What has in common a chateau from the 16th century with a bunch of geeks? At first look probably nothing, but if come closer to the door of the original baroque castle, you will meet people who came here to program and quite possibly even learn something new. Technical presentations, great people and a good mood. Welcome to the first Pilsen hackathon.

A lot of people have said moving to protocols like CalDAV and CardDAV for syncing email, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes from Kerio Connect to your mobile device is a sacrifice. Many have said Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) is a superior option.

I thought the same thing until I got my first iPhone with Siri support. I noticed quickly that CalDAV and CardDAV support a few things that EAS doesn't, including calendar colors across devices, multiple alarms, and broader attributes for contacts.

5-Star designation in annual guide identifies the IT channel's most elite vendor partner programs

As of version 8 (announced earlier this month), Kerio Control is available only as as a software, virtual, or hardware appliance. This means customers who currently run the Windows version should strongly consider migrating to one of the appliance editions. There is no cost to transfer your license to the Software or Virtual Appliance, and in most cases, you can continue using the same hardware.

For the third consecutive year, Kerio's Partner Program was honored with the CRN 5-star designation. CRN's prestigious 5-star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of vendors who give solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.

Kerio Control 8 includes an IPSec VPN server; Kerio Operator 2.1 Offers New Softphone Application

As Kerio's global PR Manager based in California, I sometimes keep odd hours. One night I might have a midnight conversation with Abi Vickram, our director of sales in Australia, to make sure he isn't making a PR gaffe. The next morning I might be on an early call with one of our European PR agencies.

Why are we doing this? It's the popularity of iPhone and Android. We analyzed mobile usage patterns and saw that iOS (iPhone and iPad) accounts for about 70% of mobile devices used with Kerio Connect, followed by Android - and most of these are configured with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS).

Many of the recent enhancements to Kerio Control have had more to do with network management than security. While QoS and Reporting are extremely useful in the era of ever increasing web utilization, they don't address a growing security challenge for IT administrations: BYOD. The tsunami of mobile devices engulfing the workplace is difficult to stop. While strong policies are always a good rule of thumb, we are getting reports that users simply won't be denied their device of choice.