Security news
Security news18 June 2004
Sophos protects IskonInternet users from viruses and spam
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| IskonInternet is the leading Croatian ISP |
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, announced today that Sophos PureMessage has been chosen by leading Croatian ISP IskonInternet to protect its 60,000 users from viruses and spam.
IskonInternet evaluated virus and spam protection solutions from several vendors. After extensive testing it selected Sophos's award-winning solution to protect their customers against the flood of viruses and spam, and now provides industrial-strength anti-virus and anti-spam protection free of charge to all of its users.
Sophos PureMessage is a comprehensive, flexible email management solution which enables companies to take greater control of their email traffic by protecting against spam and viruses in multiple language mail streams. PureMessage includes threat reduction feature which can help prevent companies from being infected from previously unseen email-aware worms.
By using Sophos PureMessage, IskonInternet are protecting customer mailboxes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, against spam and viruses.
"Computer viruses and spam are among the greatest security problems today," said Lucijan Caric, director of Qubis, the Sophos-certified partner for Croatia. "We are delighted that IskonInternet has chosen Sophos PureMessage, proving to us once again that Sophos provides the best security solutions in the market."
This latest sales success for Sophos PureMessage was announced shortly after Mreza, Croatia's leading computer magazine, published a review of Sophos PureMessage, praising its "phenomenal detection",
Sophos is well represented in Croatia through its long-term partner Qubis. The latest IDC available survey for the region shows that Sophos solutions dominate the Croatian anti-virus market, with over 50% marketshare.
Sophos PureMessage supports Linux, Sun Solaris SPARC, HP-UX, FreeBSD, AIX on RISC, Windows 2000/2003/XP Professional, Exchange 2000/2003 and Microsoft IIS systems. A small business version for Exchange 2000/2003 and Microsoft IIS is also available.
