Sunbelt Software Completes Acquisition Of Kerio Personal Firewall From Kerio Technologies
Wednesday, 21 December 2005 01:44 EST
Worcester, UK, 21st December 2005 Sunbelt System Software, a leading provider of Windows system administration tools and enterprise security solutions, today announces it has completed its acquisition of the Kerio Personal Firewall, a powerful and industry-leading firewall. The acquisition also includes the Kerio ServerFirewall, a powerful tool that provides advanced firewall protection for Windows server operating systems. The company also announces aggressive new pricing for Kerio Personal Firewall.
Both of Kerios firewall products will be re-branded on an interim basis as the Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall² and Sunbelt Kerio ServerFirewall. Existing customers of both products will receive full technical support through Sunbelt. The company will also maintain Kerio¹s product support forums for both products, with full transition of the forums to Sunbelt servers expected by January.
Kerio is excited about the opportunity to focus on our current messaging and security products, Kerio MailServer and Kerio WinRoute Firewall,² said Martin Viktora, CEO at Kerio Technologies Inc. ³Sunbelt¹s acquisition of Kerio Personal Firewall allows us to do just that and their relevant expertise in desktop security will leave our customers in good hands.
We are thrilled to complete this acquisition as the Kerio firewall technology is one of the best in the industry,² said Alex Eckelberry, president at Sunbelt Software. ³Kerio users should know that we are firmly committed to ongoing development and world-class support for both products.
Major price reduction on Personal Firewall As part of Sunbelt¹s commitment to providing affordable best-of-breed security tools, the retail price of the full edition of Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall will be reduced to £13.99 from Kerio¹s current price of £25.00. First-year license includes a 12-month subscription to updates, upgrades and support and is available immediately for download from Sunbelt Software¹s website at www.sunbelt-software.com.
Pricing promotion until 31st March 2006
Sunbelt is also launching an aggressive price promotion on the Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall, providing an immediate 25% discount on all purchases until the end of the first quarter 2006. The effect of this promotion is that the price of the Personal Firewall will start at £10.49, with volume discounts available for larger quantities.
Continued availability of the free basic Kerio Personal Firewall Sunbelt will continue Kerio¹s tradition of offering the Kerio Personal Firewall as a basic free edition for home use, with the option to purchase an enhanced full edition. Support for the free basic version will be available through self-help forums. A comparison chart showing the differences between both versions can be seen at www.sunbelt-software.com/kerio.
Sunbelt Kerio ServerFirewall availability and pricing Kerio¹s ServerFirewall, previously discontinued by Kerio, will be re-introduced as a new competitively priced version, Sunbelt Kerio ServerFirewall 2.0, during the first quarter of 2006. This new edition will provide a number of significant upgrades from the prior version, including remote management of multiple servers.
About Kerio Technologies Inc.
Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies Inc. (www.kerio.com) provides Internet messaging and firewall software solutions for small- to medium-sized networks, emphasising the secure delivery of network data. Kerio¹s corporate headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California, with offices in Great Britain and the Czech Republic. Kerio¹s technology partners include McAfee, Inc. and Internet Security Systems.
Kerio MailServer and Kerio WinRoute Firewall can all be purchased globally using the Internet and a network of more than 200 resellers.
About Sunbelt System Software
Established in 1983, Sunbelt System Software is the first and largest provider of 'best-of-breed' Windows system administration tools and enterprise solutions, supplying the tools necessary to support a Windows 2000/2003 corporate infrastructure. As well as being a software developer Sunbelt has a long history of working in partnership with innovative software developers like NSI. Sunbelt System Software produces and distributes leading edge utilities and provides mainframe quality technical support.
Sunbelt System Software has 20 years of experience in supporting mission critical systems for the world's largest corporations who have implemented flexible, powerful, and quality system management tools, easily, rapidly and cost effectively through the guidance of Sunbelt.
Part of the Sunbelt International Group, Sunbelt System Software covers the EMEA and most of the rest of the world, Sunbelt Software Distribution covers the US and Canada.
The Sunbelt group has offices in France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden as well as the USA. Revenues from all operations were more than $35 million in 2004.
For further information on Sunbelt System Software please visit www.sunbelt-software.com.
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