Case study: W C Bradley Co

W C Bradley Co wanted to save operating costs in order to remain competitive. By replacing its existing anti-virus protection with Sophos Anti-Virus, the company found that it could save hours on support and improve protection against a full range of malware and unwanted applications. Sophos now protects over 500 PCs and servers, and gives IT a complete overview of all machines on its network.

"Sophos Anti-Virus is intuitive and easy to use - and we were surprised by the power and accuracy of its engine, which picks up things our previous solution did not."
John Howard, IT Server and PC Support Manager, W C Bradley Co

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Fact file

Business challenge

• W C Bradley's IT department was not able to tell when a PC was infected until it was reported by the user.
• Resolving this and consequent network infections was driving up support costs at a time when the company needed to reduce costs to stay competitive.
• Their existing anti-virus solution presented scanning difficulties and made the company's server applications unusable.

Technology solution

• W C Bradley were persuaded to change to Sophos Anti-Virus, which demonstrated it would solve all the existing problems and also block unwanted applications.
• Initial trials of Sophos Anti-Virus detected security threats on 20% of the company's computers.
• The company decided to use Sophos Professional Services to speed up implementation and rollout.

Business results

• Implementation of Sophos Anti-Virus was straightforward, and the impact on server applications was minimal.
• Sophos Enterprise Console provided centralized control, preventing users from shutting off malware and software updates.
• Immediate notification of infections and centralized updating has reduced calls from users, significantly saving helpdesk hours.