Gaylord, MI — Deerfield.com announced today that WinGate (created by Qbik) has been replaced by Kerio WinRoute Firewall and WinRoute Pro as their premier Internet Sharing software solutions.

“When it became imminent that the Deerfield.com-Qbik New Zealand relationship would end, we began an aggressive search for a best-of-breed gateway/firewall product,” said Mike Deerfield, Chief Executive Officer of Deerfield.com. “We were surprised to learn that WinRoute Firewall, a known, viable competitor to WinGate, had overtaken WinGate in the marketplace in both sales and product maturity. We found the new WinRoute Firewall 5 to be an extremely stable and functional product well suited to meet the needs of our customers.”

“Kerio WinRoute Firewall features support for virtually every Internet protocol, a need frequently expressed by Deerfield.com customers utilizing a variety of media to communicate with their partners and customers via the Internet,” said Deerfield. “Additionally, WinRoute Firewall provides a superior gateway, stateful packet firewall that includes sophisticated rules-based protection not provided by most proxy servers. This offering will give our customers reliable Internet sharing through a single connection, powerful tools to enforce company Internet access policies, meaningful reporting to monitor policy compliance and a solid software firewall to control inbound and outbound Internet traffic.”

"Deerfield has proven itself as a worldwide leader in the marketing of Internet security software," says Martin Viktora, chief executive officer of Kerio Technologies. "We are confident in their ability to present our products to their partners and customers and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship."

WinRoute Firewall and WinRoute Pro are now available at www.deerfield.com. Each features a free, fully functional, 30-day trial and free technical support for 30 days. The software may be downloaded at www.deerfield.com/download. Special cross-grade pricing is available for WinGate users who wish to migrate to WinRoute Firewall.

About Kerio Technologies Inc.:

Founded in 2001, Kerio Technologies Inc. (www.kerio.com) is a major provider of Internet security software for small to medium sized networks, specializing in network and desktop firewalls and secure workgroup messaging systems. Kerio’s corporate headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California, with offices in Great Britain and the Czech Republic.

About Deerfield.com:

Deerfield.com is a leading Internet software and services provider. The company, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Gaylord, Mich., specializes in Internet software solutions designed to optimize Internet connectivity for small-to-medium sized businesses and organizations. Deerfield.com publishes a leading suite of Internet connectivity, messaging, and security products distributed via ESD (Electronic Software Distribution) globally through both direct and multi-tiered distribution channels. Deerfield.com continues to bring its vision of the Internet to its customers through a range of products including WinRoute®, a flagship Internet sharing/firewall solution; DNS2Go®, the company’s dynamic DNS service; and a newly commissioned family of products, appropriately named VisNetic.