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Kerio MailServer Now Available As An App On Demand

August 13, 2009 – 2:53 am

App On Demand Offers Hosted Evaluation of Kerio MailServer Virtual Appliance for Near Instant Access to Web Client and Administration Testing

SAN JOSE, Calif. –– August 11, 2009 –– Kerio Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator in IT security and messaging, today announced that Kerio MailServer Virtual Appliance is available as a VMware App on Demand beta offering from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace (VAM). As part of VMware’s vCloud initiative, VAM App on Demand enables end users to get up and running with the Kerio MailServer VMware Ready Virtual Appliance in minutes in the cloud. It is available at http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/121903.

This new offering allows organizations to instantly preview Kerio MailServer features from a browser. Users can evaluate Kerio’s WebMail and the web administration, which allows them to create and configure users, groups, and aliases in the test domain. With the new App On Demand from VMware, evaluators have a full hour to add contacts and calendar events in Kerio’s WebMail and even send test messages to newly created mailboxes without having to download or install the product.

“We are seeing a high level of interest and usage in the VMware VAM App on Demand beta from our partners, users, and the community because it enables simplified delivery and use of software applications through the cloud,” said Wendy Perilli, director, product marketing, VMware. “We are excited to include Kerio MailServer as part of the beta roll-out of App on Demand, and we expect users will be excited to evaluate this software without the hardware provisioning and setup required with traditional proof of concepts.”

“We are honored to be one of the first appliances available with VMware’s new App on Demand product,” said James Gudeli, vice president of Business Development for Kerio Technologies. “This new innovative environment makes it easy to evaluate software quickly with no resources, which helps further reduce the cost of deploying new technologies.”

Availability
For a more thorough evaluation, Kerio MailServer 6.7 Virtual Appliance is available for download as a 30-day unrestricted trial and supports VMware ESX Server, Workstation and Player. The product is localized into 16 languages. For more information, please visit: http://www.kerio.com/kms.

About VMware VAM App on Demand
The VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace connects leading ISVs and grass root developers with cloud environments and users. This unique marketplace enables software providers with a simplified on ramp to delivering software optimized for virtual environments. And now with the addition of the App on Demand beta feature, placing trial software in the cloud makes proof of concepting simpler for users. In addition to the beta applications offered as Apps on Demand, there are also VMware vCloud Service Providers delivering free Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) trials to enable users to try their own applications in the cloud.

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Do SMBs need the complexity of Microsoft Exchange to share email, contacts, and calendars?

August 8, 2009 – 11:58 am

Original Article written by John Green from Windows IT Pro

This is the excerpt of the review done by John on Kerio MailServer…

Kerio MailServer 6 (KMS) from Kerio Technologies is a full-featured mail server that includes groupware features. Its support for the Microsoft Entourage email client and Apple Computer Open Directory under Macintosh OS X sets it apart from the other products I reviewed.

KMS authenticates user access in one of three ways: using its own internal database, by authenticating to Windows NT domain accounts, or by authenticating to AD or Apple Open Directory using Kerberos 5. Unlike MDaemon and ICS, which ask you to select a single source to use to authenticate all email accounts, KMS lets you choose a different authentication method for different accounts. For each mail domain you create, you can specify the name of one Windows NT and one AD domain, which will be used to authenticate users who use Windows NT and Kerberos 5 authentication, respectively.

AD integration causes KMS to import all users and groups within the target AD domain. AD simplifies mail user administration, letting you enter the information KMS needs when you create or update a user’s AD account. AD integration requires the installation of Kerio Active Directory Schema Extensions. Although I didn’t install the schema extensions to test this functionality, KMS’s implementation appears to be flexible, supporting KMS mail users sourced from one AD domain alongside users defined through the KMS administrative interface.

Installing KMS was simple: I had only to select a location for the software and enter the mail domain name and a name and password for a mail administrator. KMS includes a Web server in support of Web-based client and administrative users. By default, it uses all the standard ports, so you’ll have conflicts if IIS is installed on the same server.

KMS offers two administrative interfaces: a GUI and a Web-based interface. The Web interface lets you manage only Users, Groups, and Aliases, so it isn’t full featured, but I found it easy to use. KMS’s Custom Setup option lets you install the GUI and Help files to your desktop for full remote administration. And the Help files actually do help.

I started my testing by using both the Web interface and the GUI to create a set of users and groups. In KMS, groups serve a dual purpose: They’re used for folder authorization and for group email distribution. Creating an email address for a group is optional.

The Kerio Outlook Connector is a replacement MAPI provider and requires Outlook’s presence on the computer before it can be installed. After the installation, which is a routine process, you must create a new Outlook profile. In Outlook 2000, you configure the Kerio MailServer option, then manually add Outlook Address Book support. In Outlook 2003, and 2007, selecting Additional Server types presents the Kerio MailServer option with preconfigured address book support. The KMS MAPI provider can coexist with other POP3 and IMAP accounts but must be the only MAPI provider in the profile.

KMS offers three assignable levels of access rights—Reader, Editor, and Administrator—and assigns Owner rights to a folder’s primary user. Implementing collaboration features was pretty easy. Anyone who has Administrator rights to a folder can create subfolders and assign rights within the folder structure using Outlook or Kerio WebMail. KMS supports six folder types: Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Notes, and Journal.

Users can share private folders the same way an administrator shares public folders. On the Sharing and Security tab of a folder’s Properties page, select or type the name of a user or group and assign the access privileges you want to allow. Users who aren’t owners must ask to see the folder before it will appear in their folder list, a process called Folder Mapping (in Outlook) or Subscribing (in WebMail).

Free/busy meeting scheduling worked well and was the easiest to implement of the products I tested. KMS looks only at a user’s primary calendar and its subfolders when collecting free/busy information. Names from each Contacts folder that I marked for display as an email address book were available when I selected meeting participants. Also, KMS collects free/busy data only from those who use a supported client: Outlook with the Outlook Connector, Entourage, or WebMail.

KMS’s built-in Web server supports two Web-based interfaces: Kerio WebMail for desktop use and Kerio WebMail Mini, a lightweight Web interface for use with PDAs and other handheld devices. Users will enjoy the full-featured, easy-to-use Web-Mail interface. I adjusted easily to the layout, which is similar to an Outlook Folder view, as Figure 3 shows. Right-clicking a folder or a mail item produces useful context menus, and a Settings button provides entry to options such as Rules, Out-of-Office setup, and the client refresh interval. Reminders pop up and provide Snooze and Dismiss options.

I found it easy to navigate KMS’s UIs and administrative interfaces. Additionally, the AD extensions add a dimension of integration and manageability unique to KMS among the products I reviewed.

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Spam Control and Kerio MailServer

July 24, 2009 – 12:04 pm

… written by Tony Lawrence from A.P. Lawrence

Kerio Mailserver supports both Caller-ID and SPF. Not many other servers support these, but a few of the big people do, so it could be worthwhile to turn these on.

These work by checking back with the domain that the message supposedly was sent from. Kerio explains these at their on-line Administrator’s Guide, Section 13.5 Email policy records check:

There are two similar technologies available for performing email policy records check in Kerio MailServer. The first one is Caller-ID created by Microsoft, the other one is a project named SPF (Sender Policy Framework). Both technologies provide explicit verification of message senders. During this verification process, the IP addresses of SMTP servers that send mail from the specific domain are published. For each domain that supports at least one of the above technologies, a TXT record is stored in DNS with a list of IP addresses that send email from the specific domain. Kerio MailServer then compares the IP address of the SMTP server with IP addresses contained in this DNS record. This method guarantee verification of sender’s trustworthiness for each message. If the DNS record does not contain the IP address the message was sent from, such message has a falsified address and it is considered as spam. This way, it is quite easy to distinguish, whether the message is spam or not.

Messages received from a server that has no IP address list in the DNS record will be always delivered. For the email policy purposes, these emails will not be considered.

As Kerio recommends, you probably shouldn’t block outright if a message violates these policies. Instead, just increase the spam score. That helps prevent accidents – a missing but legitimate mail server sending mail that has no other spam characteristics won’t be affected. It also lets you set custom rules that override spam setting for specific needs – you can’t override a block.

Sounds like there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain. If someone pretends to be sending from Microsoft.com but isn’t using a legitimate Microsoft mail server, the Caller-ID will catch them because Microsoft implements this. If someone spoofs mail from a domain that doesn’t use either of these methods, the checking has no affect, positive or negative. As more domains start using either of these, the filters become more effective.

However, I recently heard of a situation where this setting caused a problem. In this configuration, a user had accounts that he would forward to his main account. These were different domains hosted on the same server. If a company like Microsoft tried to send to one of those forwarded accounts, the Kerio server would (incorrectly) think that it should find itself (the domain he forwarded from) in Microsoft Caller-ID records when the forwarded mail was checked.

Of course that is wrong – that check should bypass on forwards within the server itself – it should only be done on first arrival – but for at least right now, it will fail under these conditions. The solution is simple enough – include the forwarding domain in the list of addresses that aren’t checked for Caller-ID or SPF.

Tony Lawrence from A.P. Lawrence: See Original Article

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Enhanced Features on iPhone 3.0 for Hosted Kerio MailServer

July 11, 2009 – 3:06 pm

Scott Spiro (http://blog.scottspiro.com) talks about two new Apple iPhone 3.0 features that enhance Microsoft Exchange connectivity.

Considering that our Hosted Kerio MailServer services are the perfect Microsoft Exchange Alternative, these features are a more than welcome addition to the functionality between the iPhone and the GetSync’d.Com Hosted Kerio MailServer solutions!

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Apple iPhone 3Gs is Hot… REALLY HOT!

July 1, 2009 – 2:42 pm

We love the technology behind Apple’s new iPhone 3Gs and the way it works with our Hosted Kerio MailServer solutions, but, it seem reports of the hot new iPhone are not just referring to it’s popular sales status, but also the overheating problems the new generation phone is experiencing. Some picture have surfaced on the that web that show the iPhone 3Gs white exterior gets hot enough to actually glow pink. See pictures.

It has been reported that an internal sensor prevents the iPhone 3Gs from being operated if its internal temperature hit 45 degrees Centigrade, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit.

Apple had already posted an advisory on the issue, complete with a screen shot of the heat warning.

Apple assures the phone meets Safety Standards, but InfTek wonders if a recall is immanent or if a firmware upgrade will fix this issue?

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iPhone 3G S Buyer’s Guide

June 26, 2009 – 1:35 pm

We feel the iPhone 3Gs is an awesome new smart phone that only a company like Apple can deliver, but is it worth the price of admission?

Either way you see it, the first generationiPhone, the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3Gs are all great at keeping you sync’d with our hosted Affordable Exchange Alternative… InfTek’s Hosted Kerio MailServer Solutions.

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Let’s compare Apple iPhone 3G S vs iPhone 3G vs Plam Pre

June 22, 2009 – 1:49 pm

Real speed comparisons between Apple iPhone 3G S vs iPhone 3G vs Plam Pre. Actual boot time, browser speeds, and mailing photos.

Regardless of the outcome, all three devices are seriously enhanced with InfTek’s Hosted Kerio MailServer solutions. Simply the best Microsoft Exchange Alternative for in the office or on your mobile device.

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What AT&T Says About iPhone 3Gs Upgrades

June 15, 2009 – 4:39 pm

We at InfTek are excited about the new iPhone 3Gs and are very excited to use Kerio MailServer on it! We, like most of you are curious what we can expect when we go to the store for our upgrades.

We found a list of common questions asked by customers of AT&T about upgrading their iPhone 3G to a new iPhone 3Gs.

Here is what they had to say….

Will all iPhone 3G S models be equally available or will some models be hard to come by?

That’s hard to predict. However, customers can avoid lines on June 19 by preordering iPhone 3G S at www.att.com/iPhone or at one of our company-owned AT&T stores.

Will AT&T have more inventory of the iPhone 3G S than other non-AT&T stores?

We can’t speak for inventory at other stores. If you are interested in iPhone 3G S, we highly encourage you to preorder at www.att.com/iPhone or visit one of our AT&T stores.

Why should I preorder?

For customers who preorder at www.att.com/iPhone, their device will be shipped to their home (or designated address) to arrive on or after June 19. They can then synch it to iTunes to activate.

For customers who preorder through a store, we’ll notify them via e-mail when their device is ready to pickup. On June 19, we’ll open our stores early, at 7:00 a.m. local time, for those who preordered through an AT&T store and received a notification that their device is ready.

For customers who visit a store on the 19th to place their order, they’ll be admitted to the store beginning at normal opening time. We’ll work on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Can I preorder iPhone 3G S on an individual plan, pick it up on June 19 then buy a second iPhone 3G S on June 19 and move to a FamilyTalk plan?

Yes, you can, as long as we have stock available.

My kids and I are on a FamilyTalk plan. I’m not eligible for an upgrade for iPhone 3G S but one of my kids is upgrade ready. Can I swap lines and take his upgrade eligibility on the 19th? Will I need to start a new two- year service agreement?

Yes, you can rearrange your account to take advantage of your child’s upgrade eligibility – and yes, you will need to

sign a new 2-year service agreement.

If I’m switching from a competitor, what do I need to do?

Check out our iReady fact sheet for specifics on preordering as a new AT&T customer: www.att.com/iphone_news

Am I eligible for an upgrade?

Upgrades are based on a number of factors including the outstanding time left on your service agreement, payment history and other factors. Check online, visit our store, or dial *639# from your AT&T handset for information about if or when you may be eligible for an upgrade.

Questions from our Customers

Even if you’re not yet eligible, you still have a number of choices:

• Wait until you are eligible…
• Pay the early-upgrade price for iPhone 3G S…
• Purchase iPhone 3G S at the no commitment price…
• Continue to use your current iPhone 3G, which is eligible for the free upgrade to the new software on June 17 and has many compelling new features. Learn more by visiting http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

Will AT&T offer MMS and tethering?

Later this summer, as part of the 3.0 software, AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle. And, in the future, AT&T will offer tethering capability for iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3G.

What are the new features of iPhone 3G S?

Read about iPhone 3G S in Apple’s announcement here: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

It sounds like I don’t need a contract to buy iPhone 3G S. Can I buy it and use it on another carrier?

We do offer No Commitment pricing, however, iPhones sold in the United States are configured to work only with the wireless services provided by AT&T.

Here’s the No Commitment pricing for both devices:

iPhone 3G S (16 GB): $599
iPhone 3G S (32 GB): $699
iPhone 3G (8 GB): $499
iPhone 3G (16 GB): $549 (while supplies last)

See the original AT&T post here

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Video Tour of The New iPhone 3Gs Features

June 15, 2009 – 2:13 pm

Apple has announced the iPhone 3GS, their latest release in the iPhone family. Get a look at all the new features of the iPhone 3GS like video editing, voice control, and more. We cannot wait to try hosted Kerio on the new iPhone.

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Manage Your Schedule With Hosted Microsoft Exchange Alternative

June 15, 2009 – 1:56 pm

Managing your schedule on the road is easy with InfTek’s award winning Microsoft Exchange alternative. Our Hosted Kerio MailServer makes it easy to keep your PC, Mac, and Apple iPhone or other mobile device in sync anytime… anywhere!

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