Citrix has acquired ShareFile in an attempt to break into the cloud-based data sharing market.
Many users now have a multitude of different devices which is putting new demands on how data is stored and shared, giving rise to the personal cloud, according to Citrix. And is a very crowded market now with the likes of Dropbox, iCloud and Box.Net to name but a few.
The service allows enterprises to upload files to its centralised cloud storage, which can then be accessed by anyone who has the right credentials using a PC, smartphone or tablet.
ShareFile offers its service at four standard price plans: Basic, Professional, Enterprise and Enterprise Gold. They differ in the number of allowed employee accounts, monthly data transfer volume, storage volume and functionality that is included. For example, the Professional plan costs $59.95 per month and includes 10 employee accounts, 10GB of transferred data and 10GB of storage. They all include unlimited accounts for clients and partners.
This acquisition will allow Citrix to realise it’s "follow-me-data" strategy, which aims to allow business users to access their content from anywhere over any device and any network.
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