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Sample Customers

KerioControl

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Popular Solutions

KerioControl

2 reviews

GFI LanGuard

1 reviews

KerioConnect

1 reviews

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

2 reviews

McAfee Complete Data Protection

4 reviews

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

2 reviews

Top Industries

Comms Service Provider

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Most Helpful Reviews

Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
Small medium-sized businesses are our primary focus, particularly in warehouse distribution and retail sectors. We...
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Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at Satcom Infotech
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority...
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BharatUjenia
Sr. Group Manager - Enterprise IT at WNS Global Services
We use this solution for SSL encryption and web inspection. It's our first line of defense in terms of my internet...
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Chetankumar Savalagimath
Delivery Manager at a tech services company
Presently, I am using the Threat Intel solution for reputation checks in our daily SOC operations and threat hunting....
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm
My major use case for McAfee Complete Data Protection is for DLP. McAfee Complete Data Protection helps to prevent...
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Kalidas Mangle
Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies
We are working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Trellix products in our environment, but not...
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Customer Service

Ashish-Gautam
Senior Technical Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
GFI's technical support is good.
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Mark Spiteri
IT Manager at JB Metropolitan Distributors
I've never contacted technical support because I just call the people that I contract to fix things and if they're...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
I opened a case with technical support and the person who was assisting me was very helpful. I was able to resolve my...
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Denis L
Sales Solutions Engineer at a tech services company
I am a distributor so I often will act as the support.
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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Dominic Halajian
General Manager at a tech services company
We've never had to use their technical support.
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Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
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BrianCook
Information Security Officer - VP at Unified Technology Solutions
I would like to see a little improvement in their technical support when you have a problem. I may be a little jaded...
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AlonHodir
CEO at Shalom Hartman Institute
I had only about two occasions when I needed to contact GFI customer support and they were very helpful and quick.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Resellers provide the first level of support. After that, support is handled by distributors. The next level of...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer & Product Manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: Positive, compared to industry competition. Technical Support: Very good and improving.
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Herbert Haug
Systems Administrator at a tech company
We have a partner who does other work for us. They are also a Microsoft partner. If we need any support, we receive...
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
AliAmini
IT Consultant at ArioRasaneh
I have not contacted technical support. When I have an issue I search the internet and solve the problem. When I...
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Anonymous User
Head of Networks at a recruiting/HR firm
I would rate GFI's technical support a six out of 10. It's difficult to log a support ticket with them. You have to...
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Liam Bartlett
IT & Installations Manager at Odyssey Gaming
I haven't contacted their technical support. If there are any issues then I get a network engineer guy first and see...
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Anonymous User
IT and Operations Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is not the best. As an example, this past weekend I had an issue. It took me four days to get a...
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university
I talked to them before about the issue of data not being available. They talked me through going in and just...
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider
I haven't used support since GFI bought the company but some people I work with have said that the GFI technical...
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at a tech services company
In general, I have not used it, except in version 9.2.5. The response was very good.
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Freddie Lewis
Solutions Architect at Clockwork Solutions
I used support once or twice when I hit the first license ceiling. I did log a support ticket in. They were fine....
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Daniel Mahar
Associate Director at a university
GFI's technical support for this solution could be better. It's hard to find information about Exinda, directly. It...
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TUNC BOZOGLU
Owner at LOTUSCONCEPT
Technical support is good. They respond right away.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at a tech services company
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Administrator at a tech vendor
We use the technical support. The support is good for GFI and its products.
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Anonymous User
Senior Sales Technician at a tech services company
I have never used their technical support.
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MarkKupferberg
Vice President at a manufacturing company
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, I would say my IT person puts it somewhere in the middle. My...
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Anonymous User
IT Infrastucture - Cloud Admin at Primary S.A.
Here in Argentina they are terrible, as they will not answer emails and will not reurn the phone calls. Otherwise...
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Robert Allino
Owner at L3GNL LLC
I haven't used GFI, but back when Kerio had it, they were very good. They were very responsive. A lot of times you...
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Syed M Sarfaraz Hussain
System Administrator at CyberGen
We do not have experience with customer service and support.
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MuhammadKhan1
Associate Manager IT at Hi-Tech Foods
My experience is very good with customer support. When I had an issue with the initial charges related to the setup,...
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Shreyansh Sharma
Instrument and Control Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd
We have found the technical support to be very helpful. They are responsive and available when we need them to help...
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
While they are knowledgeable, they are not very easily accessible. We need to book a call. Often, we'll first get...
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
I would rate the technical support of this solution a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and...
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BharatUjenia
Sr. Group Manager - Enterprise IT at WNS Global Services
The technical support is a mixed bag. They don't always like to believe that there is a problem with the solution....
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DavidJones7
Head of Content at Pharmaflow
Whenever an issue is raised by our company, the support team responds well and on time. The support team of McAfee...
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Muco Aga
Cloud Security Solutions Consultant at CloudCan
We did not directly reach out to McAfee, the corporation, in terms of support. We can get help from their partners....
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Victor Akidiva
CEO at Semper Systemis Ltd
There are instances where McAfee interferes with business applications. So, in those cases, we require an...
Read full review of McAfee Complete Data Protection »
Anonymous User
System Engineer at Inbox Business Technologies
Their support is really good. I would rate it a nine out of ten. I have never any issues with their support. They...
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer Info & Security at a comms service provider
Customer Service: It's ok. Technical Support: It's satisfactory; a few engineers from the McAfee Firewall tech...
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Roi Nahari
CTO- Consulting Services at 2bsecure
The support needs some improvement. It needs to be more professional.
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Anonymous User
Information System Security Coordinator at a comms service provider
I'm happy with the technical support.
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Anonymous User
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company
When we've had issues in the past, and, although they ended up solving our problem, we found the response time was...
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Anonymous User
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: 5/10. Technical Support: 4/10.
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Anonymous User
Technical Engineer at a tech services company
I had some technical issues, which were not known by the vendor itself.
Read full review of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator »
Ermal Galo
Information Security Officer at a financial services firm
We haven't required technical support in the last few years. Everything that has to be done, we have done it by...
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AjitKumar
Technical Security Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
I am satisfied with the customer service/technical
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Anonymous User
Application Programmer (Infrastructure and OA support) at a government
We have raised support cases to McAfee and they responded in a professional and helpful manner and completed with...
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Sanjit Achary
Senior Manager at a tech services company
We've been in touch with technical support in the past. They've been quite good. We've been satisfied with their...
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Anonymous User
Senior Marketing Specialist II at Harman International
When we raise a ticket with the support they respond based on the severity of the matter. I rate the support from...
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Anonymous User
Sr. Product Management Specialist at a comms service provider
The technical support is good, but it could be better.
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Anonymous User
President - Systems Engineer at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: In my experience, the level of customer service is very good. Technical Support: Technical service...
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Yash Rana
Manager IT at OTE
The technical support of McAfee is good and that is why we use McAfee products. The support and protection is very...
Read full review of McAfee Complete Data Protection »
SambhajiBhosale
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support of McAfee is great.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is good. They are timely in responding.
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RahulRaju
Security Specialist at Perth Airport
While there are bugs and a few functionality issues, it is just a matter of raising them with the support team....
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Anonymous User
AVP - Information Security at a financial services firm
Technical support has been good. If I have ever needed assistance, I have been able to get some help.
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Anonymous User
Network Analyst at a financial services firm
Customer Service: Customer service is good. You will generally have access to a team of account managers, should...
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Anonymous User
Implementation Engineer at a tech vendor
McAfee's technical support is actually fine.
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