Safestacks is shutting down January 31, 2016.
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Hi there,

We've made the difficult decision to shut down Safestacks effective January 31, 2016. Here's why...

We built Safestacks because we needed it at Forge3. We had a growing list of sensitive client information that needed to be managed and couldn't find a suitable solution.

So, after two years of development, we decided to offer it to the world on August 9, 2010 and made minor updates and improvements ever since.

Safestacks was largely an internal tool that we happened to open to the public. So, while we do have businesses like yours actively using Safestacks around the world, we haven't dedicated the resources necessary to turn it into a standalone business.

And, while Forge3 has doubled in size this year, we are still a small company. Simply put, we need to focus our attention on the core business going forward.

Replacing Safestacks

Fortunately, there are some amazing options available for securely managing and sharing sensitive information. These options didn't exist when we built Safestacks five+ years ago.

Check out 1Password for Teams. 1Password has become one of the best apps for managing passwords (and more) on mobile devices. Leveraging that success, they recently announced 1Password for Teams. It looks and feels similar to Safestacks, but can do even more. For example, it works beautifully across mobile devices and can auto-fill login forms using their native desktop apps and browser extensions.

1Password for Teams is still in beta, but feel free to give it a try here: 

https://teams.1password.com

Another option worth considering is LastPass Enterprise.

Regardless of your choice, both companies are dedicated to their products. It's their primary focus, which is increasingly important for security applications these days.

Exporting your data

We want to make transitioning away from Safestacks as easy as possible.

So, Safestacks includes the ability to export your data. Unfortunately, there is no bulk export tool available, so this needs to be done per Collection.

Here's a screenshot...

Safestacks Screenshot (show images to see)

An important note about exporting: If you've uploaded images or files to Safestacks, you'll need to download those separately. You'll see links in the exported CSV files. Simply paste the links into your browser to access the files.

Parting thoughts (and free grace period)

As a team, we learned a lot from building and running Safestacks. It was an amazing experience to know that companies around the world trusted their most sensitive information to Safestacks. We never took that lightly.

However, over the years, the landscape has changed. We have options available to us that we simply didn't have back in 2010.

This is why Safestacks will be shutting down effective January 31, 2016.

As a small sign of appreciation, you will no longer be charged for using Safestacks up until then.

If you have any questions, simply reply to this email.

Thank you for your trust in Safestacks.

Jeff Teschke
Founder and CEO / Forge3, Ltd.

 
 
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