BOSTON, USA: IT security and data protection company Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Virtual Web Appliances providing complete web protection, a streamlined management experience and broad deployment flexibility in virtual environments.

According to a company release, the appliance will be available for download via the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.

The new virtual web appliances can be set up in minutes, easily bringing the company's award-winning hardware security capabilities to businesses of any size, the release added.