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Sample Customers

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

Popular Solutions

KerioControl

7 reviews

GFI LanGuard

1 reviews

KerioConnect

5 reviews

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

7 reviews

McAfee Complete Data Protection

6 reviews

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

5 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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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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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
We use the solution for emails, calendars, and other collaboration tools. It is a self-serve application.
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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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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
My company uses GFI to safeguard our endpoint devices and prevent users from putting unwanted devices on the network....
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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ObaseunAwoyinfa
Security Consultant at Trinexia
For any type of protection strategy, the natural use cases involve protecting sensitive data that shouldn't be...
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
McAfee Web Protection is for our entire system, regardless of the brand. It is implemented in all systems through an...
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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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PankajKumar24
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
The use cases for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator ( /products/mcafee-epolicy-orchestrator-reviews ) involve deploying...
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Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
Deputy Group Manager - Systems at Titan Company Ltd
The solution is mainly used for sensitive data protection.
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Customer Service

Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
The support from GFI LanGuard has been good.
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Dedi-Husni
Cybersecurity Lead at PT. Alpha Citra Siber Indonesia
The technical support from KerioControl is very helpful. I would rate technical support a nine out of ten.
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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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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
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
Customer support is reliable. It provides fast and excellent support.
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Greg Regester
ICT Consultant at D-R Consulting Pty Ltd
I found the technical support pretty good. They are very responsive and come back with an answer on things pretty...
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Jay Greiner
Head of IT at Glorious Way Church
I've only had to use technical support once and it was on a VPN. They updated the VPN protocol and I had a question...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is 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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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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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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RobertWright
Computer Technician at a tech services company
The technical support used to be great. However, it's gone way downhill. I used to speak directly to the person...
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Bryant Dawson
Network Engineer at a marketing services firm
Customer Service: I never called them. Technical Support: I never called them.
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Ray Kingdon
Technical Director at EVAK Technologies Limited
I have never had to use Kerio's customer support services.
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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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Anonymous User
Senior Sales Technician at a tech services company
I have never used their technical support.
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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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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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Dominic Halajian
General Manager at a tech services company
We've never had to use their technical support.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
In general, I have not used it, except in version 9.2.5. The response was very good.
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Frank Raasveld
Owner at Fr@nkonnections
In every software, sometimes there are problems. One of the strong things about Kerio was the support knowledge and...
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Anonymous User
Freelance IT Specialist at a computer software company
I haven't contacted technical support in the past, to be honest. I'm the kind of person that I would rather look...
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
The technical support is good.
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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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Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at ABITec s.r.o.
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
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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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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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Anonymous User
System Administrator Team Lead | Developer at a tech services company
It's been a while since we contacted support, but back when we did it was pretty hard to get a hold of someone. We...
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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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Vincent Watti
Owner at Network Technics & Systems Ltd
McAfee's technical support is a bit of a letdown. Also, there's no good support within our region. The people who are...
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Lokesh Puthalapattu
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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JohnBlack
Founder and CEO at Offset3, LLC
The technical support is good, but it isn't always specific. That's a problem in my industry; it's a highly...
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Harish G
IT Analyst at SISA Information Security
We do get support from our reseller. We don't get support directly from McAfee.
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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...
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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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Anonymous User
Presales System Engineer
Customer Service: 8/10 when they needed to help us. Technical Support: 7/10.
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Boubacar Khouma
Owner at xconsult
I have not been in contact with McAfee's technical support.
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Anonymous User
Management Executive at a security firm
The support in South Africa could be much better.
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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
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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JonathanChawatama
IT Security Consultant at ZOL Zimbabwe
McAfee technical support is ok, but we do not contact them very often. Every year, they impose certifications on us,...
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Kranthi Kumar
Storage Engineer at 22by7
Technical support is absolutely fine. I have very good friends in support. Most of the time, most of my friends are...
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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...
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Shaik Sayeed
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG
I think that the technical support can be improved. It should be cheaper, faster and more comprehensive as far as the...
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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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Jagadeesh Amarnath
Senior Technical Team Lead at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
The technical support is good. It's easy for us to reach support whenever we experience any issues. They put us right...
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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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Saqer Aqra
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at Ingram Micro Inc.
We've contacted technical support in the past and in general, they are quite good.
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Jean-Luc Des Groseilliers
Owner at JLDG
I never had to use their support. For the last five years or so, I've not had any issues.
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Anonymous User
IT Security Specialist at a tech services company
Technical support is not too bad. They are quite mature and have experience with the product. We have not experienced...
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Anonymous User
Computer Technician at a leisure / travel company
We do not call McAfee directly because they couldn't provide us with the help we needed onsite because we needed...
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Anonymous User
Lead Cyber Security Consultant at a security firm
The most important thing is how they enable our team. They provide us with good support during the pre-sales stages.
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Mohit Dhingra
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
The technical support's response time and turnaround time as the solution provider are excellent. They go the extra...
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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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Abel Abenemi
IT Lead\Network Security Analyst at Oiltest Services Limited
Technical support is perfect. If you send a request for help but resolve the issue yourself after a few hours, they...
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Anonymous User
Manager of BI at a tech services company
The technical support is good, but it's always "I'll call you back", especially when there are no threats. We usually...
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AdnanButt
Service Security Specialist
Technical support is good. We've been largely satisfied with them so far.
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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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SambhajiBhosale
Network Security Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support of McAfee is great.
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