In the face of competition from security suite vendors, Kerio Technologies will pull the plug on its popular desktop firewall product at the end of this year.
Kerio will stop offering its Kerio Personal Firewall product as of Dec. 31 but will continue to support existing customers until the end of next year, said James Gudeli, vice president of strategic business relations at the Santa Clara, Calif., company.
The Kerio Personal Firewall is available in a free and paid version, which for $45 adds such features as intrusion detection, remote administration and Web filtering. The software has been downloaded more than 2 million times since it became available in March 2002, the company said.
Kerio is pulling out of the desktop firewall space because it can't compete with security suites that bundle a firewall with antivirus and spyware-fighting software, the company said. Such products are sold by companies including Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro and Zone Labs.
"Without our own antivirus or anti-spyware products, it is very difficult to compete against the bundled products of other providers," Gudeli said. "Everybody expects their security software to do everything. We specialize in firewall security. We can't make this product successful given the new technology we would have to develop or acquire."
Instead, Kerio will focus on selling its server-based WinRoute Firewall to small and medium-size businesses, Gudeli said.
It's not going to stop working just because they've stopped updating it. A firewall's updates are not like a virus-checker's updates: it doesn't need constant attention with "signatures" or anything. The last free version will do the job just fine for years to come.
Kerio's firewall is awesome, I like it way better than ZoneAlarm's & Symantec's offerings. I've heard good things about Tiny so maybe I'll try that one out now..
It's not going to stop working just because they've stopped updating it. A firewall's updates are not like a virus-checker's updates: it doesn't need constant attention with "signatures" or anything. The last free version will do the job just fine for years to come.
Kerio's firewall is awesome, I like it way better than ZoneAlarm's & Symantec's offerings. I've heard good things about Tiny so maybe I'll try that one out now..
your firewall then so others can keep it updated, remove the bloat etc. and destroy your competitors. I've seen @Guard go from a decent firewall to a bloated monster meshed with half a dozen other program nobody wants or needs and a price tag from less than $20.00 (forever) to $80.00 plus a yearly subscription fee ensuring it continues to bloat further.
your firewall then so others can keep it updated, remove the bloat etc. and destroy your competitors. I've seen @Guard go from a decent firewall to a bloated monster meshed with half a dozen other program nobody wants or needs and a price tag from less than $20.00 (forever) to $80.00 plus a yearly subscription fee ensuring it continues to bloat further.
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