GFI Software is a developer of Web & Mail security

Computer security

Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...

, Networking & Security and Archiving & Fax computer software

Computer software

Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....

 founded in 1992. Its products include software for filtering spam

E-mail spam

Email spam, also known as junk email or unsolicited bulk email , is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by email. Definitions of spam usually include the aspects that email is unsolicited and sent in bulk. One subset of UBE is UCE...

 and virus

Computer virus

A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...

es from e-mail

E-mail

Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...

 as well as for monitoring and scanning network

Computer network

A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....

s for security purposes.

Products

GFI Software provides software and services divided into 4 main categories: Web & Mail Security, Archiving & Fax, Networking & Security and Remote Monitoring & Management solutions software for small to medium sized businesses.

Networking & Security

• GFI LANguard - Network Security Scanner and Vulnerability Management Tool.
• GFI EventsManager - Event Log Monitoring, Management and Archiving.
• GFI EndPointSecurity - Control of iPods, USB Sticks and Other Endpoint Devices.
• GFI Network Server Monitor
  GFI Network Server Monitor
  GFI Network Server Monitor is a network monitoring tool of the company GFI. The original source code was bought from a dutch company ActiveXperts which has its own ActiveXperts Network Monitor. The original source code is written in C++ and uses ActiveX/COM components of ActiveXperts itself...
  
   - Network Server Monitoring Software.

Archiving, Backup & Fax

• GFI FAXmaker - Network Fax Server for Exchange/SMTP/Lotus.
• GFI MailArchiver - Email Archiving Software for Small and Medium-size Enterprises.
• GFI Backup Business Edition - Easy-to-use Business Backup Software.
• GFI Backup Home Edition - Free, Easy-to-use Backup Software.

Web & Mail Security

• GFI MailEssentials - Server-based, Multi-Layered Anti-spam Solution.
• GFI MailSecurity - Server-based Email Security With up to 5 Virus Scanners.
• GFI MailDefense Suite - SMB Solution to Filter Spam and Block Viruses and Other Malware.
• GFI WebMonitor - Internet Monitoring, Web Security and Internet Access Control Software

Hosted Services

• GFI MAX RemoteManagement - The Easy, Affordable System for IT Support & Managed Service Providers.
• GFI MAX MailProtection - Hosted Email Security and Continuity.
• GFI MAX MailEdge - Hosted Frontline Defense for your Email Security System.

For Developers and OEM

• GFI Sandbox - automated malware analysis
• ThreatTrack - malicious URL and data feeds
• GFI VIPRE Desktop SDK - antivirus engine for OEMs
• GFI Gateway SDK.

Acquisitions

The following acquisitions have taken place in a short time

A backup firm forming GFI Backup.

Hounddog (Cloudbased monitoring)

Katharion (Cloudbased antispam)

On July 13, 2010, GFI Software widely announced the acquisition of Sunbelt Software

Sunbelt Software

Sunbelt Software was a computer security software company based in Clearwater, Florida. On July 13, 2010, its CEO, Alex Eckelberry, announced in a that GFI Software acquired it in full.Among its products are*Sunbelt Personal Firewall*Counterspy...

, best known for their VIPRE antivirus

Sunbelt Software

Sunbelt Software was a computer security software company based in Clearwater, Florida. On July 13, 2010, its CEO, Alex Eckelberry, announced in a that GFI Software acquired it in full.Among its products are*Sunbelt Personal Firewall*Counterspy...

 and spam filter software suite. See the press release. Alex Eckelberry

Alex Eckelberry

Alex Eckelberry, born in Paris, France, is an American entrepreneur and technology executive. Most recently, he was vice president and general manager of the security business unit for GFI Software. Previously he was CEO of Sunbelt Software for eight years up to the sale of Sunbelt Software to GFI...

, Sunbelt's CEO, became the vice president and general manager of GFI's security business unit.