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Kerio Technologies, Inc. is a former technology company specializing in collaboration software and unified threat management for small and medium organizations. Founded in 1997, Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California.[1] In January 2017, GFI Software acquired Kerio.[2] GFI Software is owned by Aurea SMB Solutions, which in turn is owned by ESW Capital Group.[3]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology Software Network security |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired by GFI Software |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
Key people | Mirek Kren (CEO) |
| Products | Kerio Connect, Kerio Control, Kerio Operator, Samepage |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | kerio |
History
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Kerio Technologies incorporated in 2001, but its first product WinRoute Pro entered the Internet security market in 1997,[4] as it was owned and maintained by Tiny Software until February 1, 2002.[5] Tiny Software then transferred sales and development of its software to Kerio, where the developers continued to work on it under the Kerio brand.[6]
Kerio's main products (in the early 2000s) were Kerio Personal Firewall[7] and Kerio WinRoute Firewall[8] and the company focused on collaboration software with Kerio MailServer.[9] Kerio discontinued its Personal Firewall in late 2005, which was then acquired by Sunbelt Software.[10]
Starting in 2010, Kerio MailServer was renamed to Kerio Connect[11] and Kerio WinRoute to Kerio Control.[12] Kerio introduced Kerio Operator, an IP PBX system, in 2011[13] and Samepage, a file sharing and collaboration software, in 2013.[14]
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.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GFI Software announces acquisition of Kerio Technologies". Kerio. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "GFI Software Welcomes Kerio Users". 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Kerio". Aurea Software. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "Kerio Technologies Inc. Media Center FactSheet". 2007. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Weiss, Aaron (February 2, 2002) [Date of Original Review: September 14, 2000]. "WinRoute Pro -- A proxy server with built-in router, firewall, and mail services". ServerWatch. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ S. Kolar (February 7, 2002). "Re: Is Kerio Personal Firewall... Tiny Personal Firewall?". Newsgroup: comp.security.firewalls. Usenet: Xns91AE51127730Dcpsftwcom@64.26.141.46. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Rubenking, Neil J. (October 18, 2005). "Firewalls, Kerio Personal Firewall 4". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 18. Ziff Davis. p. 83. ISSN 0888-8507.
- ^ Sarrel, Matthew D. (January 2005). "Kerio Firewall Targets Small Networks". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 1. Ziff Davis. p. 60. ISSN 0888-8507.
- ^ Clyman, John (Fall 2004). "Kerio Offers Compelling Groupware Server". PC Magazine. Vol. 23, no. 19. Ziff Davis. p. 54. ISSN 0888-8507.
- ^ Leyden, John (December 2, 2005). "Sunbelt rescues Kerio Firewall from oblivion". The Register. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Raison, André von (February 10, 2010). "Aus Kerio MailServer wird Kerio Connect". iX magazin (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Augsten, Stephan (June 1, 2010). "WinRoute-Firewall wird Kerio Control Security-Hersteller rüstet Gateway-Firewall zu UTM-Software um". Security Insider (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Ostler, Ulrike (January 1, 2011). "Mit "Operator" wird die Telefonalage Asterisk auch für VoIP-Laien bedienbar, Kerio baut VoIP-Anlagen für kleine und mittelständische Firmen". IP Insider (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Will (March 29, 2013). "Social collaboration in the cloud with Samepage - TechRepublic". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved November 25, 2016.