ADAOX to promote Kerio's WinRoute Firewall and MailServer across the Middle East region

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 15, 2009: ADAOX, the leading value-added distributor for IT security products, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with global security solutions provider, Kerio Technologies. As per the agreement, ADAOX will distribute Kerio Technologies's world-class messaging and Internet security solutions, Kerio MailServer and Kerio WinRoute Firewall, through its channel partner network in the Middle East region.

Speaking on the partnership, Neo Neophytou, Managing Director at ADAOX Middle East said, "We are delighted to sign this partnership agreement with Kerio Technologies, which will help us further strengthen our portfolio of leading security products. Our customers in the Middle East have come to expect only the best technologies, reliability and customer-centric approach from ADAOX, and this partnership will enable us to continue delivering these to them. We are well aware of Kerio's dedication to the channel and through this joint partnership, we anticipate solid growth for their messaging and security offerings. We are confident that both Kerio MailServer and Kerio WinRoute Firewall will generate new business for the channel due to the strong growth of the regional SMB sector."

Kerio Technologies, a leading innovator in Internet security and messaging, offers Kerio WinRoute Firewall and the cross-platform Kerio MailServer 6.7. Kerio's WinRoute Firewall is a Windows-based unified gateway security software, and the best all inclusive Internet productivity solution. It includes a Kerio VPN Client for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, which addresses a growing need to provide secure VPN connectivity to the mobile workforce with diverse OS platforms. Kerio WinRoute Firewall offers VPN server, bandwidth limiter, anti-virus, Internet link load balancing and web content filtering in one package.

"The Middle East is a leading region within Kerio's African Central Asia (ACA) territory, and ADAOX is an established IT distributor in this market," said Mirek Kren, vice president of Worldwide Sales for Kerio Technologies, Inc. "We recognize ADAOX's superior IT expertise and services in the areas of malware protection, anti-spam, and IT security solutions. We also chose ADAOX because of their successful long-term partnership with ESET, and the strong presence throughout the Middle East."

"Our solutions and partner programs are designed for resellers focused on offering and supporting successful IT solutions that deliver comprehensive benefits, which are now available to ADAOX," concluded Kren.

The company's Kerio MailServer 6.7 delivers email, contacts, and calendars for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and VMware. Kerio's MailServer 6.7 provides email and groupware collaboration for organisations looking for more efficient team communication. The product features an enhanced anti-spam gateway optimised to take advantage of multi-CPU servers with speed improvements derived from the fast parallel processing of email messages. It comes with advanced anti-spam, built-in dual anti-virus for contacts management, calendar scheduling and mobile email access. The solution is currently available on a range of Smartphones including Apple iPhone and Blackberry.

Kerio WinRoute Firewall and Kerio MailServer 6.7 are available through ADAOX's channel partners, which include resellers and major retailers across the Middle East. Kerio has a dedicated support and a regional sales engineer who is fluent in Arabic. ADAOX will offer Kerio's sales and marketing tools, certifications, technical support, online resources and one-on-one training programs to its channel. For more information about Kerio's Partner Program, please visit: http://www.kerio.co.uk/uk/partners

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About ADAOX
ADAOX is a leading Value Added Distributor which provides IT Security Solutions and Services to customers across the Balkans and the Middle East regions. ADAOX enables customers protect, store and manage their valuable data; and works closely with its Channel Partners to empower them by extending technical expertise, support and training to develop their overall capabilities.

With offices in Cyprus, Greece and the United Arab Emirates, ADAOX specializes in value added distribution and support of IT Security Solutions in the areas of Malware Protection, Disaster Recovery, Web Filtering, Internet Bandwidth Optimization, Unified Threat Management, Antispam and Intrusion Detection & Prevention. ADAOX is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction by offering its partners and customers quick response to all their queries and the best prices in the market. For further details, please visit http://www.adaox.com 

About Kerio Technologies, Inc.
Innovating in Internet security since 1997, Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides Internet messaging and firewall software for small-to-medium sized businesses and organizations worldwide. Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California, and has offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Russia. Kerio is a member of CalConnect, a calendaring and scheduling consortium, and a premier member of the Apple Developer Connection. The company has 4,400 channel partners in 108 countries. Technology partners include McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM), and Notify Technology Corporation (OTCBB: NTFY). For more information, please visit www.kerio.co.uk.  

PC Magazine ranked Kerio WinRoute Firewall with 2008 Editor's Choice. 

"Kerio," its products and its logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kerio Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries, as the case may be.

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