Good News for all free product users
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5978683.htmlSunbelt Software, best known for its CounterSpy anti-spyware product, said on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire the Kerio Personal Firewall from Kerio Technologies, saving the popular consumer desktop firewall product from the chop. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Facing tough competition from security suite vendors, Kerio said in October that it would ax its personal firewall product at the end of this year and instead focus on its products for business users.
The acquisition by Sunbelt is expected to be finalized by the end of the month.
Sunbelt will continue to offer a basic, free version of the firewall for home users and plans to announce reduced pricing for the full version of the product and a variety of special offers after it closes the deal, according to the statement.
This sounds like a sensible marketing strategy as folks may well upgrade to gain extra features on a product thats affordably priced and familiar to use
