Kerio Technologies

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Kerio Technologies
Type Private
Industry Software
Genre IT software
Founded 1997
Headquarters San Jose, U.S.
Key people Scott Schreiman, CEO
Products Samepage.io, Kerio Connect, Kerio Control, Kerio Operator
Services email, IT security, collaboration
Employees 200
Website http://www.kerio.com/
Kerio Technologies

Kerio Technologies (or simply Kerio) is a global provider of complete IT infrastructure solutions. It distributes software that allows businesses to connect, communicate, and collaborate securely. Kerio sells its solutions through a network of more than 6,000 reseller partners. The company currently has more than 50,000 customers and millions of users of its technologies. Founded in 1997, Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Russia.

History

Kerio first entered the Internet security market in 1997 with the WinRoute Pro product,[1] which was owned and maintained by Tiny Software until Feb. 1, 2002.[2]

In February, 2002, Tiny Software transferred sales and development of its leading software to Kerio, where the developers would continue to work on the software under the Kerio brand.[3]

Kerio's core products are Kerio Control, a complete unified threat management and network intelligence solution, and Kerio Connect, an email collaboration and messaging server. Kerio Connect is an all-in-one messaging and collaboration server, combining email, calendaring and collaboration features with integrated anti-virus, anti-spam, built-in archiving, and automated backup. Kerio Control, a unified threat management solution, delivers protection for networks ranging from simple to complex. Multi-faceted security, including certified firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN services, Anti-virus, and Web Filter, protects the network from a wide array of evolving threats. Kerio has recently entered two new markets with the introduction of Kerio Operator and Kerio Workspace. Kerio Operator is an IP PBX system tailored for small and medium sized businesses. Kerio Workspace is a server software solution for small and medium businesses that makes sharing and collaborating on documents, text, multimedia content easy. All in a single, secure location, users can easily share common resources, facilitate collaborative discussion, and securely access their office files from virtually anywhere on any device.

In August 2012, Kerio signed on as sponsor of TechCrunch Disrupt, where it offered a preview of the new Kerio Workspace private cloud.

Products

  • Samepage.io, cloud-based file sharing and social collaboration platform[4][5]
  • Kerio Connect, formerly known as Kerio MailServer, a secure mail server for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X
  • Kerio Control, formerly known as Kerio WinRoute Firewall, a network firewall for Windows and Linux
  • Kerio Operator, VoIP phone system

Discontinued products

  • Kerio Personal Firewall, a personal firewall - acquired by Sunbelt Software on December 21, 2005
  • Kerio ServerFirewall, a server firewall - discontinued on September 30, 2005 [6]
  • Kerio WebSTAR, a Web server - discontinued on June 30, 2008 [7]
  • Kerio Workspace, a document collaboration and project management tool - will be EOL at the end of January 2014 ("replacement" by samepage.io)[8][9]

Kerio Personal Firewall

On February 8, 2002 Kerio Technologies released Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1 beta 3.[10] This was the first release since development moved from Tiny Software.

On March 10, 2002 Kerio Personal Firewall v2.1.0 was released.[10]

Kerio Personal Firewall v4 was released on November 11, 2003.[11]

On December 1, 2005 Kerio announced that Kerio Personal Firewall (v4) was to be acquired by Sunbelt Software,[12] the acquisition was completed December 21, 2005[13] and soon after the product was renamed to Sunbelt Personal Firewall.[14]

Kerio no longer supports the personal firewall and has since released its WinRoute v6 product as Kerio WinRoute Firewall v6.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kerio Media Factsheet
  2. ↑ ServerWatch: WinRoute Pro -- A proxy server with built-in router, firewall, and mail services as of September 14, 2000
  3. ↑ Kerio/Tiny name change
  4. ↑ Samepage.io – the next generation of Kerio Workspace
  5. ↑ On the Same Page, Between Sharing Files and Creating Social Content
  6. ↑ Goodbye Kerio ServerFirewall and Personal Firewall
  7. ↑ Discontinued Products
  8. ↑ Jones, Simon (26 May 2011). "Kerio Workspace review". PC Pro. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  9. ↑ Kerio Workspace FAQ
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kerio Personal Firewall FAQ
  11. ↑ All-New Kerio Personal Firewall 4
  12. ↑ Sunbelt Software to acquire Kerio Personal Firewall
  13. ↑ Sunbelt Software completes acquisition of Kerio Personal Firewall and Kerio ServerFirewall
  14. ↑ Sunbelt Personal Firewall

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