Oxfordshire anti-virus developer praised for exceptional innovation and international trade.
Sophos has been awarded two prestigious Queen's Awards for Enterprise on 21st April, 2002, the UK's top awards for business performance. The Oxfordshire-based company has been rewarded for both its technical excellence and business acumen by receiving awards in two separate categories - 'Innovation' and 'International Trade'.
In the category of International Trade, the Queen's Award for Enterprise has been awarded for Sophos's outstanding achievement in increasing overseas earnings. During the past three years, the company's earnings from international trade have increased by 168 percent to more than £11 million. The judges also praised Sophos's successful establishment of subsidiary companies in the USA, Germany, Australia, France, Singapore, Italy and Japan.
In the category of Innovation, the judges chose Sophos for its achievement in continuously developing and updating anti-virus software specifically designed to protect business networks from malicious attack.
This double achievement follows an outstanding year for Sophos. During the period ending March 2001, Sophos's turnover grew 54 percent, more than double the average anti-virus industry growth rate . In December 2001, Sophos was also named Company of the Year at the CBI's annual Growing Business Awards. Continuing this growth, the company is currently constructing a new £32 million high-security research and development centre at its headquarters in Abingdon.
The award winners have been announced to mark Her Majesty The Queen's birthday. Sophos's two awards will be formally conferred later in the year and representatives of the company have been invited to attend a reception at the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) in the presence of His Royal Highness The Duke of York.
Sophos in Hong Kong
Sophos is represented and supported by Yui Kee Computing Ltd in Hong Kong. Within the short time since its landing in this region, it has gained trust from major corporations including the Hong Kong Jockey Club, The University of Science and Technology, and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Sophos solutions are specifically designed to protect businesses and organisations from virus attack; they are widely deployed by large corporations, banks and governments.
"We appreciate Sophos philosophy in valuing each virus and each update. They are one of the few anti-virus developers that support a wide range of platforms even though those platforms are not so common, such as OpenVMS and OS/2." Karen Cheung - Business Development Manager.