<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
software	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
networking	O
software	O
for	O
consumers	O
,	O
professionals	O
and	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
router	B-Protocol
software	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Speedify	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
VPN	I-Application
service	O
with	O
channel	B-Architecture
bonding	I-Architecture
capabilities	O
available	O
for	O
individuals	O
,	O
families	O
and	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
launched	O
their	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
,	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
enable	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
over	O
Ethernet	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
8	O
or	O
10	O
certified	O
Wi-Fi	O
device	O
it	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
files	O
,	O
printers	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	O
connections	O
between	O
multiple	O
computing	O
devices	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
physical	O
access	O
point	O
or	O
router	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
spent	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
improving	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
first	O
making	O
it	O
free	O
and	O
ad-supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
switched	O
to	O
a	O
freemium	O
commercial	O
model	O
which	O
included	O
premium	O
features	O
for	O
paying	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
included	O
extended	O
support	O
of	O
3G/4G	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
fully	O
customizable	O
SSIDs	O
and	O
premium	O
customer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
received	O
funding	O
from	O
In-Q-Tel	O
to	O
begin	O
developing	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
secure	O
remote	O
networking	O
platform	O
and	O
a	O
connection-aggregation	O
application	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
used	O
this	O
funding	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
the	O
application	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
2012	O
turned	O
to	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
site	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
raise	O
additional	O
funding	O
to	O
develop	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Dispatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dispatch	O
was	O
a	O
load	B-Application
balancer	I-Application
which	O
could	O
combine	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
mobile	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
launched	O
Speedify	O
,	O
a	O
channel	B-Architecture
bonding	I-Architecture
application	B-Application
for	O
PCs	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Speedify	O
for	O
Mobile	O
was	O
launched	O
at	O
CES	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Speedify	O
added	O
encryption	O
on	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
virtual	I-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
released	O
other	O
apps	O
:	O
Pingify	O
(	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
mobile	O
network	O
diagnostics	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
EdgeWise	O
Connect	O
(	O
in	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
router	B-Protocol
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
available	O
for	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
a	O
later	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
and	O
it	O
has	O
3	O
main	O
functions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	B-Application
hotspot	I-Application
-	O
users	O
can	O
share	O
the	O
Internet	O
connection	O
from	O
their	O
PC	O
through	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
only	O
allows	O
sharing	O
of	O
wired	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
Internet	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paid	O
versions	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
Internet	O
connection	O
,	O
including	O
4G	B-Architecture
/	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
router	B-Protocol
-	O
users	O
can	O
share	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
via	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
paid	O
versions	O
of	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	O
repeater	O
-	O
users	O
can	O
extend	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
and	O
bridge	B-Protocol
other	O
devices	O
on	O
that	O
network	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
paid	O
versions	O
of	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
2017	O
,	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
Hotspot	B-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
a	O
universal	O
ad	O
blocker	O
for	O
clients	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
Ethernet	O
network	O
it	O
creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedify	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
VPN	I-Application
bonding	B-Architecture
service	O
available	O
for	O
devices	O
running	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedify	O
1.0	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
channel	B-Architecture
bonding	I-Architecture
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedify	O
can	O
combine	O
multiple	O
Internet	O
connections	O
given	O
its	O
link	B-Architecture
aggregation	I-Architecture
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
theory	O
,	O
this	O
should	O
offer	O
faster	O
Internet	O
connection	O
speeds	O
and	O
failover	B-General_Concept
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	O
,	O
Speedify	O
's	O
privacy	O
policy	O
states	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
log	O
what	O
users	O
do	O
or	O
what	O
sites	O
they	O
visit	O
through	O
the	O
Speedify	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
picked	O
Speedify	O
as	O
the	O
fastest	O
VPN	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedify	O
for	O
Teams	O
is	O
Connectify	B-Protocol
's	O
business	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
multi-seat	B-Operating_System
Speedify	O
mobile	B-Application
VPN	I-Application
subscription	O
with	O
added	O
centralized	O
account	O
management	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pingify	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
utility	O
for	O
testing	O
network	O
coverage	O
,	O
Internet	O
reliability	O
and	O
VPN	B-Application
dependability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
-	O
it	O
helps	O
you	O
run	O
ping	O
on	O
your	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pingify	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
testing	O
tool	O
for	O
Speedify	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
-	O
a	O
mobile	O
network	O
diagnostics	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EdgeWise	O
Connect	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
VPN	B-Application
available	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
which	O
can	O
seamlessly	O
move	O
web	O
traffic	O
between	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
cellular	O
data	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
uses	O
channel	B-Architecture
bonding	I-Architecture
technology	O
and	O
is	O
fully	O
encrypted	O
.	O
</s>
