Dependable network security solutions and evangelizing end user
education prove successful
Lynnfield, MA - Academic institutions of all sizes continue to
trust Sophos, a world leader in protecting organizations against
spam and viruses, to safeguard their students, staff and faculty.
More than 20% of Sophos customers are academic institutions. This
growing academic customer base - including Indiana University,
Lander University, University of Arizona, University of Toronto and
the University of Wyoming - recognize Sophos's unwavering
commitment to this market. The company's success in this sector is
attributed to having the right combination of competitive,
straightforward pricing, unlimited 24x7x365 technical support,
proven performance, ease of integration and continuous
maintenance.
"As Wyoming's only university, we take our responsibility to
protect students, faculty and staff against intrusive spam and
virus threats seriously and strive to do so with limited
interference or system slowdowns, " said Susan Hanna, Systems
Programmer-Unix, Information Technology at the University of
Wyoming. "Sophos offers flexible, cost-effective solutions to
securely manage our central email gateway."
Beyond providing dependable and cost-effective anti-spam and
anti-virus solutions and support, Sophos is committed to educating
end users on safe computing practices. Evangelizing education is
equally as important as keeping the software up-to-date.
Sophos offers a 'Guidelines for Safe Computing' to educate all
users about viruses: http://www.sophos.com/link/safe_edu, and
'Computer Viruses Demystified', which examines various types of
computer viruses, the damage they can do and methods for avoiding
infection: http://www.sophos.com/link/cvd.
Sophos also offers a best practice policy regarding email
account usage, which can be an effective tool for minimizing the
amount of spam that end users receive. While having such a policy
should not be considered a complete solution, it can serve as a
significant line of defense against unwanted email. To download
'Minimizing exposure: simple steps to combat spam' visit: http://www.sophos.com/link/bestpractice.
In the ever-changing world of technology and emerging threats,
it is critical to communicate with other industry experts. Sophos
works in partnership with other companies and organizations to
educate, advise and inform on the threats posed by computer viruses
and spam. Partners include: AV-Test.Org, The Anti-Virus Information
& Early Warning System (AVI-EWS), ICSA Labs, Virus Bulletin and
West Coast Checkmark.
Sophos continues to devote product development resources to
address the education market. Earlier this year, Sophos announced
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, providing comprehensive virus
detection and disinfection against Macintosh, macro and PC viruses.
The product, built upon earlier versions of Sophos Anti-Virus for
the Macintosh platform, includes new security features and an
enhanced user interface.
In 2003, Sophos selected partners throughout North America to
help leverage local expertise and to accommodate customer demand.
By having exclusive, knowledgeable partners in each region,
colleges and universities benefit from local support and service.
Sophos's Preferred Academic Partners include:
- Academic Software Solutions - WA and UT
- Acculant - CO
- Adaptive - MA and NH
- Alternative Computer Technology, Inc. (ACT) - OH, MI, and
AZ
- Layer 3 - NY, TX, LA and GA
- Secure Content Solutions (SCS) - CA, FL
- Technology Resource Center (TRC) - PA, TX, TN and CA
- The Newman Group - MI
"Colleges and universities face unique challenges with their
overall email environment," said Tony Comazzi, Vice President of
Messaging Solutions for The Newman Group. "These organization cater
to a large number of users including students, faculty and staff,
and alumni, and they need a reliable email system. As Sophos has
clearly made an investment in this sector, we are confident in our
recommendation of Sophos as a dependable resolution to the threat
of spam and viruses."
For a free evaluation of Sophos's anti-virus and anti-spam
solutions, visit: http://www.sophos.com/link/eval_edu.
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.