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26 March 2002

Sophos and The Messaging Architects partner to offer virus scanning to GroupWise users

Sophos Anti-Virus offered in world's first anti-virus and content filtering solution for GroupWise 5.x -6.x

The Messaging Architects

Lynnfield, MA - Sophos a world leader in corporate anti-virus solutions and The Messaging ArchitectsTM, leading manufacturer of products that secure, accelerate and enhance Novell's GroupWise, today announced a partnership that will offer its GWAVATM (GroupWise Anti-Virus Agent) customers increased protection against email-borne viruses through Sophos's dependable anti-virus technology.

Under this agreement, GWAVA customers will be given the option of selecting Sophos Anti-Virus for virus scanning to work in conjunction with its other features such as attachment blocking, content filtering and anti-spam. GWAVA scans not only messages coming in from the Internet, but also messages sent and received within one's domain.

"Offering GWAVA customers an anti-virus solution that provides dependable virus scanning is crucial, especially when the threat of viruses continue to increase," said Charles Nguyen-Huu, client communications manager for The Messaging Architects. "What attracted us to Sophos's technology was the company's dedication to research and development and its impressive reputation within the anti-virus industry for providing a first-rate product."

"GWAVA fulfills a critically needed layer of protection for GroupWise users and we are very pleased to partner with The Messaging Architects to bring comprehensive virus protection to its GWAVA users," said Ralph Pisani, Jr., director of business development for Sophos Americas.

About The Messaging ArchitectsTM

The Messaging Architects was formed with a vision towards helping GroupWise users to leverage and extend the investment they have made in their Messaging & Collaboration system. This vision turned into reality by launching a family of products that help Secure, Accelerate & Enhance GroupWise. From Anti-Virus to Instant Messaging to Address Book Agents, over 5,000 corporate and governmental accounts and millions of individual GroupWise end users work with The Messaging Architects products on a daily basis. For more information, visit www.groupwisesolutions.com.

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About Sophos

Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.

Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com