NetXactics, local distributor for Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has announced that Sophos PLC has been named as 2004 European Security Company of the Year by market consultancy Frost & Sullivan.
Presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in the security market, the Frost & Sullivan Award for European Security Company of the Year is open to companies either founded or headquartered in Europe. The award takes into account business development, competitive strategy, and customer service leadership as well as outstanding management, consistent growth, and high quality products and services.
"We believe that Sophos is the deserving recipient of the `European Company of the Year` Award. The company has shone above other European security players," stated Jose Lopez, analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Sophos`s track record in the security market, excellent performance, ambitious international expansion and growth plans, and increased recognition from partners, competitors and customers have been key in our decision to choose Sophos ahead of other strong candidates for the award."
"We`re proud of Sophos`s achievements as a successful security company with consistently strong growth and award-winning products," said Brett Myroff, CEO of NetXactics. "Being the Sophos distribution partner in SA enables us to provide our customers with the very best service and products available."
Sophos has previously been awarded Frost & Sullivan`s Growth Strategy Award in 2003 and was also recognised as providing the best customer satisfaction in the anti-virus sector in its 2002 report, `European E-mail Security End-user Study`.
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NetXactics is a South African-based company, focused on the provision of security solutions. It is the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for UK-based Sophos Plc, one of the leaders in the provision of anti-virus and anti-spam software for the corporate environment. For more information, visit NetXactics at www.netxactics.co.za.
Sophos
Sophos is one of the world`s largest specialist developers of anti-virus and anti-spam software. Headquartered in the UK, the company designs solutions specifically to protect businesses and organisations, including large corporations, banks and governments, from viruses and spam.
Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan was founded in 1961 with the specific mission to provide world-class market consulting on emerging high technology and industrial markets. Now well into its fourth decade, Frost & Sullivan has won a worldwide reputation for high-quality growth consulting and training in more than 20 major industries.
Frost & Sullivan employs approximately 500 consultants, analysts, corporate trainers, and support staff members to provide growth consulting and corporate training services to its clients in more than 50 countries.
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