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| Sophos recognized as a leader in Mobile Data Protection by Gartner | |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 02:46:00 PM | |
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Evaluation based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders' Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, 2009*. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection (MDP) is based on an assessment of a company's ability to execute and completeness of vision. According to Gartner, "Leaders have products that work well for Gartner clients in small and large deployments. They have long-term road maps that follow and/or influence Gartner's vision of the developing needs of buyers in the market. Leaders make their competitors' sales staffs nervous and force competitors' technical staffs to follow their lead. Their MDP products are well-known to clients, and they are frequently found on RFP shortlists." "We believe Gartner's evaluation and placement of Sophos in the Leaders' Quadrant further underscores the company’s strategic acquisition of Utimaco, and the impact our combined organization will have on this growing market," said Steve Munford, chief executive officer at Sophos. "Protecting sensitive data is top of mind among all businesses today, and our mission is to arm IT organizations with solutions that simplify how they address and manage this concern, and successfully comply with increasing regulatory compliance demands." The report observed that, "Mobile data protection systems and procedures are needed to protect data privacy and to comply with audit requirements, and every company must include MDP in its IT operations plan. This Magic Quadrant is a snapshot of the overall market. The Leaders' Quadrant denotes vendors with a balance of strengths." |