Which anti-virus?Sophos beats McAfee and Symantec in an independent product review
Sophos outperformed Symantec and McAfee in installation and deployment, usability and management, scanning performance and effectiveness against day-zero threats. It matched Symantec and beat McAfee in basic effectiveness, and was rated the best endpoint security product in the review overall.
Anti-Virus Protection for Windows Tech Specs
Anti-Virus Protection for MAC Tech Specs
System requirements
Operating system
Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6
Hardware
Intel-based Macs (32-bit and 64-bit)
PowerPC-based Macs
Disk space
150 MB free
Memory
256 MB
Sophos Enterprise Console
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 Server SP3+
Windows 2000 Server SP4+
Anti-Virus Protection for Linux Tech Specs
Anti-Virus Protection for Unix, NetWare and OpenVMS Tech Specs
Anti-Virus Protection for NetApp Tech Specs
System requirements
NetApp enterprise filer
Data ONTAP 7.x
Computer to provide virus scanning
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (server version recommended)
120 MB disk space
256 MB memory
Windows Installer 2.0 or later
Computer to manage virus scanning
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (server version recommended)
2 MB disk space
2 MB memory
Windows Installer 2.0 or later
Microsoft Management Console 1.2 or later You can use the same computer to provide and manage virus scanning, or you can use different computers.
Anti-Virus Protection for SharePoint Tech SpecsSharePoint platforms supported
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (SP2)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (SP2)
Server platforms supported
Windows Server 2003/R2 (SP2+), 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows Small Business Server 2003/R2 (SP2+), 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit
Database platforms supported
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Hardware requirements
1 GB disk space
1 GB memory (2 GB recommended)
1.5 GHz CPU (2 GHz recommended)
Anti-Virus Protection for Windows Mobile Tech Specs
System requirements
Mobile OS:
Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition
Windows Mobile 6 Classic Edition
Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC Edition
Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC Phone Edition
Not supported: Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition; Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition
Deployment OS:
Windows XP; Windows 2003
Not supported: Windows Vista
Endpoint Security and Data Protection - Management Console Platforms
Endpoint Security and Data Protection - Management Console Tech Specs
Endpoint Security and Data Protection - Client Firewall Tech Specs
Endpoint Security and Data Protection - Disk Encryption Tech Specs
Case studies
Read what our customers have to say about us in these case studies. Our award-winning products are widely used by over 100 million users in business, government and education in 150 countries. Heinz has trusted Sophos to protect its desktop users and email systems from malware and spam for many years. More recently, as part of its multi-tier approach to IT security, Heinz has added web security and premium support to their license
Reviews
Sophos Endpoint Security and Control wins InfoWorld's 2010 Technology of the Year Award
Sophos named finalist in multiple categories for SC Magazine’s Reader Trust Awards 2010
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