Case study: University of Leeds
The UK's largest civic university, the University of Leeds' 70,000 email users found the simple, central blocking of spam messages unacceptable, so Sophos PureMessage was chosen from a number of competitors, to give end users more control over their own mail
"We get rapid updates from Sophos, and PureMessage offers great flexibility and control."
Qin Li, Email Services Coordinator, Information Systems Services
Fact file
| Sector | Higher education |
|---|---|
| Location | UK |
| Environment | 70,000 mailboxes receive more than 300,000 emails per day through 2 Solaris dual-CPUs |
| Solution | PureMessage, part of Email Security and Control |
Business challenge
- Managing the conflict between academic freedom and the demand to reduce spam proved to be a problem.
Technology solution
- After a seamless rollout, PureMessage is now the first line of defense for most campus servers and workstation, including UNIX and Exchange mail servers.
- Tagging emails with a spam probability enables users to filer their own messages.
Business results
- PureMessage allows the flexibility to respond to users' changing requirements.
- The university can now handle major virus outbreaks, such as mass-mailing worms, more easily, ensuring that delivery of legitimate email is not delayed.
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