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2017. Box introduced desktop app Box Drive


Box unveiled Box Drive, a desktop application that works on Windows and MacOS. Users will be able to credit, edit, find and share files without pulling up a web browser. The desktop app makes it easier to access the cloud because it creates just another drive on your computer like your C drive, so inherently you’re interacting with your local file experience. The app itself is free, but large enterprises like General Electric, P&G and The Gap pay Box for added functionality. Existing customers will have access to the full range of Box Drive capabilities. Earlier this month, Box announced integration with Apple’s new Files app. It will be another way to access Box documents across iOS devices.


2015. Box integrated with MS Office online editors



Box, a popular online file collaboration service, now lets to open files in online versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, edit them in the browser, and save them back to your cloud storage. This is thanks to integration with Microsoft's free online suite, Office Online. Box previously had similar integration with Office 365, but it was only available to paid Office subscribers. Now, anyone can view and edit their files in Box. We also remind you that Box recently added integration with the MS Office mobile apps for iPhone/iPad. However, it works slightly differently: it allows you to open files stored in Box from the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint mobile apps.


2015. Box has become the most secure cloud storage in the world



Cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive are quite secure for storing business data and electronic archives. However, some companies have very high security requirements. They are concerned that, although data is encrypted at rest and in transit, the service provider can still access it if they know the encryption keys. For these companies, Box has introduced a new service, Box EKM, which allows companies to independently generate and store encryption keys. To ensure this doesn't negatively impact the service's usability (so that administrators don't have to install a master key on every computer and smartphone), Box has integrated its storage with Amazon CloudHSM, which provides cloud key storage. Each file uploaded to Box is encrypted with an individual encryption key. Furthermore, the company receives a full access log for each file.


2014. Box Introduces Unlimited Cloud Storage, Office 365 Integration



Aaron Levie, CEO of file storage and collaboration service Box, announced that the Cloud Wars are over. At least in terms of the cost of gigabytes of cloud storage. The standard price for this resource is now zero. In other words, Box business plans no longer have a limit on the size or number of files your company's employees can upload to their online accounts. As a reminder, Google recently launched a corporate version of Google Drive, also with unlimited cloud storage. In addition to removing the limit, Box introduced plugins for integration with Office 365. The first plugin, for Outlook, allows you to quickly attach links to files stored in Box online storage to emails (instead of sending the files themselves). The second plugin allows you to open and save documents from Box storage in Office desktop editors.


2013. Wrike integrates with Box



One of the advantages of the well-known project management service Wrike is its extensive functionality for document collaboration. Now, in addition to the existing integrations with Google Drive and Dropbox, a new one has been added – with the equally popular service Box. This allows users to directly attach files from Box to tasks in Wrike and collaborate on them online, while all project documents are conveniently organized in a single workspace. An additional benefit for those who use the mobile versions of Wrike and Box is the ability to attach files to tasks directly from their smartphone.


2010. Box.net integrates NetSuite, SugarCRM, Salesforce, Google Apps



Major SaaS vendors are now less interested in providing applications - they want to create web platforms and grab the world (and earn commission on the other developers). Salesforce was the first to play this game, then Google, NetSuite, SugarCRM and others jumped into this wagon. Box.net (that doesn't have such financial strength as the above mentioned companies) invented even more interesting platform strategy. Box.net wants to be present on each popular platform. First, they created the connector for Force.com, then joint the Intuit Partner Program and Google Apps Marketplace, and recently released modules for SuiteCloud and Sugar 6. Thus, they build the cross-platform cloud content management system. This system allows to store all content in a single online repository and access it in different SaaS systems used in the company: CRM, ERP, Collaboration system. Even more interesting is the opportunity to create shared cross-company extranet based on Box.net: for example, the same file may be available from Salesforce account owned by company A and NetSuite account owned by company B.