500,000 educational users will be protected by Sophos under the
deal.
All 33 universities and technical colleges in the
Northrhine-Westphalia region of Germany have chosen PureMessage and Endpoint Security solutions by Sophos
to defend against the threats of viruses, spyware and spam.
Sophos's integrated security solutions offer students and
employees protection against known and unknown malware, as well as
hacker attack. Furthermore, they can be managed and configured via
the Sophos
Enterprise Console which reduces the workload of
administrators.
Around 60,000 employees and 450,000 students use the networks of
the universities and technical colleges every day. The IT systems
and data are now protected against malicious code and unauthorized
access which until now has been an ongoing challenge for the
responsible IT departments.
"It only takes seconds for viruses, worms and Trojans to spread
in open networks at universities. Students not only use the
provided email programs and applications at university but also
from home," said Satish M. Tripathi, head of information technology
and networks of the technical college in Dortmund. "Therefore we
need extensive protection at the gateways as well at the endpoints.
Sophos provides the appropriate solutions for that level of
defense."
The Northrhine-Westphalia license is valid for all universities
based in the region. In addition, Sophos Anti-Virus can be used by
all employees and students on their home PCs.
Sophos protects many universities and educational establishments
around the
world from the threats of viruses, worms, spyware and spam.
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.