Press Releases

Browse our press release archive

10 Nov 2004

Sophos deemed top performer in Information Security Magazine technical support review

Information Security magazine

Lynnfield, MA - Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, today announced that it has been rated a top performer by Information Security Magazine, The TechTarget Security Media Group's award winning monthly publication, in an October technical support review of anti-virus vendors.

Sophos was recognized as a top performer among all vendors, including Computer Associates, McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro, for the company's successful approach to resolving technical issues, while providing the highest level of customer support. In particular, Sophos received the highest honors for troubleshooting skills, email support, technical knowledge and overall professionalism.

"Sophos has consistently proven to be a company that realizes the value of its customer relationships," said Steve Munford, president of Sophos, Inc. "This recognition reaffirms our strong commitment to providing leading technology backed by a team of devoted, knowledgeable technical support professionals."

The article titled, "Help!" rated 5 anti-virus vendors on their ability to handle several different technical support scenarios, including installation problems, personal firewall issues and malware disinfection. The editors graded each vendor on their ability to solve these technical problems, as well as the entire support experience.

Read the full review now [PDF ]

About Sophos

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 complete security solutions that are simple to deploy, manage, and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers.

Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.