Sophos Application Control now blocks Windows games
According to Sophos, the negative impact on company productivity caused by the games has meant that many organisations have shown significant interest in wanting to control their installation and use on company computers.
A recent Sophos poll survey of more than 450 system administrators reflected the security and efficiency concerns surrounding the use of computer games – 90,4% of respondents wanted the ability to block games, with 62% indicating this was essential. Even some games developers have recognised the impact their creations can have on productivity in the workplace.
"When I wrote Solitaire for Microsoft, I unleashed a monster of unproductivity onto the world," says Wes Cherry, author of Microsoft Windows Solitaire. "I bet that there are millions of bosses out there who hate me. If I had a penny for every hour that has been wasted playing Solitaire in the office, I could hire Bill Gates as my golf caddie."
Sophos Application Control has proven extremely popular with system administrators since its launch in September 2006, and receives regular updates in order to meet concerns resulting from uncontrolled enterprise use of applications.
Requiring no roll-out of new software, Sophos Application Control aims to give businesses the ability to selectively block games, VoIP, peer-to-peer (P2P), Instant Messaging (IM) and distributed computing applications. It is available free of charge to all Sophos Anti-Virus 6.0 users.
The Windows games currently blocked by Sophos Application Control are:
MS Windows Games:
Solitaire; Hearts; Spider Solitaire; FreeCell; MineSweeper; 3D Pinball.
MSN Gaming Zone:
Internet Backgammon; Internet Checkers; Internet Hearts; Internet Reversi; Internet Spades.
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