Sophos Named to Everything Channel’s 2010 Annual Report Card

Company Recognized for Product Innovation in Client Security Software for Second Consecutive Year

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced that it has been named to Everything Channel’s prestigious 2010 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC). Notably, 2010 marks the second year in a row that Sophos has captured top honors for Product Innovation in the Client Security Software category.

“We’re pleased that Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection once again earned the top Product Innovation score in the Client Security Software category”

The company’s flagship solution, Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection, offers comprehensive protection, incorporating anti-virus, NAC, DLP, device control, encryption, and application and device control – all from a single agent. Now, the latest version incorporates Sophos Live Protection technologies, delivering – in real-time – advanced SophosLabs intelligence to users, accelerating protection against zero-day and web-based threats.

One hundred percent channel-focused for more than three years, Sophos continues to make substantial investments in, and develop key initiatives for, its Partner Program. Channel Partners benefit from a number of programs and platforms and are supported pre- and post-sales by dedicated Sophos account resources. Additionally, the company offers partners guaranteed margins on deal registration, a custom partner online pricing, quoting and ordering system, financing program options via Sophos Financial Solutions, and extensive marketing support and comprehensive training programs.

“We’re pleased that Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection once again earned the top Product Innovation score in the Client Security Software category,” said Chris Doggett, VP of Global Channels at Sophos. “We’ve integrated more security and data protection capabilities into the endpoint product, empowering partners to extend more proactive protection to their customers – and help them realize more value for their anti-virus budget.”

For 25 years, the Annual Report Card has served as the definitive benchmark of vendor/partner relationships and an industry standard for measuring excellence in the channel community. This year, Everything Channel’s research team surveyed more than 3,700 solution providers in 18 product/service categories and asked them to evaluate the importance and satisfaction with their vendors’ products, support and channel programs.

“For 25 years, we have asked solution providers to rate vendors on their channel commitment and excellence in providing superb service to identify the true leaders of the channel. Winning the CRN Annual Report Card is one of the most prestigious honors in the IT channel industry, and we congratulate Sophos for making it to the list,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel.

The ARC awards were presented on August 24 at the 2010 XChange Americas conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas.

The complete listing of the 2010 Annual Report Card will be featured in the October issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.crn.com.

Learn more about the Sophos Partner Program.

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.

About Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com.

About United Business Media Limited

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