Editing Kerio Technologies (section)

==History==
[[File:Kerio HQ San Jose.jpg|thumb|upright|Kerio Technologies]]
Kerio Technologies incorporated in 2001, but its first product WinRoute Pro entered the Internet security market in 1997,<ref>{{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}}</ref> as it was owned and maintained by Tiny Software  until February 1, 2002.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> Tiny Software then transferred sales and development of its software to Kerio, where the developers continued to work on it under the Kerio brand.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

Kerio's main products (in the early 2000s) were Kerio Personal Firewall<ref>{{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}}</ref> and Kerio WinRoute Firewall<ref>{{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}}</ref> and the company focused on collaboration software with Kerio MailServer.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Kerio discontinued its Personal Firewall in late 2005, which was then acquired by Sunbelt Software.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

Starting in 2010, Kerio MailServer was renamed to Kerio Connect<ref>{{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 }}</ref> and Kerio WinRoute to Kerio Control.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> Kerio introduced Kerio Operator, an [[IP PBX]] system, in 2011<ref>{{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 }}</ref> and Samepage, a [[file sharing]] and collaboration software, in 2013.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.gfi.com/welcome-kerio |title=GFI Software Welcomes Kerio Users|date=2017 |access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>