Case study: St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust

The hospital trust that covers the St Helens and Knowsley area of Merseyside found that its existing anti-virus solution could not cope, and that spam attacks were impacting its 7000 email users. Its Informatics department chose Sophos solutions at the gateway and desktop because they were simple to implement and manage enterprise-wide, preventing virus outbreaks and capturing up to 99% of spam.

“Sophos products are much easier to manage and update than our previous solution. Performance is excellent, and what I really appreciate is the simplicity, reliability and scalability of the products.”
Phil Corrin, Development Manager, St Helens and Knowsley Health Informatics

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Fact file

Business challenge

• The existing anti-virus solution had no enterprise management features and could not handle the demands placed on it, causing gaps in the organization's defenses.
• Better gateway protection was required to improve network security and eliminate spam from 7000 inboxes.

Technology solution

• Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange now provides robust gateway protection from viruses and spam.
• 3000 desktops are protected by Sophos Anti-Virus, which the Informatics department found simple to implement and manage enterprise-wide.

Business results

• A comprehensive approach to network protection has eliminated viruses and stopped 99% of spam.
• Sophos Anti-Virus is less demanding of overhead and has solved the problems of managing virus protection across a large network.