Case study: Mansfield Independent School District
In order to protect Mansfield Independent School District's (ISD) network and improve the reliability of IT, they switched from McAfee to Sophos Anti-Virus to combat viruses and other malware. Subsequently, the District implemented Sophos PureMessage to help eliminate spam and set policy controls.
"Sophos was the hands-down winner on references and price. Since we implemented the solution, it has worked even beyond my expectations."
Raymond Jaska, Chief Technology Officer
Fact file
| Sector | K-12 education |
|---|---|
| Location | US |
| Environment | More than 8,000 desktops running primarily on Novell and Windows platforms |
| Solution | Sophos Anti-Virus
PureMessage |
Business challenge
- The safety and privacy of the students and faculty is a top priority for the District. After a virus outbreak, the District wanted one solution that was fast, flexible, simple to use, and integrated easily with their existing Novell infrastructure.
Technology solution
- Sophos Anti-Virus was tested against Symantec, Trend Micro and AVG Anti-Virus and was chosen because of the excellent technical support, the wide variety of platforms supported, and the price per seat.
- PureMessage was chosen because of its seamless integration with Sophos Anti-Virus, Novell 6.5, and GroupWise – their mail transfer agent. It is easy to use, cost-effective, and has a flexible web-based interface for managing policy.
Business results
- Sophos solutions have helped the District to increase worker productivity, as time is not waster be employees determining if their computer has a virus, or whether their email is valid or invalid.
- As the District continues to grow, they expect to add at least 2,500 licenses on an annual basis.
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