Source: Boston.com
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For years, Sophos PLC, of Burlington, has helped businesses protect their computer networks from viruses and spyware. Now, the company is taking on another menace: computer games.
A January upgrade to Sophos's application control software will enable corporate computer managers to lock out dozens of popular games for desktop computers, including The Sims 2, Need For Speed Carbon, and Guild Wars: Nightfall. Many more games will be added in the following months.
It's Sophos's response to customers who say illicit on-the-job gaming is harming productivity and clogging their data networks.
