Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses
and spam, announced the release of Sophos
Anti-Virus for NetApp Storage Systems, a new product that
defends Network Appliance networked storage solutions. With
Sophos's industrial strength virus protection technology, system
administrators can safeguard all stored data from the very latest
viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware.
Sophos Anti-Virus for NetApp Storage Systems' flexible
configuration options allow administrators to tailor the product to
their network infrastructure requirements. By protecting the stored
data with scheduled or constant real-time scanning and by using
proactive detection technology, business data is secured from
viruses and other malicious software.
"Data is the lifeblood of every company, and so it is critical
that all computers in an organisation are properly protected
against all the latest virus threats," said Phil Wood, Sophos
Anti-Virus product manager at Sophos. "Sophos Anti-Virus for NetApp
Storage Systems scans at the storage level, rather than the user
level, ensuring a higher level of performance. Through its ability
to update automatically, this Sophos solution reduces the load on
IT administrators and ensures a high level of network
security."
"We are delighted that Sophos has brought its award-winning
anti-virus solution to NetApp Storage Systems," said Ashley
Robinson, Marketing Director, Northern Europe & Middle East at
Network Appliance. "Because NetApp Filers consolidate storage
across many servers and applications, it is essential to safeguard
their content with a reliable and trusted anti-virus product."
Sophos can protect all NetApp storage systems running Data ONTAP
6.x operating system. Running from a connected Windows
NT/XP/2000/2003 computer, Sophos Anti-Virus for NetApp Storage
Systems can administer the scanning of files remotely.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.