IT security and data protection vendor Sophos announced that its industry-recognized anti-malware technology Sophos AntiVirus will be offered free for one year to HP Integrity server customers who select Sophos for protection against viruses and malware threats. Unlike many vendors’ anti-malware solutions, Sophos is said to support all platforms that run on HP Integrity servers – HP-UX 11i v1, v2 and v3 on Itanium, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 and OpenVMS 8.3 on Itanium – in one all-inclusive license.
Mike McGuinness, senior VP, worldwide sales and field operations, Sophos. “[…] Customers who select Sophos AntiVirus will benefit from complete, easy-to-manage, cross-platform malware protection from a single vendor solution.”
“Customers need to protect their servers against today’s emerging threats while reducing the complexities of frequent software updates,” said Lorraine Bartlett, VP of marketing for Business Critical Systems, HP. “HP Integrity servers running Sophos AntiVirus software help customers cost effectively manage infrastructure security, mitigate their risk and concentrate on driving business growth.”
According to Sophos it’s global network of threat analysis centers – SophosLabs – analyzes more than 40,000 new suspicious files everyday and consistently creates and delivers threat protection updates around the clock. Unique technologies, such as Behavioral Genotype Protection, ought to expedite detection and block unknown malware without waiting for specific detection to be made available.
To qualify for this one year free Sophos AntiVirus offer, HP Integrity server resellers and their customers must register online using a provided promotional code and valid HP Integrity server serial number.
Sophos AntiVirus is backed by 24x7x365 technical support that is available at no additional cost. HP Integrity server customers who require or prefer enhanced support beyond the standard phone, email and web support can upgrade to Premium support at a fixed price. (Source: Sophos/GST)