Kerio Technology Inc. leading provider of Internet messaging and firewall software solutions and Proxynet Communications, an indigenous ICT Company based in Nigeria have announced a partnership to expand Kerio’s award-winning Mail Server and Winroute firewall Solutions for small to medium sized networks.
The emphasis is on secure delivery of network data Solution in the African market.
Commenting on the recently signed partnership, Ozo-Onyali Ifeanyi of Proxynet Communications said: "With the African IT-market and business environment becoming increasingly security sensitive, Kerio Technology’s solutions, through its integration of WebMail, anti-spam, anti-virus, backup, archiving and user management, Kerio
MailServer is a complete solution for most small and medium-sized organizations. Kerio MailServer runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows and supports both Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Entourage as groupware clients. Kerio MailServer also provides true push email for Windows Mobile devices and the latest ActiveSync enabled Treo smartphones from Palm.
Both the WebMail client and the Administration Console of Kerio MailServer are available in English, French, Spanish and a variety of other languages while Kerio WinRoute Firewall is a network security software package that provides gateway anti-virus scanning, web content filtering, VPN services and access policy management. Its full-featured administration console allows system administrators to remotely manage with much greater utility than the simple web interfaces found in most firewall appliances. Integration with active directory simplifies setup for existing Windows networks.
Kerio WinRoute Firewall and Kerio VPN Client run on Windows 2000/XP/2003 and Windows Vista and the built-in Kerio SSL-VPN supports Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 2 and Apple Safari 2.
Proxynet Communications focuses on the deployments of network/data security solutions, enterprise storage solutions, and systems integration. The business is a 100 percent channel driven to providing integrated turnkey technology solutions to the financial, telecommunications, government, and oil and blue chip sectors in West Africa.
"Proxynet Communications sees a large market opportunity for the Kerio Mail Server and the Winroute firewall solutions in Africa, as companies recognize the need for building comprehensive and reliable Internet and messaging Solution.
With this, Proxynet Communications will be setting up offices in Kenya, Egypt and Johanesburg, SA to fully provide local support to the entire African sub-region.
Alain Hughes, managing director Kerio UK believes this is a strategic partnership to will further enhance and strengthen the market share of Kerio Technologies globally.