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GFI takes software online

By Nadine Arendse
Johannesburg, 17 Jul 2012

GFI takes software online

Web security vendor, GFI Software, is planning to roll out online versions of its on-premise products over the course of the year, via its newly launched cloud platform, CloudPro reports.

The vendor took the wraps off the GFI Cloud platform, which can be accessed by IT administrators via a Web browser, last week.

The first products in the GFI portfolio to be made available through the platform are its VIPRE anti-virus and malware offering and its networking monitoring tools, ZDNet reports.

The service is targeted at small and mid-sized companies that have limited or no IT resources, said GFI Software CEO Walter Scott. "We believe that the vast majority of people going to cloud-based apps are going there for sheer simplicity," he said.

Eventually, GFI Software plans to move its entire portfolio onto the cloud platform. It will price each of the services at $1 per user per month, Scott said.

GFI Software, which has about 250 000 installed users, will allow existing customers with maintenance contracts to move into the cloud for free until those contracts expire, he said.

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