June 15, 2011, San Jose, Calif – In a commitment to providing partners and customers the highest level of technical and product support, Kerio Technologies announced that it has extended its service hours for telephone support to 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday GMT. In order to offer expanded support, the technical service teams in four Kerio offices located in the USA, UK, the Czech Republic and Australia will create a global phone support queue. Customers will be transferred internally to an office that is open, and will not have to pay additional international calling charges.

“Kerio has reached a level where we have grown our customer base to more than 50,000, and have customers in every region of the world,” said Josef Zacharias, VP of Support and Training, Kerio Technologies. “As we have expanded, we recognized that it is essential to expand our level of support to ensure our partners and customers continue to enjoy best-in-class assistance from Kerio. Extended-hours support will ensure peace of mind for customers knowing that Kerio is always just a phone call away.”

Customers and resellers will continue to call their local Kerio office as they have done in the past. When calling during standard business hours for the local Kerio office, technical support will continue to be provided in respective local languages. When calling a “non-English speaking” local Kerio office outside of standard business hours, the system will offer the caller the option to be routed to another Kerio office that is open at the time, where the call will be answered by an English speaking support representative. The caller can then choose to continue with the call. When calling an “English speaking” local Kerio office outside of standard business hours, the call will be transferred automatically.

In addition to extended-hours telephone support, technical support tickets can also be created online at support.kerio.com.

About Kerio Technologies, Inc.
Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides unified communications, collaboration and security solutions for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations worldwide. Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Russia. Kerio is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of CalConnect, a calendaring and scheduling consortium, and a member of the Mac Developer Program. Kerio has more than 5,000 channel partners who support more than 50,000 customers in 108 countries. Technology partners include Sophos, zvelo, VMware, Parallels and Notify Technology Corporation. For more information, please visit www.kerio.com.

“Kerio,” its products and its logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kerio Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries, as the case may be.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced the NSA 2400MX and Web Application Firewall Service have won the 2011 SC Magazine Annual Awards within their respective Reader Trust categories. The announcement was made on Feb. 15, 2011 at the SC Magazine Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA. Also at the RSA Conference, SonicWALL announced its SuperMassive E10000 Series of next-generation firewalls.

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With a record number of nominations, the 2011 SC Magazine Awards U.S. competition was the most robust and competitive in the program’s history. In addition to winning these two awards, SonicWALL had been named a finalist in four other categories including:

• Best Enterprise Firewall – SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500
• Best IPSec/SSL VPN – SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) EX7000
• Best Email Security – SonicWALL E-Class ESA ES8300
• Best Endpoint/UTM Security – SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500

Both of SonicWALL’s award-winning products, the SonicWALL NSA 2400MX for Best Integrated Security UTM Product, and the SonicWALL Web Application Firewall Service for Best Web Application Firewall, were named category winners after proving their success and overall impact to the Reader Trust Voting Panel. The panel is comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises across all major vertical markets, representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers. The Reader Trust Awards were granted based on performance against a number of key criteria including functionality, manageability, ease of use and scalability of the product or service, as well as customer service and support.

“The SC Magazine Reader Trust Award is a prestigious honor and we’re very pleased to be recognized for our technology and market leadership,” said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. “I firmly believe SC Magazine has honored SonicWALL products this year and in prior years, because we are firmly committed to helping IT professionals in their battle for a more secure enterprise. These two awards, along with the additional finalist nominations, motivate us to work even harder to offer SonicWALL customers of all verticals and sizes the best possible security and data protection solutions.”

Now in its 14th year, the annual SC Magazine Awards represent the information security industry’s most prominent accolade, showcasing the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the trenches, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the passionate work of government, commercial and nonprofits – all working to help improve global security. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazineus.com/awards.

“The competition was definitely fierce this year,” said SC Magazine editor-in-chief Illena Armstrong. “But the SonicWALL NSA 2400MX and SonicWALL Web Application Firewall Service truly convinced our panel. These awards clearly underscore the advanced technology, thought leadership and success of SonicWALL in the field of IT security.”

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About SC Magazine

SC Magazine was selected as 2010 Magazine of the Year by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). It provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. In addition to the monthly print magazine and a vibrant website updated daily, the brand’s portfolio includes SC World Congress Conference and Expo, SC Congress Canada, SC Awards U.S., SC Directory and SC Magazine Newswire. Become a fan of SC Magazine on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions. For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com/.

Copyright © 2011 SonicWALL, Inc. All rights reserved. SONICWALL® is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. and all other SonicWALL product and service names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today launched its next generation of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solutions. Built from the ground up with an entirely new architecture, SonicWALL CDP 6.0 automatically preserves and protects business-relevant data assets against loss from file, device, and location based disasters. With support for Windows®, Linux® and Mac OS®, CDP provides granular, globally enforced policy controls over the entire backup operation. CDP 6.0 supports Microsoft applications including SQL, Exchange and SharePoint servers, Active Directory and Small Business Servers. Its unmatched flexibility enables IT administrators to dictate what information to backup, what to exclude and how the information should be maintained to adhere to recovery and compliance requirements.

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“SonicWALL truly understands the importance of data backup and security. CDP 6.0 provides us with the highly sophisticated backup and disaster recovery techniques we need to optimize data storage, backup and bandwidth utilization,” said Kimberly Yatchak, systems administrator at Kent Beverage Company. “SonicWALL CDP gives us confidence that our data is secure without having to baby our backups; that’s priceless.”

“With the introduction of CDP 6.0 and its integration into the SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) platform, we can now achieve remote access, distributed backup, centralized reporting as well as monitoring without the need for site-to-site VPN links,” said Christopher Brisley, managing director at Xperta. “As a managed services provider, Xperta will benefit greatly from this product combination. Not only is it unique in the marketplace, but it significantly improves our operations and streamlines our management processes. In fact, for production of management reports produced under CDP 6.0, we anticipate a reduction of man-hours by 80-90%.”

CDP 6.0 Features

The new CDP revolutionizes the backup and recovery process for IT organizations. A sophisticated new fileset backup methodology combined with agent-based data de-duplication moves and stores only unique data blocks. This speeds the backup process and optimizes bandwidth usage while maintaining total information continuity and the ability to flexibly restore multiple revisions.

• Streamlined recovery phase, with multiple disaster recovery options that provide complete data recovery even if the primary data site is compromised, dramatically lowering administrative overhead and increasing workforce productivity. Recovery options include offsite data backup service, site-to-site data backup and local archiving to a local NTFS formatted USB 2.0 drive that can be physically transported offsite.
• IT backup intelligence and comprehensive protection in a unified platform. Granular backup policy and control helps IT efficiently capture, filter and preserve valuable data while eliminating irrelevant and aged data from the backup set. This reduces data volume and provides both continuous protection and point-in-time, snapshot backups.
• Centralized user policy and control services enable IT to perform Windows based silent agent installation to one or more remote computer users in an active directory network and pre-configure all agents to be connected to any available CDP device broadcasting on the same domain.
• Unprecedented scalability through enterprise agent software allows growing enterprises to promptly add client connections and expand platform and application coverage. CDP 6.0 scales to support the most popular business and client applications, and protects any computing system, ranging from single workstations to large multi-platform server farms, including the latest Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems.

In addition to these features, the new CDP 6.0 solution has been designed to help IT meet compliance and legal requirements, ensuring that mission-critical intellectual property and compliance data in e-mail and on the network is automatically protected against file, device and location based disasters that can cause severe data loss.

“Risk management and compliance mandates are issues forcing IT to rethink data protection, data availability, data preservation, and disaster recovery readiness and responsiveness,” said Ken Dang, product manager, CDP at SonicWALL. “SonicWALL CDP 6.0 governs information growth effectively in real time. It scales up to midsize and larger organizations, providing options to preserve, replicate, archive, govern and restore greater amounts of data, across Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms, and at a lower price than its predecessor devices.”

Expanded GMS Support for CDP: Reporting and Monitoring

To further strengthen its offerings, SonicWALL also officially launched the latest version of its award-winning SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS).

GMS 6.0 Service Pack 2 introduces centralized reporting and monitoring for CDP appliances running firmware 6.0. It provides organizations, distributed enterprises and service providers with a flexible, powerful and intuitive solution to centrally manage and rapidly deploy not just SonicWALL CDP appliances but also SonicWALL firewall, anti-spam and secure remote access solutions. Flexibly deployed as software, hardware — in the form of the Universal Management Appliance (UMA) — or as a virtual appliance, SonicWALL GMS provides centralized real-time monitoring, and comprehensive policy and compliance reporting to drive down the cost of owning and managing SonicWALL appliances.

Availability

SonicWALL CDP 6.0 and SonicWALL GMS products are available immediately.

For more information about CDP 6.0, click here. For more news on dynamic security and next-generation networks, follow SonicWALL on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions. For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com/.

Copyright © 2011 SonicWALL, Inc. All rights reserved. SONICWALL® is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. and all other SonicWALL product and service names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Lenovo Unveils thinnest/highest performance 13-inch laptop1 with new RapidCharge battery technology

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – May 17, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) announced today the ThinkPad X1 laptop that gives users the thinnest and highest performance combination for its class1. Designed for mobile professionals who demand the best in performance, mobility and entertainment, the laptop offers a simple, modern style with backlit keyboard, fast charging batteries and a host of performance and multimedia capabilities.

“Our customers are looking for a business laptop that combines the best consumer multimedia and entertainment features with the latest performance and mobility innovations in a super-thin, stylish design,” said Dilip Bhatia, vice president, ThinkPad Business Unit, Lenovo. “We used their input to craft the ThinkPad X1, equipping it with non-traditional business features like Dolby Home Theater sound, an updated keyboard and a super-bright, durable screen with Corning® Gorilla® Glass and that continues to deliver the enterprise-level security, manageability and durability that ThinkPad is known for.”

Ultra-Thin Design Meets Elite Performance
As the thinnest ThinkPad, the ThinkPad X1 laptop measures less than 17 mm, approximately the height of a U.S. penny. Packed into the ultra-thin form factor are choices of second generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, which are typically offered on Lenovo’s larger 14 and 15-inch laptops. This engineering allows the ThinkPad X1 laptop to double the CPU performance and quadruple the graphics performance of the ThinkPad X301, Lenovo’s previous flagship 13-inch laptop.

Starting at only 3.7 pounds, the ThinkPad X1 laptop feels incredibly light and sturdy thanks to its interior roll cage and magnesium chassis. The laptop opens to reveal a 13.3-inch glossy screen that includes Corning® Gorilla® Glass for extra durability and scratch resistance. The hardened ThinkPad X1 passes eight military specifications so mobile professionals can work anywhere with confidence.

Recharge Fast with RapidCharge
The ThinkPad X1 laptop debuts Lenovo’s new RapidCharge battery technology that charges up to 80 percent in just 30 minutes. This technology charges 2.5 times faster than a typical ThinkPad battery2, giving users more freedom to work on-the-go faster. RapidCharge combines fast charge cells with a 1,000 cycle battery designed to last three years3. Users can also opt to purchase a RapidCharge external slice battery for the ThinkPad X1 laptop to double their battery life to 10 hours4.

ThinkPad Keyboard In A New Light
Lenovo has thoughtfully modernized the keyboard’s appearance while simultaneously retaining the touch, feel and function of the classic ThinkPad keyboard experience. The simplified design eliminates some legacy keys like SysRq while keeping rich functionality including dedicated multimedia and voice calling controls. For working in low light, users can turn on the keyboard’s backlight, available for the first time on an enterprise-class ThinkPad laptop. Additionally, in keeping with ThinkPad tradition, the keyboard features spill resistance.

Rich Sound, Riveting Pictures for Music and Movies
Business PCs typically aren’t known for their audio/visual experience, but the ThinkPad X1 laptop changes that with rich and resonant Dolby Home Theater v4 sound and its superbright (350 NIT) high-definition display. Whether listening through headphones, built-in speakers or a connected home theater, users will experience a captivating entertainment experience. Also, with the laptop’s HDMI port and Intel Wireless Display technology, the laptop can connect and stream 1080p wirelessly to a TV or projector.

Business-Class Innovations
Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops feature a platform of new innovations that respond to key business needs with video and voice calling, enterprise management features and by creating an easy-to-use computing experience. Using its optional mobile broadband, 720p camera, high definition microphones and advanced calling modes, the ThinkPad X1 laptop delivers clear video calls. It also offers robust layers of security with Intel vPro technology5, encrypted hard drives with remote management support and a fingerprint reader with one touch swipe for power on and authentication.

For quick and easy startup and shutdown, the laptop comes with Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 – an exclusive certification for Lenovo products that allows users to start their laptop on average 20 seconds faster than a typical Windows 7 computer.

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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

1Compared to major vendors offering 13-inch widescreen enterprise laptop PCs: HP, Dell, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Samsung. Enterprise laptops offer stable images, security and manageability features, global models and global support.
2To reach 80% charge level.
3Ttypical ThinkPad X1 battery expected to maintain up to 80% charge after 1,000 charge cycles. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use. Typical X1 battery retains over 60% of original capacity after 3 years based on 250 cycles per year assumption. Lenovo offers a standard one-year Limited Warranty on the battery and the optional upgrade to a ThinkPlus® 3-Year Sealed Battery Warranty.
410 hours of battery life with integrated 4-cell and external slice 6-cell battery measured.
5On select models with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors.

Download Classic Shell for Windows Vista/7/2008 – http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

 Windows 7 has proven to be strong successor to Windows Vista and has introduced several new visual enhancements.  Of course, these new enhancements aren’t without fault.  Several components you may have become familiar with from previous Windows versions are nowhere to be found – until now.

 The Windows Start Menu, introduced with Windows 95, has evolved in appearance over the years, but it’s primary function has remained the same – to provide a central, organized location to store shortcuts for installed programs as well as system utilities like the Control Panel and Dial Up Networking Connections.  With Windows 7, the Start Menu, now replaced with a “Windows Button” (without text) has taken on a drastically new look and feel without the ability to use the “classic” interface available in previous Windows releases.  If you find the new Windows 7 menu too bulky or want to ease into it, Classic Start Menu will help.

 Additionally, most users of Windows 7 have adapted to and like the new Aero interface which provides a more visually rich and interactive UI.  However, the more detail aware or those with technical background, will make note of something clearly missing – a toolbar in Windows Explorer.  The common tasks toolbar from earlier versions of Windows (cut, copy, paste, undo, etc.) is not present or available in Windows 7.

 Classic Shell, comprised of Classic Start Menu and Classic Explorer, reintroduce these previously taken-for-granted features – and it’s free!

 Classic Start Menu

• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
• Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
• The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
• Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
• Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
• Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
• Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu
• And last but not least – it’s FREE!

NOTE: To customize the Classic Start Menu settings once installed, click the Windows button (Start), go to Settings, Classic Start Menu

If you have used the start menu in older versions of Windows you’ll feel right at home:

Pick from 8 default skins, download more from the Internet, or make your own!

 Classic Explorer

• Adds a toolbar to Explorer for some common operations (Go to parent folder, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Properties, Email). The toolbar is fully customizable
• Replaces the copy UI in Vista and Windows 7 with the more user-friendly “classic” version similar to Windows XP
• Handles Alt+Enter in the folder panel of Windows Explorer and shows the properties of the selected folder
• Has options for customizing the folder panel to look more like the Windows XP version or to not fade the expand buttons
• Can show the free disk space and the total file size in the status bar
• Can disable the breadcrumbs in the address bar
• Fixes a long list of features that are broken in Windows 7 – missing icon overlay for shared folders, the jumping folders in the navigation pane, missing sorting headers in list view, and more

 Toolbar in Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer in Vista/Win7 doesn’t have a toolbar like the one in Windows XP. If you want to go to the parent folder you have to use the breadcrumbs bar. If you want to copy or delete a file with the mouse you have to right-click and look for the Delete command. The right-click menu gets bigger and bigger the more shell extensions you have installed, and finding the right command can take a while.

To solve the problem, the Classic Explorer plugin adds a new toolbar:

Hold the Control key when clicking the Up button to open the parent folder in a new Explorer window.
Hold the Shift key when clicking the Delete button to permanently delete a file.

Additional Up Button

Some people have asked if I can make a small Up button and put it next to the Back/Forward buttons in the title bar of Explorer. If Up is the only button you need from the toolbar, this will save you screen space:

Right-click on the button to bring up the Classic Explorer settings.

New copy UI

In Vista when you copy files and there is a conflict you are presented with this:

What’s wrong with it?

Well, for starters it is half a screen full of text that you have to read. Also it is not immediately clear what parts of it are clickable. You have to move the mouse around to discover the UI like in a video game. And finally the keyboard usability is dismal. The Classic Explorer plugin brings back the simpler dialog box from Windows XP:

It is immediately clear what is clickable (clue – the buttons at the bottom), there is easy keyboard navigation (press Y for “Yes”, A to copy all files) and you can still see which file is newer and which is larger. And of course just like in Windows XP, holding down Shift while clicking on the No button means “No to All” (or just press Shift+N).

If you click on More… you will get the original dialog from Windows. From there you will see all the details and you’ll get an extra option to “Copy, but keep both files”.

Important Note: Only the UI is replaced. The underlying system that does the actual copying is not affected.

Alt+Enter in the navigation pane

Alt+Enter is universal shortcut across Windows to bring up the properties of the selection. But in Vista and Windows 7 it doesn’t work in the left pane that shows the folders. It works fine on the right where the files are. This is broken compared to Windows XP where Alt+Enter works in both places.
To solve the problem, the Classic Explorer plugin detects when you press Alt+Enter and shows the properties for the currently selected folder.

Status bar

In Windows 7 the status bar in Explorer doesn’t show the free disk space and the size of the selected files. Classic Explorer fixes that:

When no files are selected the total size of all files in the folder is shown.
Classic IE9

• Adds a caption to the title bar so you can see the full title of the page
• Shows the security zone in the status bar
• Shows the loading progress in the status bar

 Up to 24 hour battery life, smart PC technologies & sleek, usable design

Kerio Technologies Launches Workspace, The Best Place for Teams to Share Files and Collaborate on Great Ideas

March 29, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2011 – Kerio Technologies Inc. today announced Kerio Workspace, a single place that makes it easy for teams to bring together documents, files, notes, discussions and multimedia content.

“Kerio Workspace sits firmly between document management platforms and on-premise or cloud-based file shares,” said Scott Schreiman, CEO, Kerio Technologies. “After more than a decade of serving the email and security needs of SMB customers, we specifically built Workspace to fill the huge gap between simple file-sharing services that offer little to promote team collaboration, and complex document management products that are very difficult to use and costly to maintain.”

Kerio Workspace gives teams one place to store project notes, ideas, policies, memos, files, or conversations. New team members use Workspace to get up to speed and are able to begin modifying and creating new content without having to learn or install new software or read a manual. Additionally, all team members can easily stay updated of changes in the areas that matter most to them.

Accessed via any web browser, Kerio Workspace enables teams to organize projects and content. Some teams will use it as a central repository for files with commented version control. Others will opt for a more rich experience where files play a secondary role to creating, sharing, and storing content directly on Web pages.

Because teamwork thrives on effective communication, Kerio Workspace provides News Feeds, which empower each contributor to deliberately notify their colleagues about the scope and nature of any change made. News Feeds, available through the Workspace interface or via an email alert, is similar to social networking, only it’s productive.

“We have implemented Kerio Workspace as a collaboration tool used in our installation projects. The fact that Kerio Workspace enables multiple people in different locations to collaborate simultaneously on the same document from any computer with Internet access and also to keep track of all changes, is simply priceless,” said Manuel Pablo Lorenzo, president, LoNet, Inc. “We don’t have to send unnecessary e-mails to the participants on a project any more, the News Feed is the centralized forum that improves productivity.”

Designed for teams, workgroups and SMBs, Kerio Workspace offers all the relevant functionality of an enterprise product, with none of the complexity and high cost of ownership:

• Organize Files – Easily upload and organize text, office files, video and more into dedicated sections, making content easier to locate, access and share. The obstacles to collaboration are lifted and tracking progress on crucial projects is simplified.

• Share Content – Securely share text, images, video and files with the ability to set appropriate access controls so authorized colleagues can edit the pages while others can only view them; quickly locate content via the search tool.

• Edit Documents – No need to download before editing a file, simply click on a file context menu to open the file in its native application. When closed, the file will automatically save changes.

• Track Changes – Review comments and track process from contributing team members. The news feed option gives users the ability to receive email notification of updates in real-time.

• View on iPhone and iPad – View Kerio Workspace on the iPad and the iPhone in an optimized for the smaller screen version, and read content everywhere the day takes you.

Kerio Workspace is currently available in 16 languages from authorized Kerio Partners and resellers. Pricing starts at $150 for a 5-user license. Additional user licenses are $30 each.

About Kerio Technologies, Inc.

Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides Internet messaging, collaboration and security solutions for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations worldwide. Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Russia. Kerio is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of CalConnect, a calendaring and scheduling consortium, and a member of the Mac Developer Program. Kerio has more than 5,000 partners in 108 countries. Technology partners include Sophos, zvelo, VMware, Parallels and Notify Technology Corporation. For more information, please visit www.kerio.com.

“Kerio,” its products and its logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kerio Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries, as the case may be.

Kerio Announces Kerio Connect 7.2, the Latest Release of its Messaging and Collaboration Server for SMBs

May 24, 2011
The Award-Winning Alternative to Microsoft Exchange Now Offers Native Support of Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac Users

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2011 – Kerio Technologies, Inc. today announced Kerio Connect 7.2, the latest release of its flexible messaging and collaboration platform that provides email, contacts and calendar management through desktop email clients, Web browsers and smartphones. Intended exclusively for SMB organizations with anywhere from 5-500 employees, Kerio Connect 7.2 is an alternative to Microsoft Exchange with a wide choice of supported OS platforms, low hardware requirements and easy configuration.

An open and flexible platform, Kerio Connect 7.2 enables users to manage their email messages, access global contacts and schedule meetings with ease. Kerio established itself by offering the widest selection of supported desktop clients and mobile email options, including the iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry to ensure that users are never far from their most critical business data.

“Kerio Connect serves small and medium organizations such as local governments, schools, manufacturing companies, and law offices – and they all have diverse needs,” said Dusan Vitek, vice president, worldwide marketing, Kerio Technologies. “We’ve worked very hard to make Connect 7.2 fit for those who value flexibility when choosing a smartphone, desktop email client or operating system that work best for them.”

The new Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac now works natively with Kerio Connect 7.2, providing email, calendar, contact, and task synchronization with the server. Mac users also have a choice of Microsoft Entourage 2004 and 2008 or Apple Mail and iCal as clients that also work fully with Kerio Connect.

“Mac is the technology of choice for many SMBs, and Kerio worked tirelessly to ensure Connect 7.2 supports all the features business users demand from an email and messaging solution,” said Mike Dempsey, president, JMD Consulting. “With Kerio Connect, I can offer customers secure and reliable access to their business critical data via Windows or Mac, on a tablet, or via their smartphone of choice.”

Kerio Connect 7.2 introduces a new version of the CalDAV protocol, which allows for the server to fully control calendar synchronization between various CalDAV clients such as iCal on the Mac and Calendar on the iPhone. Additionally, within the calendar scheduling functionality, users can use advanced features such as creating exceptions (change time and attachments, add attendees, etc.) to recurring events, even between users that have different calendaring applications. Lastly, a new auto-accept feature tentatively schedules meeting requests in calendars even when the user is offline. Others can see free and potentially busy timeslots without waiting for the user to accept or decline meetings and adjust accordingly.

“Kerio continues to push open standards and promotes interoperability of calendaring systems through CalDAV to break the stranglehold of old school vendors and allow all users to use any calendar application and device they want,” said Vitek.

IT managers will find Kerio Connect 7.2 easy to administer and manage. With Web access to administration, email can be configured and users can be added and deleted remotely. When users are deleted, they are automatically removed from all groups. Administrators also have the ability to prevent users from changing passwords for enhanced control.

In addition, Kerio Connect 7.2 provides comprehensive email security, including both anti-virus and anti-spam protection with a multi-layer defense system.

Kerio Connect 7.2 runs on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and is available as a virtual appliance on the VMware and Parallels platforms. The solution comes with integrated anti-spam, anti-virus, automated backup, and archiving. Kerio Connect starts at $450 for five users, additional users start at $24. For more information, please visit: www.kerio.com/connect/

About Kerio Technologies, Inc.Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides unified communications, collaboration and security solutions for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations worldwide. Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Russia. Kerio is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a member of CalConnect, a calendaring and scheduling consortium, and a member of the Mac Developer Program. Kerio has more than 5,000 channel partners who support more than 50,000 customers in 108 countries. Technology partners include Sophos, zvelo, VMware, Parallels and Notify Technology Corporation. For more information, please visit www.kerio.com.

“Kerio,” its products and its logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kerio Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries, as the case may be.