Steek (brand)
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Steek is a private technology company based in France which provides integrated online multimedia data storage, file sharing, and automated backup services to telecom operators, ISPs, and portals. Its services include online storage, file hosting, and file sharing
File sharing
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.

History

Steek was founded in 2001 with a mission to develop data management products for the individual consumer and for small and medium-sized businesses (SOHO
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 market). The Steek team dedicated the company's initial two years exclusively for research and development. Intense work began, geared toward producing powerful and user-friendly data management tools.

In 2004, Steek launched the first offer intended for the SOHO market. Yellow Backup is a data management service which capitalizes on the increasing profusion of broadband networks in major companies.

In 2005, Steek developed a service for the customers of a telecom network. By applying its research on this type of product, Steek develops its expertise in cooperation with major partners. Mid-year, Steek unveils a data sharing tool scheduled for implementation at Neuf Cegetel
Neuf Cegetel
Neuf Cegetel is a French wireline telecom services provider and a mobile virtual network operator offering different services to consumers, enterprises and wholesale customers, ranking number two in the country...


by year's end.

In 2006, Steek raised a Series A round of €2.5 million from Innovacom and gets first developments with international partners. Steek was also one of the 47 Best Innov of the 13th edition of Capital IT in Paris.

On February 15, 2007, Steek launched SteekR a retail online storage and sharing space and provides Orange's portal Voila.fr a similar solution called "MaClé". At the end of 2007, Steek provides Netvibes
Netvibes
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 an online file storage and sharing service. Fully integrated in the new Ginger version of the Netvibes site, the service will be available on the personalized pages of Netvibes users as well as in Netvibes universes.
Steek provides Orb
Orb (software)
Orb is freeware streaming software that enables users to remotely access all their personal digital media files including pictures, music, videos, webcams and television...

 with online storage in order to allow Orb's user to stream their content without using their PCs.
Steek partners with PNY in order to provide additional online storage to the storage USB key bought by retail customers.

Steek currently has over 1.4 million users.

At the beginning of 2008, Steek announced that the company will operate only under the "Steek" brand name and that the Agematis name will no longer be used. In April, Steek announced a new version SteekR V2 of its online storage and sharing space.

On July 10, 2009 F-Secure
F-Secure
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 announced the acquisition of Steek.
F-Secure will officially discontinue SteekR service effective December 31st, 2011.

Products

Steek's products include:
  • SteekUP: Automated Online Backup. SteekUP secures, protects, and continuously updates all the end-user personal data.
  • SteekR: Online Convergent Hard Drive. SteekR allows the end-user to store, access, share and run multimedia and data files from anywhere. With SteekR, users can:
    • Store music, photos, videos and data files online and access them anywhere.
    • Use a mobile or IP TV to access stored files
    • Stream and play multimedia files in a browser, anywhere and anytime with no downloading required.
    • Use SteekR content to populate a blog or an RSS feed.

External links

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