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Security news30 July 2007
Sophos announces support for Cavium Networks' OCTEON multi-core MIPS64 processor family
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control solutions, announces the availability of SAV Interface for Cavium Networks' (NASDAQ:CAVM) OCTEON multi-core MIPS64 processor family. By making Sophos Anti-Virus's scanning engine available for these processors, OEM vendors using Cavium's high-performance network hardware can safeguard all network traffic from the latest viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware.
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, storage and security applications.
“OCTEON is being used by a number of networking, telecom and wireless equipment OEMs,” said Amer Haider, director of strategic marketing, Cavium Networks. “We are pleased to work with Sophos to offer OEMs an excellent and ready-to-use Anti-Virus solution on our OCTEON processor family.”
Arkoon, a leading provider of Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances that run Cavium OCTEON processor family, will soon offer Sophos's scanning capabilities on their appliances.
"We are pleased to see that Sophos, a company with a proven reputation for technical excellence in the malware field, developed their interface for these Cavium processors," said David Dupre, marketing manager at Arkoon. "This partnership combines best-of-breed technologies, ensuring seamless interoperability and easy management."
SAV Interface enables users of a wide range of stand-alone industry-standard applications to benefit from high-speed integration with the Sophos virus-detection engine. Compliant gateway appliances can monitor email, web and FTP traffic, protecting against malware in real time using a single, resource-efficient scanner. SAV Interface uses innovative technologies such as Behavioral Genotype to provide protection against both known and previously unseen "zero-day" threats.
Sophos can protect Linux-based operating systems using Cavium Octeon processors. Sophos has over 50 OEM partners taking advantage of Sophos antivirus protection technology within hardware, software and managed service solutions.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications, storage and security applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts and India. www.caviumnetworks.com
About Arkoon
Arkoon Network Security is a leading provider of delivering Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances to protect the IT infrastructure of major corporations and government departments in nearly 50 countries worldwide. www.arkoon.net
About Sophos
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. Recognized 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 is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
