards ceremony to honour the 50 fastest growing
technology companies in their areas in October and November.
Following the regional programmes, Deloitte & Touche publishes
a national ranking of the UK's Technology Fast 50 companies.
For further information, visit www.fast50.co.uk
About Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP is the UK's fastest growing major
professional services firm. It is based in 23 UK locations, with
over 10,000 staff nationwide and fee income of £1228 million in
2002/2003. The firm is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a
leading professional services organisation, delivering world class
assurance and advisory, tax and consulting services, with around
120,000 people in over 140 countries. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a
Swiss Verein, and each of its national practices is a separate and
independent legal entity.
Deloitte & Touche is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority.
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.