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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Kerio Technologies

Kerio Technologies, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryInformation technology
Software
Network security
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
FateAcquired by GFI Software
HeadquartersSan Jose, California
Key peopleMirek Kren (CEO)
ProductsKerio Connect, Kerio Control, Kerio Operator, Samepage
Number of employees
200
Websitekerio.com

Kerio Technologies, Inc. was a technology company specializing in collaboration software and unified threat management for small and medium organizations. Founded in 1997, Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California.[1]

In January 2017, GFI Software acquired Kerio.[2] GFI Software is owned by Aurea SMB Solutions, which in turn is owned by ESW Capital Group.[3]

History

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Kerio Technologies

Kerio Technologies incorporated in 2001, but its first product WinRoute Pro entered the Internet security market in 1997,[4] as it was owned and maintained by Tiny Software until February 1, 2002.[5] Tiny Software then transferred sales and development of its software to Kerio, where the developers continued to work on it under the Kerio brand.

In the early 2000s, Kerio's main products were Kerio Personal Firewall[6] and Kerio WinRoute Firewall[7] and the company focused on collaboration software with Kerio MailServer.[8] Kerio discontinued its Personal Firewall in late 2005, which was then acquired by Sunbelt Software.[9][10]

Starting in 2010, Kerio MailServer was renamed to Kerio Connect[11] and Kerio WinRoute to Kerio Control.[12] Kerio introduced Kerio Operator, an IP PBX system, in 2011[13] and Samepage, a file sharing and collaboration software, in 2013.[14]

In January 2017, Kerio was bought by GFI Software.[2][15] Kerio Connect, Kerio Control, Kerio Operator and Kerio Cloud became GFI assets.[2][16] Samepage was not part of the GFI acquisition and was later acquired by Paylocity in 2020.[17]

Products and services

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Kerio provides IT products and services mainly in security solutions[18] which are physical devices and virtual appliance that could run on virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere.

Kerio Control

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Kerio Control is a network security solution that manages security services and perform as Unified Threat Management such as intrusion detection and prevention (IPS), gateway antivirus, VPN, web content, application filtering and endpoint security software.[19][20]

In November 2024, a major vulnerability was discovered that could allow for remote code execution, affecting versions 9.2.5 through 9.4.5.[21] Additional patches were released in January 2025.[22]

Kerio Connect

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Kerio Connect provides email service for small and mid-sized businesses. Some of its features include security features such as SSL encryption, S/MIME and antispam. Supporting for Microsoft Outlook, and mail services IMAP and POP.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "GFI Software announces acquisition of Kerio Technologies". Kerio. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "GFI Software Acquires Kerio Technologies | APMdigest". www.apmdigest.com. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ^ "Kerio". Aurea Software. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ "Kerio Technologies Inc. Media Center FactSheet". 2007. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Weiss, Aaron (February 2, 2002) [Date of Original Review: September 14, 2000]. "WinRoute Pro -- A proxy server with built-in router, firewall, and mail services". ServerWatch. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Rubenking, Neil J. (October 18, 2005). "Firewalls, Kerio Personal Firewall 4". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 18. Ziff Davis. p. 83. ISSN 0888-8507.
  7. ^ Sarrel, Matthew D. (January 2005). "Kerio Firewall Targets Small Networks". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 1. Ziff Davis. p. 60. ISSN 0888-8507.
  8. ^ Clyman, John (Fall 2004). "Kerio Offers Compelling Groupware Server". PC Magazine. Vol. 23, no. 19. Ziff Davis. p. 54. ISSN 0888-8507.
  9. ^ Leyden, John (December 2, 2005). "Sunbelt rescues Kerio Firewall from oblivion". The Register. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Evers, Joris (1 December 2005). "White knight rescues Kerio's free firewall". CNET. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  11. ^ Raison, André von (February 10, 2010). "Aus Kerio MailServer wird Kerio Connect". iX magazin (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Augsten, Stephan (June 1, 2010). "WinRoute-Firewall wird Kerio Control Security-Hersteller rüstet Gateway-Firewall zu UTM-Software um". Security Insider (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  13. ^ Ostler, Ulrike (January 1, 2011). "Mit "Operator" wird die Telefonalage Asterisk auch für VoIP-Laien bedienbar, Kerio baut VoIP-Anlagen für kleine und mittelständische Firmen". IP Insider (in German). Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  14. ^ Kelly, Will (March 29, 2013). "Social collaboration in the cloud with Samepage - TechRepublic". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "Capstone Partners Advised Kerio Technologies on its Sale to GFI Software". Capstone Partners. 1 January 2017.
  16. ^ "GFI software attains the Kerio product range - Ozone IT Distribution". 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  17. ^ Davis, Katherine (2020-11-16). "Paylocity acquires workplace software startup as remote work persists". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  18. ^ "GFI Software announces acquisition of Kerio Technologies". Kerio. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Kerio Control Hardware Appliance NG Series" (PDF). Kerio. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Unified Threat Management Without Complexity" (PDF). Kerio. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  21. ^ Lakshmanan, Ravie (2025-01-09). "Critical RCE Flaw in GFI KerioControl Allows Remote Code Execution via CRLF Injection". The Hacker News. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  22. ^ Toulas, Bill. "Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls exposed to exploited RCE flaw". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  23. ^ "Kerio-Cnnect" (PDF). Kerio. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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Kerio Technologies

Kerio Technologies, Inc. was a technology company specializing in collaboration software and unified threat management for small and medium organizations. Founded in 1997, Kerio is headquartered in San Jose, California. In January 2017, GFI Software acquired Kerio. GFI Software is owned by Aurea SMB Solutions, which in turn is owned by ESW Capital Group.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

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Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.