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Security news2 October 2006
Sophos recognised by independent research firm as strong performer in client security suites Forrester states that Sophos offers feature-rich solutions for the threat mitigation market
Sophos today announced that it was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in The Forrester Wave™: Client Security Suites, Q3 2006, September 2006.
In this evaluation, Sophos was cited as a strong performer in the Client Security Suite market. The Forrester Wave results are based on 83 criteria from vendor, customer and partner interviews, and other related Forrester research.
Natalie Lambert, analyst at Forrester Research and Wave report author, writes that "Sophos Endpoint Security provides a single agent for all of its functionality. This enables simple deployment of the product through a push from the console." Lambert continued, "Sophos customers consistently say that working with Sophos couldn’t be easier... Furthermore, the SophosLabs™ researchers work with all types of the malicious code and therefore see correlations between different types of code and create signatures that treat the entire threat."
On a scale of 0 to 5 (5 strong), Sophos received strong scores in the following categories:
- unified architecture
- malware definitions
- behavioral protection
- support staff
"Sophos is pleased to be recognized as a strong performer in The Forrester Wave™: Client Security Suite report, Q3 2006," said Steve Munford, CEO of Sophos. "Threat management is very critical for enterprises, and the ability to stop unknown threats before they happen separates our offering from the other security vendors."
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
