<s>
Enterprise	B-General_Concept
file	I-General_Concept
synchronization	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
sharing	I-General_Concept
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
EFSS	O
and	O
enterprise	O
file	B-Application
sync	I-Application
and	O
share	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
software	O
services	O
that	O
enable	O
organizations	O
to	O
securely	O
synchronize	B-Application
and	O
share	O
documents	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
and	O
files	O
from	O
multiple	O
devices	O
with	O
employees	O
,	O
and	O
external	O
customers	O
and	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authentication	O
options	O
for	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
,	O
SAML	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
what	O
an	O
EFSS	O
provider	O
offers	O
,	O
services	O
can	O
be	O
deployed	O
using	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
on-premises	O
,	O
or	O
hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Dropbox	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
launched	O
at	O
2008	O
's	O
TechCrunch	O
Disrupt	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Folders	I-Application
,	O
a	O
predecessor	O
of	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
EFSS	O
market	O
emerged	O
with	O
over	O
100	O
vendors	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
technology	O
backgrounds	O
including	O
backup	O
and	O
cloud	O
storage	O
(	O
Citrix	B-General_Concept
ShareFile	I-General_Concept
,	O
Syncplicity	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
managed	B-Application
file	I-Application
transfer	I-Application
(	O
Accellion	B-Application
,	O
Biscom	O
,	O
Box	O
,	O
Hightail	O
,	O
Thru	O
)	O
,	O
enterprise	O
content	O
management	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
were	O
developed	O
as	O
alternatives	O
to	O
consumer	O
file	B-Application
sync	I-Application
and	O
sharing	O
services	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
security	O
features	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
protect	O
company	O
information	O
nor	O
the	O
flexibility	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
existing	O
content	O
repositories	O
and	O
business	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
software	O
company	O
,	O
Citrix	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
private	O
enterprise	O
file	B-Application
sync	I-Application
and	O
share	O
service	O
,	O
ShareFile	B-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
Citrix	B-Application
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShareFile	B-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
Box	O
and	O
Dropbox	B-Application
but	O
focused	O
on	O
selling	O
its	O
product	O
to	O
IT	O
departments	O
of	O
large	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
CTERA	B-Device
Networks	I-Device
entered	O
the	O
EFSS	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
encrypted	O
vendor	O
Tresorit	B-Protocol
entered	O
the	O
EFSS	O
market	O
with	O
Tresorit	B-Protocol
for	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tresorit	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
Dropbox	B-Application
and	O
Box	O
,	O
promising	O
businesses	O
more	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
compliance	O
with	O
End-to-end	O
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
BlackBerry	O
Limited	O
paid	O
between	O
$100	O
million	O
and	O
$150	O
million	O
to	O
buy	O
WatchDox	O
Ltd	O
.	O
for	O
its	O
enterprise	O
file	B-Application
sync	I-Application
and	O
sharing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
one	O
EFSS	O
vendor	O
,	O
Syncplicity	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
,	O
Skyview	O
Capital	O
,	O
by	O
previous	O
owner	O
,	O
EMC	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
