type file sharing license proprietary website www.sharefile.com sharefile is a secure enterprise file sync and share system . it is a saas product that allows users to choose where to securely store documents and files either on premises or in the cloud . sharefile is owned by citrix systems . contents 1 history 1.1 early history 1.2 acquisition by citrix systems 2 product overview 2.1 security features 2.2 industry specific features 3 reception 4 see also 5 external links 6 references history edit early history edit jesse lipson a self taught programmer built and launched sharefile in november 2005 in raleigh north carolina . 1 lipson created sharefile after several of his website design clients asked him to build a password protected area where they could set up folders and exchange business files with their clients . he felt ftp sites of the time were insufficient and saw an opportunity to create a web based product . 1 2 sharefile launched without a free version or outside funding and focused on acquiring only business customers . 1 by 2011 sharefile had 3 million users in 100 countries . 1 sharefile was included on the inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in both 2010 and 2011 . 3 acquisition by citrix systems edit in october 2011 sharefile was acquired by citrix systems . 4 under terms of the agreement sharefile was offered as a standalone service in addition to its software becoming integrated into citrix products . with the acquisition lipson became vice president and general manager of a new data sharing division within citrix under the deal . 5 6 as of 2016 lipson is corporate vice president and general manager of cloud services which includes sharefile and citrix workspace cloud . 7 a new 171 000 square foot raleigh office opened in october 2014 for raleigh based citrix employees . 8 9 as of april 2015 sharefile had 55 000 corporate customers and 40 million users . 10 product overview edit sharefile is a secure cloud based platform for businesses to store and share large files . 1 5 businesses are able to create branded password protected areas for files through the service . the software has a client portal feature businesses can set up and customize to allow outside vendors and clients access to specific projects and files . 11 other sharefile features include the ability to send and obtain e signatures on documents with the integration of rightsignature ; 12 the ability to send encrypted email through a microsoft outlook plugin or an online portal 13 office 365 connection to access and edit documents stored in sharepoint online and onedrive for business ; 14 and the ability for individuals to migrate data from their personal clouds into sharefile . 15 there are also mobile app versions of sharefile which allow mobile editing and offline editing of documents . 16 security features edit sharefile users have the option to store data in their own data centers citrix managed data centers or use existing file storage systems via storagezone connectors . this allows companies to host files that they do not want stored in the cloud in some cases due to regulatory concerns . 17 it managers can manage corporate content on sharefile using remote wipe encryption passcode lock and poison pill features . in addition companies are able to restrict third party editing tools that employees might try to install on their devices and audit content accessed from a device that has been lost or stolen . 16 18 industry specific features edit in response to updated regulations with hipaa standards citrix created sharefile cloud for health care in 2013 . this private virtual cloud was designed to help companies stay compliant with updated hipaa standards . it runs on the aws cloud but sets aside specific virtual servers to host protected health information phi . 19 also in 2013 sharefile began offering a feature called archiving for financial services to help organizations in the financial sector comply with data archiving regulations put forth by the u.s. securities and exchange commission and financial industry regulatory authority . 20 reception edit in 2008 sharefile won cnet s webware100 in the category of utility storage . 21 it received the gold enterprise product of the year award from the best in biz awards in 2012 22 and the gold app of the year for the sharefile iphone app in 2014 . 23 the tabby awards awarded sharefile the best data access and collection app in 2013 . 24 the product won the virtualization review readers choice award in the cloud software category in 2014 . 25 in 2015 sharefile received an excellent rating from pc magazine in the publication s editors choice review . the review praised the product s security ease of use and support for third party tools . 11 see also edit cloud computing file synchronization hybrid cloud virtual data room external links edit official website references edit a b c d e timothy prickett morgan october 13 2011 . citrix buys cloudy storage biz sharefile . the register . retrieved 7 january 2016 . sramana mitra july 7 2012 . thought leaders in cloud computing jesse lipson founder and ceo sharefile by citrix . retrieved 7 january 2016 . sharefile . inc.com . inc. retrieved 7 january 2016 . citrix systems inc. form 10 k annual report 2011 pdf . nasdaq intel . retrieved 23 march 2015 . a b andrew r hickey october 13 2011 . citrix scoops up sharefile in personal cloud push . crn magazine . retrieved 7 january 2016 . citrix systems inc. form 10 k annual report 2011 pdf . nasdaq intel . retrieved 23 march 2015 . pedro hernandez may 5 2012 . citrix harnesses the cloud for mobile workspaces . eweek . retrieved 1 march 2016 . david ranii october 9 2014 . new raleigh building shows citrix systems is laser focused on flexibility . the news & observer . retrieved 7 january 2016 . liza roberts october 31 2014 . talent magnet the new citrix building . walter magazine . retrieved 7 january 2016 . lauren k. ohnesorge april 22 2015 . raleigh s sharefile growth a silver lining for citrix . triangle business journal . retrieved 7 january 2016 . a b fahmida y. rashid august 31 2015 . citrix sharefile business . pc magazine . retrieved 7 january 2016 . citrix acquires rightsignature adds doc signing . zdnet . retrieved 3 april 2015 . citrix sharefile now enables encryption from outlook . www.eweek.com . retrieved 2016 06 23 . ben kepes may 6 2014 . citrix sharefile flexes its enterprise muscle . forbes . retrieved 7 january 2016 . tony bradley may 8 2014 . sharefile to add storage options iphone app and more . pc world . retrieved 7 january 2016 . a b rachel king march 19 2003 . citrix spruces up mobile portfolio with sharefile podio updates . zdnet . retrieved 7 january 2016 . joseph f. kovar may 15 2012 . citrix pushes virtual desktops to ultrabooks . computer dealer news . retrieved 7 january 2016 . david carr september 5 2012 . citrix augments iphone ipad collaboration apps . information week . retrieved 7 january 2016 . kathy kim november 14 2013 . citrix addresses hipaa compliance with sharefile cloud for healthcare . crn magazine . retrieved 7 january 2016 . brandon butler april 8 2013 . products of the week 4.8.13 . network world . access date requires url help webware 100 winner sharefile . cnet . april 22 2008 . retrieved 7 january 2016 . 2012 winners product categories . best in biz awards . retrieved 27 february 2015 . 2014 winners product categories . retrieved 3 march 2015 . dianna dillworth november 14 2013 . tabby awards winners revealed for business apps . adweek . retrieved 7 january 2016 . michael domingo december 1 2013 . the 2014 virtualization review readers choice awards & buyers guide . virtual review . retrieved 7 january 2016 . v t e citrix systems subsidiaries ardence citrix online net6 rightsignature sharefile zenprise products apache cloudstack citrix winframe cloud.com gotomeeting gotoassist gotomypc podio xen xenclient people ed iacobucci mark b. templeton 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