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14 November 2001

Sophos provides award-winning anti-virus protection for CipherTrust's IronMail

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Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus solutions, today announced that it has joined forces with CipherTrust to improve anti-virus protection for corporate users. CipherTrust will be incorporating Sophos technology into its IronMail appliance, the first complete security solution for corporate email systems.

"Offering customers anti-virus technology that provides dependable scanning and high-performance is a critical component in a comprehensive email security solution. That's why we selected Sophos Anti-Virus," said Steve Raber, President and COO of CipherTrust. "Sophos has an impressive reputation in the industry for providing a first-rate product and a long history of dedication to virus research."

The IronMail appliance has been designed to be a complete security solution providing protection for both email servers and email messages. IronMail offers a wide-range of security functions along with virus scanning capabilities and covers all popular email servers and major email clients.

Sophos has focused solely on corporate anti-virus solutions for over a decade. Its innovative SAVI technology allows third party vendors and service providers to combine Sophos's anti-virus capabilities with firewalls, email servers, encryption devices and other security-related devices. Sophos's detection rates have been ratified by independent testing and certification bodies such as TruSecure ICSA Labs, West Coast Checkmark, AVTest.Org and Virus Bulletin.

About CipherTrust

As the provider of the industry's first email security appliance, CipherTrust, Inc. is dedicated to the design and delivery of email security products offering the reliability and scalability demanded by medium and large enterprises. CipherTrust's flagship product, IronMail, is an appliance that provides protection from hackers, anti-virus and anti-spam, policy enforcement, and in-transit email protection. For more information on CipherTrust visit http://www.ciphertrust.com or call +1 877 448 8625.

About Sophos

Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.

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