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Hamilton College, a liberal arts college in central New York, was already using Sophos Anti-Virus to protect its desktops, but faced a mounting problem with spam. After choosing Sophos PureMessage to secure its email gateway, Hamilton relied on Sophos Professional Services’ PureMessage HealthCheck to ensure the rapid and worry-free installation and configuration of their new security solution. Download now
"Sophos Professional Services were just that — very professional and knowledgeable. They came prepared and were able to quickly deliver on the installation and configuration of PureMessage, which is what you want when going 'live' with a new product."
Dave Roback, Network Administrator, Hamilton College
Fact file
| Sector: |
Higher education |
| Location: |
Clinton, New York |
| Environment: |
2,400 mailboxes receive approximately 1.2 million emails per month on Sun Solaris servers with Windows and Macintosh desktops |
| Solution: |
PureMessage, part of Email Security and Control)
Sophos Anti-Virus, part of Endpoint Security and Control) |
Business challenge
- The college experienced persistent problems with Macintosh support on its existing McAfee antivirus solution.
- A mounting spam problem was causing disruption for staff and students.
Technology solution
- Sophos Professional Services' PureMessage HealthCheck enabled the College to rapidly install PureMessage and fully integrate it into their complex environment.
- PureMessage integrated with Hamilton's SunOne Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) without the need for additional hardware.
- End users have many configuration options to help them handle spam, including control of their own allow/block lists.
Business results
- With PureMessage in place, spam-related complaints from faculty, staff and students have all but disappeared, resulting in a huge productivity boost for the IT team.
- PureMessage has also sharply reduced the number of virus-containing emails, which has freed up considerable IT resources.