Kerio Technologies, an SMB security provider, has updated Kerio Control 7.2, the company’s Unified Threat Management firewall appliance. Designed for SMBs, Kerio Control 7.2 simplifies the configuration and fine-tuning quality of service (QoS) and bandwidth management.
Kerio Control 7.2 offers QoS management integrated in a simple Web-based interface. IT administrators have the ability to reserve bandwidth for mission-critical business processes and communications. New features include:
- Apple Open Directory – Administrators can maintain a single user directory for their network in their Mac or heterogeneous Windows and Mac work environments
- Network traffic statistics and reporting
- Ready for VoIP traffic – optimized to work with Kerio Operator 1.1
The Kerio Control software server license starts at $255 and includes five users. Additional users are $24 each. Hardware appliance pricing starts at $1,500 for the entry-level Kerio Control Box 1110 with 20 users, which includes Sophos gateway antivirus and Kerio Web Filter. Kerio includes VPN clients for all users in the price. Kerio’s VPN client is available for Windows, Linux and Mac.