Sophos ES1000 is top email appliance for small to medium-sized businesses

IT security and control firm Sophos has announced that the Sophos ES1000 email appliance ranked above its peers in a recent study of email appliances for organisations with up to 1,000 users. Independent testing lab eVision IT Labs reported that the Sophos ES1000 offered better anti-spam protection and ease-of-use in an environment replicating a real-life installation with live spam feeds, multiple user groups and various policy needs.

The report, Email Appliances for the Small/Medium-Sized Business Market, assessed popular SMB solutions from Sophos, IronPort and Clearswift. eVision IT Labs recognised the Sophos ES1000 as "changing the landscape of email appliances" while "offering IT Directors a persuasively innovative way to simplify their operations." The ES1000’s automated maintenance, real-time support and remote monitoring functions earned high scores as these criteria were acknowledged as critical SMB capabilities. The ES1000 also ranked first with a 99.4 percent spam catch rate.

In contrast, the IronPort C150 appliance was found to be more difficult to manage than the Sophos ES1000. eVision IT Labs also noted that the IronPort C150 delivered unreliable spam protection coupled with features that were unnecessary for SMBs. Clearswift MIMEsweeper 2.6 was reportedly the hardest solution to deploy and manage on a daily basis.

"Sophos acknowledges that today’s complex IT environments demand simple, reliable security solutions — whether IT managers are overseeing enterprise or SMB networks," said Jeff Epstein, senior email security analyst for Sophos. "Our email appliances are unparalleled. The ES1000, for example, offers the right mix of configurable systems and automated management capabilities that enable IT managers to control one of the network’s most mission-critical applications without wasting countless hours and dollars. In the end, managers have the peace of mind and confidence that comes from knowing that their email is safe and productive".

The three email appliances were evaluated for ease of installation and deployment, day-to-day management and performance, reporting and compliance, and price. eVision IT Labs chose those criteria assuming that IT managers value IT efficiency and high productivity rates in SMB environments where budget and time constraints are commonly experienced.

To review the full report, Email Appliances for the Small/Medium-Sized Business Market, visit www.sophos.com.au/evision.

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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.  Recognised 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's head office for the Asia Pacific region is located in Sydney and features research and development, threat analysis and technical support facilities.

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