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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]], [[Thru (company)|Thru]], [[Box (company)|Box]] (formerly Box.net), [[Hightail]] [formerly YouSendIt]), 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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Savitz|first1=Eric|title=Citrix Buys ShareFile|url=
In July 2013, [[Forrester Research]] released the first “Forrester Wave” report on the EFSS market where they identified and scored products from the most significant providers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schadler|first1=Ted|title="Who are the leaders in the file sync and share market?"|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/who-are-the-leaders-in-the-file-sync-and-share-market/|website=zdnet.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Backaitis|first1=Virginia|title="Forrester Names 6 Top Cloud File Sharing Vendors"|url=http://www.cmswire.com/information-management/forrester-names-6-top-cloud-file-sharing-vendors/|website=www.cmswire.com|publisher=Simpler Media Group, Inc|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Schadler|first1=Ted|last2=Koplowitz|first2=Rob|last3=Keitt|first3=TJ|last4=Kark|first4=Khalid|last5=Smith|first5=Andrew|title=The Forrester Wave™: File Sync And Share Platforms, Q3 2013|url=https://www.forrester.com/report/The+Forrester+Wave+File+Sync+And+Share+Platforms+Q3+2013/-/E-RES98201|website=www.forrester.com|publisher=Forrester Research|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>
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On June 25, 2014, [[Google]] announced at its [[Google I/O|I/O Conference]] that it was entering the enterprise file sharing market with the release of “[[Google Drive]] for Work.” <ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Rachel|title=Google intros Drive for Work as new premium option for Apps users|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-intros-drive-for-work-as-new-premium-option-for-apps-users/|website=www.zdnet.com/|publisher=ZDNet|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=KOKALITCHEVA|first1=KIA|title=Google Drive now has 190M users & a brand new tablet app for presentations|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/25/google-drive-now-has-190m-users-a-brand-new-tablet-app-for-presentations/|website=venturebeat.com/|publisher=VentureBeat|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</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=
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=
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