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Description of Kerio Connect

Description of Kerio Connect

What is Kerio Connect

BYOD - bring your own device

Do your employees bring their devices to the workplace? Kerio Connect adds convenience to corporate communications and supports iOS and Android mobile phones out of the box

Support for any platform

Kerio Connect is not only reliable mail and flexible settings!

Available for Windows and Mac and as a web application, Kerio Connect Client enables employees to see online colleagues, write real-time messages, set up meetings and send emails securely.

Safe and secure email

Your mail is protected from hacking and attacks with SSL/TLS, S/MIME encryption, anti-spam filters, antivirus and multiple layers of checks. Automatic backup with the ability to partially restore from a backup allows you to quickly restore data even in the event of a critical failure.

Unparalleled Simplicity

Kerio Connect is a complete collaboration and messaging solution that's easy to use and affordable. With the centralized MyKerio web interface, you can manage all your Kerio Connect devices from anywhere on the network, even from a tablet.

Kerio Connect is a comprehensive mail and collaboration solution for small and medium businesses. Kerio Connect combines the power of email, calendaring and collaboration tools with integrated anti-virus, powerful anti-spam protection, mail archiving, automated backups and a simple administration tool accessible through any standard web browser. Kerio Connect is the world's number one cross-platform solution.

Cross-Platform Collaboration

Manage mail, access contacts, create scheduled appointments in Outlook, Entourage, iCal, Webmail and smartphones.

Connecting everyone
Sharing mail, calendars and contacts, task scheduling appointments on any platform. Unifies the work of Mac, Windows, Linux and mobile device users.

Availability anytime, anywhere
Centralized data storage in one place. Access to working documents in the office, on the road, at home.

With the Distributed Domain feature, you can schedule appointments, use the global address book, and easily manage and interact with remote branches. Companies with offices in different geographic locations can now take advantage of a single, unified collaboration system.

Flexible client settings

• Microsort Outlook
  • More efficient work of employees
    1. Work with mail, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks
    2. Arranging appointments and viewing free/busy users.
    3. Tracking Assigned Tasks
    4. Access to updated contact information in the General Address Book of the enterprise (GAL - Global Address List)
  • More efficient mail

    Prevent spam with custom settings. Create centralized mail filters for mail folders in other mail applications.

  • Possibility of ubiquitous access
    Manage personal, shared and public folders even when there is no connection to the mail server. Synchronization via Kerio WebMail and smartphone for easy access from anywhere.
• Microsoft Entourage
  • Exchange Mode
    Kerio MailServer supports Microsoft Entourage in two modes - in Exchange Server mode for working with mail and cooperation objects, and in standard IMAP/POP3 client mode for working exclusively with mail.
  • Connecting for cooperation
    Sharing mail, calendars and contacts. Managing appointments and monitoring user's availability for appointments. Sharing group and shared folders. Set up automatic out-of-office response.
  • Auto-configuration
    Connect Microsoft Entourage 2004/2008 to Kerio Connect in Exchange mode and enjoy the benefits of collaboration objects. The Kerio auto-configuration utility for Entourage will correctly set up your account to work with Kerio Connect in just a few clicks.
• Apple Mail, Apple iCal, Apple Address Book
  • Apple Mail
    Spam filtering control in Kerio Connect using spam/not spam buttons in Apple Mail.
  • Apple iCal
    Using iCal 100% with CalDAV
    1. Sharing calendars between Outlook, Entourage, Kerio WebMail and iCal users
    2. View User Availability/Busy Status
    3. Two-way synchronization with Kerio WebMail and smartphones
    4. Synchronization of the To Do list.
  • Apple Address Book
    Synchronization and address lookup
    1. Easy Address Book synchronization via CardDAV protocol (in Snow Leopard)
    2. Sync personal contacts with Kerio Sync Connector for Mac. Search in the global address list when creating a new mail message.
• Kerio WebMail
  • Connection through any browser
    Take full advantage of shared work items on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    Ability to work with a special version of Kerio WebMail, optimized for smartphones and slow Internet connections.

  • Make work easier
    1. Drag and drop function
    2. Print-ready calendars
    3. Meeting Reminders
    4. Smart search function
    5. Spell Checker
    6. And other…
  • Pervasive control
    Setting up automatic out of office response, mail filters and custom white list in Kerio WebMail. The rules apply to both the mail client and Kerio WebMail.
• Mobile devices
  • Work everywhere

    Connect and work while on the go. Change the date and time of meetings if your flight has been rescheduled, which you can inform your employees via mobile mail.

  • Worldwide synchronization

    Synchronization with push email, immediate delivery of fresh mail. Automatic synchronization of mail, calendars and contacts with your mobile device. New mail, appointments, new contacts immediately appear in the mail client, on a mobile device and in Webmail.

    Data stored on Kerio Connect can be directly synced over the air with an Exchange ActiveSync compatible device.

  • Data protection

    Protect the privacy of your data if your mobile device is lost or stolen. Deleting information from a mobile device wirelessly using the Kerio Smart Wipe function.

Wireless mobile sync

Direct synchronization with any type of smartphones. Ability to delete important information from lost or stolen mobile devices.

Work everywhere
Connect and work while on the go. Change the date and time of meetings if your flight has been rescheduled, which you can inform your employees via mobile mail.

Kerio Connect gives you the freedom to work wherever you are, using the type of smartphone you like.

Worldwide synchronization
Synchronization with push email, immediate delivery of fresh mail. Automatic synchronization of mail, calendars and contacts with your mobile device. New mail, appointments, new contacts immediately appear in the mail client, on a mobile device and in Webmail.

You can easily set up a custom view for public and shared folders. Just select the folders you want to sync with your mobile device.

Data stored on Kerio Connect can be directly

synchronized wirelessly with an Exchange ActiveSync-compliant device.

Data protection
Protect the privacy of your data if your mobile device is lost or stolen. Deleting information from a mobile device wirelessly using the Kerio Smart Wipe function.

Synchronization with Windows Mobile

* Mail
* Calendar events
* Contacts
* Tasks*

Protecting your data*
Kerio Smart Wipe wirelessly removes personal and business information from a lost or stolen device.

Synchronization with Apple iPad/iPhone

Immediate updates
Directly forward fresh mail, update calendar data and contacts to your Apple iPad or iPhone.

Wireless synchronization via Exchange ActiveSync protocol:

• mail
• Calendar events
• Contacts

Protecting your data

Creating a meeting / confirmation of consent to participate in a meeting
Instant calendar sync.

Synchronization with Symbian

Immediate updates*
Direct forwarding of fresh mail, updating calendar data and contacts to your phone.

Free access at any time
Wireless synchronization via Exchange ActiveSync protocol:

• mail
• Calendar events
• Contacts
• Tasks*

Connection via DataViz RoadSync or Mail for Exchange.

Protecting your data*
Kerio Smart Wipe wirelessly removes personal and business information from a lost or stolen device.

Create and participate in meeting invitations
Synchronization of calendar information and user activity in real time.

Global Address Lookup*
Access to a corporate directory of addresses without having to enter all addresses in a personal address book.
* Features may vary depending on the type of device you are using and the software version.

Synchronization with Treo Palm

Immediate updates*
Direct forwarding of fresh mail, updating calendar data and contacts to your phone.

Free access at the right time
Wireless synchronization via Exchange ActiveSync protocol:

• mail
• Calendar events
• Contacts

Protecting your data
Kerio Smart Wipe wirelessly removes personal and business information from a lost or stolen device.

Create/agree to attend meetings
Synchronization of calendar information in real time.
* Some features are not available on certain device models.

Synchronization with BlackBarry

• "Direct Push" function
• mail
• Calendars
• Contacts
• Tasks
• Mail folders
• "Remote Wipe" function

Synchronization from the server

Kerio Connect is able to sync data with Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) for Blackberry devices using the new Kerio Connector for Blackberry. The connector is installed on a server with BES and provides wireless synchronization of mail, contacts, calendars and tasks between Kerio Connect and standard clients on BlackBerry devices.

Supported:

Synchronization from the client
Don't have a BES server? Choose from two third-party ActiveSync clients to wirelessly sync Kerio Connect with your BlackBerry device:

• AstaSync
  ActiveSync for BlackBerry™
• NotifySync
  ActiveSync for BlackBerry™

Reliable mail system protection

SSL encryption, anti-spam and antivirus. Reliable protection against cyber threat protection. Block spam with over 14 anti-spam techniques and dual anti-virus scanning.

SSL mail encryption

Kerio Connect supports SSL encryption of all incoming and outgoing messages. Regardless of whether you work through a web browser, from a mobile device, or through a desktop client (for example, Outlook), all messages are encrypted; preventing information leakage and password theft.

S/MIME protection even in iOS 5

With Secure MIME (S/MIME) support in most email clients, including clients on iOS 5 devices running Exchange ActiveSync, Kerio Connect keeps email secure on mobile devices. The S/MIME standard ensures that a message can only be read by the intended recipient and protects the contents of the message from being read by thieves.

Powerful spam protection.

Is your inbox full of junk? Spam is not only annoying, but also a threat to the corporate network. The built-in spam filter in Kerio Connect gets rid of unwanted and potentially dangerous mail. Anti-spam module Kerio Connect protects against Directory Harvest Attacks (DHA), phishing and spoofing; using Bayesian, heuristic and SURBL filtering technologies, blacklists of spammers from the Internet, custom blacklists and whitelists, SMTP restrictions, etc.

Over 14 Spam Detection Methods
* DHA (Directory Harvest Protection)
* SpamAssassin (Bayes, heuristics and SURBL)
* Anti-phishing / anti-spoofing
* RBL (Real-time updated server blacklists)
* Custom white and black lists
* Restrictions on the use of the SMTP protocol, etc.

Reducing the load on the server system
Block up to 80% of spam before spam even reaches the server, which saves hard disk space, RAM resources and processor time.

Sophos antivirus module

Sophos' built-in antivirus engine provides uninterrupted protection against viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware and adware hiding in email traffic. As one of the most effective antiviruses, Sophos successfully catches all types of malware and protects against zero-day attacks, while not putting a significant load on the system.

An integrated solution from Sophos

Sophos' integrated antivirus solution provides:
* Instant protection
* Advanced scanning technology
* Easy maintenance
* Hourly virus signature updates

Plugins to support external antivirus solutions
Use any supported anti-virus solution to scan email traffic with a third-party anti-virus program using the built-in anti-virus plug-ins in the Kerio product.

Double anti-virus scan option
Combine Sophos with another antivirus solution for double antivirus protection.

Password protection

If the password is "weak", then attackers can crack it by guessing the correct variant. Kerio Connect allows the administrator to block suspicious IP addresses from which password guessing attempts are made, or user accounts of users that are under attack. You can even configure password guessing protection in such a way that it will not apply to visits from local addresses - so as not to affect forgetful users.

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Save time and money

Protect your mailbox from being filled with spam or malicious code through mail.

Benefit from a comprehensive solution
Kerio Connect comes with virus and spam protection modules integrated into the mail system.

Integration for better protection
More effective filtering of incoming, outgoing and routed mail, including attachments, for viruses and spam.

Mail archiving

Allows you to easily control the mail correspondence of employees, using the built-in archiving module.

Archiving of mail correspondence for management control of user correspondence

Preservation of local, incoming, outgoing and routed correspondence. Easily integrate with third-party archiving solutions and non-rewritable media writers. Use Kerio WebMail, IMAP client or third party application for auditing purposes.

Learn more about Kerio Connect's integrated backup and recovery module.

Old mail removal policy
Possibility to save hard disk space by automatically deleting obsolete electronic communication elements.

Flexible configuration options allow administrators to set mail retention policies for individual domains and individual users. You can add selected folders to a deletion policy and set a maximum retention period for items before they are deleted.

Automatic backup

Copying and restoring data and server settings without stopping the mail system.

Start automatic copying on a schedule
Copying server data without having to stop the mail system. Email notification of success/failure of the backup process.

System restore on another server
Restoring user information and server configuration settings on a new machine or on the same machine (due to a hardware failure).

Recovering deleted data
Recovery of any deleted message (including from the Recycle Bin) of each user in a few clicks.

FROM Kerio Connect employees of geographically distant companies get the opportunity to work together and manage resources, mail and calendars through a single collective administered server.

What's new

Kerio Connector for BlackBerry

Kerio Connect is able to synchronize data between Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and Blackberry mobile devices using the Kerio Connector for Blackberry utility. The connector is installed on a server with BES and provides wireless synchronization of mail, contacts, calendars and tasks between Kerio Connect and standard clients on BlackBerry devices.

Supported:
* BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5
* BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
* All BlackBerry mobile devices supported by BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Outlook 2010 support

• Kerio Outlook Connector (Offline Edition) now supports Outlook 2010
• Outlook 2010 is not supported by KOC online

Public and shared folders on your mobile device

• Synchronization of public and shared folders with Exchange ActiveSync-compatible devices
• Easily set up synchronization of the list of selected folders directly from your mobile device or via Kerio WebMail.

Support for new platforms

• Outlook 2010
• Safari 5
• openSUSE 11.2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
• Ubuntu 10.04LTS

Support for the local administration console has been discontinued

All functionality of the administration console is now available through the Kerio Connect web console. Therefore, the local administration console is no longer a necessary tool and has been removed from the installation package.

• All administration tasks can be performed through the web interface.
• You do not need to pre-install the administration console.
• It is now possible to connect and manage the Kerio Connect server from anywhere in the world using a web browser.

End of Support for Platforms

• OpenSUSE 10.0-10.3
• Visnetic antivirus
• Kerio local administration console

System requirements

Server requirements

Windows/Linux

Minimum hardware requirements (1-20 users):
CPU 1GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40GB of free disk space for mail storage and backup

Operating systems Windows / Linux

Microsoft Windows

• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2003 (SP2)
• Windows XP (SP3 or SP2)
• Windows 2000 (SP4)

Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4/5
CentOS 5.2 - 5.5

SUSE Linux or OpenSUSE
SUSE Linux 10.0-10.3 and 11.0-11.1

Debian Linux
Supported version: Debian 5.0, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and 10.04 LTS

Minimum hardware requirements:
G4 or G5, 512 MB RAM
Mac Intel Solo or Duo, 512 MB RAM

• Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
• Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

*Workstations and Server OS

VMware Virtual Appliance

VMware Virtual Appliance
Kerio Connect VMware Virtual Appliance is a virtual VMware image with CentOS preinstalled. Compatible with VMware Player, VMware Workstation or VMware ESX Server.

The system requirements are the same as those of a typical installation + the requirements of the actual system that the virtual machine is running on.

Virtual Appliance for Parallels
Kerio Connect Virtual Appliance for Parallels uses CentOS as the preinstalled operating system. Compatible with Parallels 4.0 Desktop or Parallels 4.0 Server for Mac.

Directory Server Extensions

Kerio extension for Active Directory 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (SP4)
Windows Server 2003 (SP2, 32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (32-bit)

Kerio extension for Active Directory 64-bit
Windows Server 2003 (SP2, 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Installed on the Active Directory Server for user management, import and authentication on Kerio Connect.

Kerio Extension for Open Directory
Mac OS X 10.6 Server
Mac OS X 10.5 Server
Mac OS X 10.4 Server

Installed on the Apple Open Directory server to import and authenticate users on Kerio Connect.

Kerio Connector for BlackBerry

Kerio Connector for BlackBerry can be installed on the following versions of Microsoft Windows:

• Windows Server 2003 (SP2)
• Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise or Ultimate edition)
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows 7

Web Administration

Web Administration
Internet Explorer 7 and 8
Safari 4 and 5
Firefox 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6

System requirements for the end user

Microsoft Outlook

Kerio Outlook Connector (with offline caching)

• Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32-bit)
• Microsoft Outlook 2007 (SP1)
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 (SP2)
• Microsoft Outlook XP (SP3) (with KB905649)

Kerio Outlook Connector (no offline caching)

• Microsoft Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 (SP2)
• Microsoft Outlook XP (SP3)
• Microsoft Outlook 2000 (SP3)

Microsoft Outlook must be installed on:

• Windows 2000 (SP4)
• Windows XP (SP3 or SP2)
• Windows Server 2003 (SP2)
• Windows Vista (Home, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate)
• Windows 7.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher must also be installed.

Mac

Microsoft Entourage

• Microsoft Entourage 2008
• Microsoft Entourage 2004 SP2 (11.3.3)
• Microsoft Entourage X

Microsoft Entourage must be installed on Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6.

Connect Microsoft Entourage to Kerio Connect directly. Installation of additional plugins is not required.

Kerio Sync Connector for Mac
Kerio Sync Connector for Mac must be running on Mac OS X 10.4.9 or higher (PowerPC or Intel).

web browsers

Kerio WebMail

• Internet Explorer 7 and 8
• Firefox 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6
• Safari 4 and 5
• Safari on Apple iPhone

Kerio WebMail Mini
Any browser including PDA browsers like palmOne Blazer v4.0.

Mobile devices

Windows Mobile compatible devices:

• Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5
• Windows Mobile 5.0
• Windows Mobile 5.0 with AKU2 (Messaging and Security Feature Pack)
• Windows Mobile 2003
• Windows Mobile 2003 SE
• Windows Mobile 2002
• Pocket PC; Pocket PC Phone Edition; Windows Mobile compatible smartphone

Palm
Palm Treo 650, 680, 700p/w, 750v, and 800w
Palm Centro

• Sony Ericsson M600i, P990i with Exchange ActiveSync 2.10 (314) and higher
• Nokia E phones (E50, E60, E61, E65, E70) with Mail for Exchange 1.3.0 and higher
• Nokia phones Nokia E52, E55, E72, E75, N86 and 6710 Navigator with Mail for Exchange
• Nokia N73, N75, N95 phones with Mail for Exchange 1.6.1 and higher
• Nokia N900 phone
• DataViz RoadSync Client

Apple iPhone and iPad

• Apple iPhone 3G, 2.0, 3.x and iOS 4.0 and 4.1
• Apple iPod Touch 3.x and iOS 4.0 and 4.1
• Apple iPad (firmware 3.2)
• iPhone Desktop Sync

* Requires iTunes 7.3 to sync with desktop on Mac OS X or Windows
*Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later required for desktop sync with iPhone
* Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later is required for desktop sync with iPhone

blackberry
Wireless synchronization via Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) with Kerio Connector for BlackBerry, NotifyLink or NotifySync

The use of e-mail has become commonplace in many activities, including in business. In order to create an efficient and secure structure for the exchange of service information, it would be rational to buy a personal corporate server for storing and forwarding mail - Kerio Connect Server. The Kerio trademark specializes in creating functional, but at the same time, simple and intuitive communication systems for the average user.

Kerio Connect Server is a modern example of a mail server application that can be customized to meet the needs of a particular organization. Unlike publicly available user-grade programs, this provides significant opportunities for deep and flexible administration. The developers made sure that their product meets the high requirements of consumers for modern information solutions, is distinguished by reliability, stability and productivity.

Kerio Connect is not just a client-server mail system that provides the user with access to a personal mailbox and stores valuable service information on a dedicated server. Kerio Connect is a self-contained structure that allows you to log in to your corporate mail from anywhere in the world without worrying about the safety of your data.

The system administrator can independently specify the level of access for each user group to the mail service, address book, calendars, task lists and service folders.

Scope of Kerio Connect Server

The developer company has been specializing in creating enterprise-class software for more than fifteen years, while focusing on consumers from the segment of small and medium businesses.

In this market share, for a long time the monopoly belonged to the package solution, which was quite demanding on hardware. The administration of such mail systems was a difficult technical task for qualified specialists.

The Kerio Connect Server package has become a profitable compromise solution, providing the user with wide functionality for creating a mail server, while having a flexible configuration system and an intuitive interface for working.

The development of virtualization technology has become the main direction of modern developments by Kerio, the current version 6 Connect Server software product with a flexible configuration system is ideal for integration into the functionality of virtual machines.

These server systems represent a leased resource segment of separate physical equipment. The client is allocated computing power and space on memory drives for autonomous use. Virtualization technology is an opportunity for relatively little money to create an information space for the needs of the company with the possibility of independent and deep administration. Postal service Kerio Connect fits perfectly into this concept of rational economy.

This brand of software is low maintenance, saves resources, has a simple and easy deployment system, and supports many modern mobile platforms.

Kerio Connect corporate mail functionality

This software product is distinguished by its versatility and a wide range of possibilities for solving a variety of communication and service tasks. It can be conditionally divided into several modules:

• Kerio Connect Mail is a convenient mechanism for official e-mail correspondence with a modern search system and effective filters for sorting messages, reliable spam protection, a notification mechanism and many other functional innovations and settings that make it easier to work with addresses and attached files;
• The calendar allows you to quickly create a structure of corporate events and reminders with the ability to provide access to information to any number of employees, partners or clients, as well as create a mechanism for personal mailing for a specific date and time;
• The contacts module allows you to quickly and conveniently create new address positions, combine them into groups, edit lists and provide access to them to other users.

Benefits of using Kerio Connect mail server

One of the significant advantages of software from this developer is its multiplatform nature. Kerio Connect Server works effectively in combination with any application for the three main operating systems: Windows, Linux and Mac, and also supports portability from one operating system to another. In addition, the system provides functionality for implementing remote access to the corporate mail service from mobile devices or through a web interface.

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Key features and functions

• connecting everyone and everyone thanks to multiplatform and wide functionality;
• access to data from anywhere and anytime;
• multifunctional email client;
• wide synchronization between devices;
• powerful data protection system;
• spam protection system;
• anti-virus protection;
• instant response to danger;
• automatic scheduled backups;
• restoring a backup to another server.