Retarus

Retarus was founded in 1992 by Martin Hager, who currently serves as the company's president and CEO.{{Cite web |title=Martin Hager |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/4756372 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}{{Cite web |last=Computerworld.ch |title="Security lebt von Akzeptanz" |url=https://www.computerworld.ch/social/interview/security-lebt-akzeptanz-2713345.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Computerworld.ch |language=de-CH}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Regulierung wird zum Innovationskiller |url=https://www.it-zoom.de/enterprise/e/regulierung-wird-zum-innovationskiller-33201/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.it-zoom.de |language=de}}

In 1993 and 1994, Retarus introduced hosted fax and email security services, allowing transmission of high volumes of faxes for enterprise customers.{{Cite web |last=M |first=A. |date=2022-03-14 |title=Martin Hager (Retarus): "Școala nu ar trebui să pregătească viitori consumatori, ci să le cultive elevilor entuziasmul pentru IT și componenta creativă" |url=https://angajatorulmeu.ro/martin-hager-retarus-scoala-nu-ar-trebui-sa-pregateasca-viitori-consumatori-ci-sa-le-cultive-elevilor-entuziasmul-pentru-it-si-componenta-creativa/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=AngajatorulMeu.ro |language=ro-RO}}

In 1998, Retarus launched a free wake-up call service through www.weckruf.de. It quickly attracted over 135,000 users and reached its millionth call by November that same year. Its popularity has drawn advertisers like Amazon.de, Yellowmap, and Unertl Weißbier, who started using it for wake-up spots, banner ads, and email notifications.{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Mitteldeutsche |title=Weckdienste im Internet: Nichts für Ausgeschlafene |url=https://www.mz.de/varia/weckdienste-im-internet-nichts-fur-ausgeschlafene-2987865 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.mz.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |last=Chefredakteur |first=Stellv |date=1998-06-05 |title=Internet-Weckdienst |url=https://www.macwelt.de/article/937785/internet-weckdienst.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Macwelt |language=de}}[https://www.faz-biblionet.de/faz-portal/document?uid%3DFAZ__FR119991208252533%26token%3D2627ced3-40b4-4db1-a10d-1982e625212b%26p._scr%3Dfaz-archiv%26p.q%3Dretarus%26p.source%3D%26p.max%3D10%26p.sort%3D%26p.offset%3D0%26p._ts%3D1715690281765%26p.DT_from%3D01.11.1949%26p.timeFilterType%3D0&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1715930427977612&usg=AOvVaw38VIARsB4XGkNaMZ20dV3K Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung], 08.12.1999, Nr. 286, S. 28 Online-Wecker als Werbeplattform

In 2001, it launched SMS services as part of its offering.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Retarus auf der CeBIT 2008: Halle 4, Stand B61 – Digitalbusiness Cloud Magazin |url=https://www.digitalbusiness-cloud.de/retarus-auf-der-cebit-2008-halle-4-stand-b61/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414050243/https://www.digitalbusiness-cloud.de/retarus-auf-der-cebit-2008-halle-4-stand-b61/ |archive-date=2021-04-14 }} Retarus started offering cloud messaging services for resellers and channel partners in 2010.{{Cite web |last=Redaktion |date=2020-08-14 |title=Führende Secure Email Platform jetzt für Reseller und Channel-Partner in Osteuropa verfügbar |url=https://www.itiko.de/artikel/1837195/fuehrende-secure-email-platform-jetzt-fuer-reseller-und-channel-partner-in-osteuropa-verfuegbar.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=IT-I-Ko |language=de}} In 2015, the company opened data centers in Asia and Australia.{{Cite news |last=Barker |first=Sara |date=2016-11-26 |title=Retarus expands Singapore data center to match APAC growth |url=https://datacenternews.asia/story/retarus-expands-singapore-data-center-match-apac-growth |work=datacenternews}}{{Cite web |last=Saez |first=Juan Manuel |date=2015-09-24 |title=Retarus incrementa un 21,6% de su facturación hasta los 49,9 millones de euros » |url=https://revistabyte.es/actualidad-it/456retarus-incrementa-un-216-de-su-facturacion-hasta-los-499-millones-de-euros/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=revistabyte.es |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Retarus appoints new Asia MD |url=https://www.techtradeasia.com/2019/04/retarus-appoints-new-asia-md.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=en-GB}} In 2019, the company founded a new local subsidiary in Romania.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Regulierung wird zum Innovationskiller |url=https://www.it-zoom.de/enterprise/e/regulierung-wird-zum-innovationskiller-33201/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.it-zoom.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |last=M |first=A. |date=2022-03-14 |title=Martin Hager (Retarus): "Școala nu ar trebui să pregătească viitori consumatori, ci să le cultive elevilor entuziasmul pentru IT și componenta creativă" |url=https://angajatorulmeu.ro/martin-hager-retarus-scoala-nu-ar-trebui-sa-pregateasca-viitori-consumatori-ci-sa-le-cultive-elevilor-entuziasmul-pentru-it-si-componenta-creativa/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=AngajatorulMeu.ro |language=ro-RO}} In 2021, a subsidiary was established in Lisbon (Portugal).{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Regulierung wird zum Innovationskiller |url=https://www.it-zoom.de/enterprise/e/regulierung-wird-zum-innovationskiller-33201/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.it-zoom.de |language=de}}

In 2022, Retarus partnered with DE-CIX, an operator of carrier- and data-center-neutral Internet Exchanges that allows users of DE-CIX to communicate through Retarus' cloud via a private direct connection that bypasses the public Internet, unlike VPN, Multiprotocol Label Switching or leased lines.{{Cite web |last=Molder |first=Anna |title=DirectCloud als Alternative zu VPN, MPLS oder Standleitung |url=https://www.connect-professional.de/netzwerke-it-infrastruktur/directcloud-als-alternative-zu-vpn-mpls-oder-standleitung.325711.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=connect professional |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |last=postbranche.de |title=DE-CIX-Kunden können sich jetzt direkt mit Retarus verbinden - postbranche.de - postbranche.de |url=https://www.postbranche.de/2022/09/27/de-cix-kunden-koennen-sich-jetzt-direkt-mit-retarus-verbinden/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |title=DE-CIX-Kunden können sich jetzt direkt mit Retarus verbinden |url=https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2022-09/57155306-de-cix-kunden-koennen-sich-jetzt-direkt-mit-retarus-verbinden-095.htm |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=FinanzNachrichten.de |language=de}}

Retarus conducts email research on a regular basis that gets featured in newspapers. For instance, in 2008, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung cited Retarus' findings, reporting that over 98% of emails were spam.[https://www.faz-biblionet.de/faz-portal/document?uid%3DFAZ__FTUM200806101753098_1%26token%3Dee50d6c5-6547-4d04-bfba-274147a015cd%26p._scr%3Dfaz-archiv%26p.q%3Dretarus%26p.source%3D%26p.max%3D10%26p.sort%3D%26p.offset%3D0%26p._ts%3D1715690085925%26p.DT_from%3D01.11.1949%26p.timeFilterType%3D0&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1715930427980408&usg=AOvVaw3BK2HjioWnjWH-W8cNTCao Müll sortieren]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 10.06.2008, Nr. 133, S. T1

In 2019, Retarus was again cited by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which found that fax usage was increasing among DAX-listed enterprises. The number of companies using fax grew by 17% compared to 2018.{{Cite web |last=Retarus |first=Communiqué de |title=Retarus annonce la mise à jour complète de sa solution Retarus Email Archive |url=https://www.decideo.fr/Retarus-annonce-la-mise-a-jour-complete-de-sa-solution-Retarus-Email-Archive_a13057.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Decideo - Actualités sur le Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Science |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=TCMO |date=2020-07-13 |title=Retarus Predelivery Logic: Rule-Based Email Workflows and Policies From the Cloud |url=https://talkcmo.com/news/retarus-predelivery-logic-rule-based-email-workflows-and-policies-from-the-cloud/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Global Trends {{!}} News and Innovations, Views from Martech Leaders |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03 |title=Retarus vereinbart Vertriebspartnerschaft mit Bechtle |url=https://www.digitalbusiness-cloud.de/retarus-vereinbart-vertriebspartnerschaft-mit-bechtle-a-578b9f3597009531f0b7dc787b3084a4/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=DIGITAL BUSINESS CLOUD |language=de}}{{Cite patent|number=ES2703861T3|title=Técnica para detectar mensajes electrónicos maliciosos|gdate=2019-03-12|invent1=Hager|invent2=Grauvogl|inventor1-first=Martin|inventor2-first=Michael|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/ES2703861T3/es}}

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