Sophos, a world leader in
anti-virus and anti-spam protection for businesses, today announced
that New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative Ltd (NSW Sugar)
will deploy Sophos Anti-Virus to protect its critical computer
networks from viruses, internet worms and other malicious
software.
NSW Sugar will deploy Sophos Anti-Virus across its Windows
desktops and servers at three separate sites. The Co-operative will
also deploy Sophos MailMonitor on its email gateways to protect
users from receiving virus-laden emails.
Sophos's administration and management console - Enterprise
Manager - will be used to centrally manage and update the
anti-virus software.
NSW Sugar is a significant contributor to the State's economy
and one of the biggest employers in the State's north. The
Co-operative contributes more than AUD$230 million regional
economic output and has some 2,200 direct and indirect employees
including 450 mill and refinery employees and 650 cane farmers. The
Co-operative was formed in 1978 and has mills at Condong on the
Tweed River, Broadwater on the Richmond River and Harwood on the
Clarence River.
Commenting on his organisation's selection of the Sophos
software, Tim Dalrymple, NSW Sugar's Manager - Information
Services, said "Keeping our networks free from computer viruses and
other malicious internet content is of critical importance to the
Co-operative's wellbeing.
"While our sugar output will tend to vary year on year we cannot
afford to be let down by computer networks that fail us at critical
times. The Sophos Anti-Virus software has really hit the sweet spot
for us, delivering exceptional support and peace of mind.
"One of the biggest benefits for NSW Sugar is the inclusion of
Sophos's administration tool, Enterprise Manager, which allows us
to centrally manage and update all our desktops and servers,
freeing up precious resources to focus on more revenue generating
activities," he said.
Sophos's Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Rob
Forsyth, said that protecting business-critical computer networks
from viruses and other malicious software is of major importance to
primary producers.
"Being a significant contributor to regional economic growth and
development, NSW Sugar cannot afford to let its guard down in the
fight against computer viruses.
"NSW Sugar has an enviable reputation for resource efficiency,
so it's pleasing to see the Co-operative taking proactive steps to
protect its information resources and ensure production and
employment is not disrupted."
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.