Security news1 July 2009
Sophos completes integration of Utimaco Positions Sophos to rapidly deliver to market the industry’s most comprehensive, easy-to-manage security and data protection solutions backed by unparalleled customer support
Sophos CEO Steve Munford
Sophos today announced the completion of the operational integration* of Utimaco Safeware AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange ISIN DE0007572406), a global leader in data security solutions for enterprises. Sophos first announced its intent to acquire Utimaco on July 28, 2008.
The completed integration of Utimaco positions Sophos to rapidly deliver to market the industry's most comprehensive, easy-to-manage security and data protection solutions backed by unparalleled customer support. In fact, Sophos has already incorporated encryption capabilities into its endpoint and email product lines.
With Sophos and Utimaco now operating as one company, existing Sophos and Utimaco channel partners will be part of one unified global channel partner program that offers strategic co-selling, aggressive margins and deal protection benefits in addition to a broader security and data protection solutions portfolio.
"The accelerated timeframe in which Sophos completed the acquisition and integration of Utimaco speaks to our commitment to being the most trusted vendor for companies' security and data protection needs," said Steve Munford, CEO Sophos.
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*Operational integration refers to global HR, IT, marketing, finance, sales operations and technical support. In the German-speaking Europe region(DACH), the company will operate under the Utimaco moniker indefinitely and will remain part of the Sophos Group.
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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 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.
