Kerio Technologies

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Kerio Technologies incorporated in 2001, but its first product WinRoute Pro entered the Internet security market in 1997,{{cite web |url=http://www.kerio.com/media_factsheet.html |title=Kerio Technologies Inc. Media Center FactSheet|date=2007 |access-date=November 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822170132/http://www.kerio.com/media_factsheet.html |archive-date=August 22, 2007}} as it was owned and maintained by Tiny Software until February 1, 2002.{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Aaron |date=February 2, 2002 |title=WinRoute Pro -- A proxy server with built-in router, firewall, and mail services |url=http://www.serverwatch.com/server-reviews/article.php/1376581/WinRoute-Pro----A-proxy-server-with-built-in-router-firewall-and-mail-services.htm |newspaper=ServerWatch |orig-year=Date of Original Review: September 14, 2000| access-date=November 25, 2016 }} Tiny Software then transferred sales and development of its software to Kerio, where the developers continued to work on it under the Kerio brand.{{cite newsgroup | author = S. Kolar | title = Re: Is Kerio Personal Firewall... Tiny Personal Firewall? | date = February 7, 2002 | newsgroup = comp.security.firewalls | message-id = Xns91AE51127730Dcpsftwcom@64.26.141.46 | url = https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=comp.security.firewalls/vtxgk7e1mwc/ZEy8iX7TEUUJ | access-date = November 25, 2016 }}

Kerio's main products (in the early 2000s) were Kerio Personal Firewall{{cite magazine |last=Rubenking|first=Neil J.|date=October 18, 2005|title=Firewalls, Kerio Personal Firewall 4|magazine=PC Magazine|publisher= Ziff Davis|issn=0888-8507|volume=24|number=18|pages=83}} and Kerio WinRoute Firewall{{cite magazine |last=Sarrel|first=Matthew D.|date=January 2005|title=Kerio Firewall Targets Small Networks|magazine=PC Magazine|publisher= Ziff Davis|issn=0888-8507|volume=24|number=1|pages=60}} and the company focused on collaboration software with Kerio MailServer.{{cite magazine |last=Clyman|first=John|date=Fall 2004|title=Kerio Offers Compelling Groupware Server|magazine=PC Magazine|publisher= Ziff Davis|issn=0888-8507|volume=23|number=19|pages=54}} Kerio discontinued its Personal Firewall in late 2005, which was then acquired by Sunbelt Software.{{cite news |last=Leyden |first=John |date=December 2, 2005 |title=Sunbelt rescues Kerio Firewall from oblivion |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/02/sunbelt_kerio_purchase/ |newspaper=The Register |access-date=November 25, 2016 }}

Starting in 2010, Kerio MailServer was renamed to Kerio Connect{{cite news |last=Raison |first=André von |date=February 10, 2010 |title=Aus Kerio MailServer wird Kerio Connect |url=http://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Aus-Kerio-MailServer-wird-Kerio-Connect-926442.html |newspaper=iX magazin |language=de|access-date=November 25, 2016 }} and Kerio WinRoute to Kerio Control.{{cite news |last=Augsten |first=Stephan |date=June 1, 2010 |title=WinRoute-Firewall wird Kerio Control Security-Hersteller rüstet Gateway-Firewall zu UTM-Software um |url=http://www.security-insider.de/security-hersteller-ruestet-gateway-firewall-zu-utm-software-um-a-266333/ |newspaper=Security Insider |language=de| access-date=November 25, 2016 }} Kerio introduced Kerio Operator, an IP PBX system, in 2011{{cite news |last=Ostler |first=Ulrike |date=January 1, 2011 |title=Mit "Operator" wird die Telefonalage Asterisk auch für VoIP-Laien bedienbar, Kerio baut VoIP-Anlagen für kleine und mittelständische Firmen |url=http://www.ip-insider.de/kerio-baut-voip-anlagen-fuer-kleine-und-mittelstaendische-firmen-a-299647/ |newspaper=IP Insider |language=de| access-date=November 25, 2016 }} and Samepage, a file sharing and collaboration software, in 2013.{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Will |date=March 29, 2013 |title=Social collaboration in the cloud with Samepage - TechRepublic |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/social-collaboration-in-the-cloud-with-samepage/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105174207/https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/social-collaboration-in-the-cloud-with-samepage/ |archive-date=2013-11-05 |access-date=November 25, 2016 |newspaper=TechRepublic}}

In January 2017, Kerio was bought by GFI Software. Kerio Connect, Kerio Control, Kerio Operator and Kerio Cloud became GFI assets but Samepage was not part of the acquisition.{{cite web |url=http://www.gfi.com/welcome-kerio |title=GFI Software Welcomes Kerio Users|date=2017 |access-date=January 20, 2017}}

Kerio provides IT products and services mainly in security solutions{{cite web |title=GFI Software announces acquisition of Kerio Technologies |url=https://www.gfi.com/products-and-solutions/all-products |website=Kerio |access-date=3 December 2024}} which are physical devices and virtual appliance that could run on virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere.

Kerio Control is a network security solution that manages security services and perform as Unified Threat Management such as intrusion detection and prevention (IPS), gateway antivirus, VPN, web content, application filtering and endpoint security software.{{cite web |title=Kerio Control Hardware Appliance NG Series |url=https://www.kerio.com/sites/default/files/kerio-control-hardware-appliances-datasheet.pdf |website=Kerio |access-date=3 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Unified Threat Management Without Complexity |url=https://www.kerio.com/sites/default/files/kerio-control-datasheet.pdf |website=Kerio |access-date=3 December 2024}}

=== Kerio Connect===

Kerio Connect provides email service for small and mid-sized businesses. Some of its features include security features such as SSL encryption, S/MIME and antispam. Supporting for Microsoft Outlook, and mail services IMAP and POP.{{cite web |title=Kerio-Cnnect |url=https://www.kerio.com/sites/default/files/kerio-connect-datasheet.pdf |website=Kerio |access-date=3 December 2024}}

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