Enterprise file synchronization and sharing: Difference between revisions

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Around 2010, the EFSS market emerged with over 100 vendors from a variety technology backgrounds including backup and cloud storage ([[ShareFile|Citrix ShareFile]], [[Syncplicity]]), [[managed file transfer]] ([[Accellion]], [[Biscom]], [[Box (company)|Box]], [[Hightail]], Thru), enterprise content management and more. Many were developed as alternatives to consumer file sync and sharing services that did not have security features in place to protect company information nor the flexibility to integrate with existing content repositories and business applications.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dubash|first1=Manek|title=Cloud file-sharing for enterprise users|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Buyers-Guide-Cloud-file-sharing-for-enterprise-users|website=www.computerweekly.com/|publisher=TechTarget|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Darrow|first1=Barb|title=Who will be the 'Dropbox of the enterprise?' The race is on|url=https://gigaom.com/2012/03/19/who-will-be-the-dropbox-of-the-enterprise-the-race-is-on/|website=www.gigaom.com|publisher=Gigaom|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wexler|first1=Steve|title=Significant Churn Forecast For EFSS Market|url=http://it-tna.com/2015/09/10/significant-churn-forecast-for-efss-market/|website=it-tna.com|publisher=IT-TNA|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sliwa|first1=Carol|title=Enterprise file sync and share expands in 2014|url=http://searchcloudstorage.techtarget.com/news/2240237177/Enterprise-file-sync-and-share-expands-in-2014|website=searchcloudstorage.techtarget.com/|publisher=TechTarget|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In October 2011, software company, [[Citrix Systems]], announced that it had acquired private enterprise file sync and share service, [[ShareFile]], to add to the Citrix product line. ShareFile was a competitor of [[Box (company)|Box]] and [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] but focused on selling its product to IT departments of large organizations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wauters|first1=Robin|title=Citrix Acquires ShareFile, The "Dropbox For Enterprises"|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/citrix-acquires-sharefile-the-dropbox-for-enterprises/|website=www.techcrunch.com|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Savitz|first1=Eric|title=Citrix Buys ShareFile|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/10/13/citrix-buys-sharefile/|website=www.forbes.com/|publisher=[[Forbes]]|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2012, [[CTERA Networks]] entered the EFSS market.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2015/jul/27/gartners-enterprise-file-sync-and-share-magic-quadrant-offers-surprises-and-opportunities/| title=Gartner's enterprise file sync and share Magic Quadrant offers surprises and opportunities| date=July 27, 2015| author=James Bourne| publisher=CloudTech}}</ref>

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In October, 2014, encrypted vendor [[Tresorit]] entered the EFSS market with Tresorit for Business.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tresorit Brings DRM To Cloud Data|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2014/08/19/tresorit-brings-drm-to-cloud-data/|website = Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Tresorit Launches Its Secure Sync And Share Product For Business|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2014/10/08/tresorit-launches-its-secure-sync-and-share-product-for-business/|website = Forbes}}</ref> Tresorit is a competitor of Dropbox and Box, promising businesses more security and privacy compliance with [[End-to-end encryption]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cloud Storage Startup Tresorit Raises $3M To Put Security Spotlight On Dropbox, Box And Others|url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/01/tresorit/|website = TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Updated UI and expanded data control features come to Tresorit's Business plan|url = https://www.neowin.net/news/updated-ui-and-expanded-data-control-features-come-to-tresorits-business-plan/|website = Neowin}}</ref>

In April 2015, [[BlackBerry Limited]] paid between $100 million and $150 million to buy WatchDox Ltd. for its enterprise file sync and sharing capabilities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Maribel|title=BlackBerry Snaps Up WatchDox For Content Security|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maribellopez/2015/04/21/blackberry-acquires-watchdox-boosting-content-security/#3cd5bbe45f38|website=www.forbes.com/|publisher=[[Forbes]]|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In July 2015, one EFSS vendor, [[Syncplicity]], was sold to private equity firm, Skyview Capital, by previous owner, [[EMC Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Konrad|first1=Alex|title=EMC Sells Box Competitor Syncplicity To Private Equity Shop Skyview|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/07/07/emc-sells-syncplicity-to-private-equity-shop-skyview/|website=www.forbes.com/|publisher=[[Forbes]]|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Clark|first1=Don|title=EMC to Sell Dropbox Rival Syncplicity|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/emc-to-sell-dropbox-rival-syncplicity-1436288979|website=www.wsj.com/|publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

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