Ipswitch, the leading developer of messaging, network management and file transfer solutions for SMEs, announces the worldwide availability of Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2006.
The world`s most popular FTP client, with over 40 million users, delivers over two dozen new features, including additional security and protocol support as well as enhanced productivity, enabling users to securely manage any kind of digital information.
Because WS_FTP Professional 2006 is based on standards that are at the heart of the Internet, it is compatible with the widest range of applications and uses.
The product is ideal for businesses and end-users seeking maximum reliability and functionality when moving data among different computing platforms; IT managers in corporate, education and public-sector organisations who need data movement and management infrastructures that are standards-compliant and totally secure; and home office users transferring business data such as reports and databases who must ensure the validity and security of this data.
The product also enables application developers to create secure, data-movement-aware applications such as data collection applications and integrate them into workflow processes.
"WS_FTP Professional 2006 is the market leader and the most secure way to transfer data - bar none," said Prineel Padayachy, Ipswitch product manager for ATS Network Management. "Nothing, especially not e-mail, subject as it is to size limitations, virus and spam blockers, can guarantee reliable data transfer like WS_FTP Professional 2006. With its new, marketing-leading Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit ciphers, integrated OpenPGP public key/private key encryption, extensive protocol support, and superior customisation options, WS_FTP Professional 2006 defines standards-based secure data management."
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2006 supports the widest range of uses, from ad hoc file transfers to critical data collections, easily and securely in the industry`s most approachable user interface. Specific new features include:
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) ciphers now use 256-bits in concert with OpenPGP and SSL over FTP transfers. In contrast to systems using only 128-bit or 192-bit cipher keys, Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2006 protects data at the maximum possible level of security, automatically and reliably. E-mail notification allows users to initiate simple workflows and share the knowledge about data movement with others in their organisations. This notification allows for limitless workflow and data management.
Workspaces allow users to easily set up, use and retrieve views that comprise specific directories on multiple servers as well as locally. This unique capability means that complex folder and file structures can be hidden from the user, after a one-time setup, allowing for easier ongoing use. Compression mode allows users to automatically convert files to .ZIP archives before uploading. Users have a choice of compression level and the ability to preserve path names in the archive file and to password-protect the .ZIP files.
HTTP and HTTPS transfers allow users to connect more easily to many external and remote data stores. This can ease network configuration and speed deployment of applications that rely upon the sending and receipt of data. Single-pane view allows users to simplify their interaction with the file transfer client, while enabling sophisticated file transfers. Site import wizard allows users to convert to Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2006 from many competitive FTP clients without losing the settings they have stored.
"Sharing large files securely and reliably over the Internet can be challenging, especially when you rely exclusively on e-mail," said Mark Levitt, vice-president for collaborative computing at IDC, an industry research firm. "Ipswitch`s WS_FTP Professional 2006 is designed to make such transfers easy for all users."
Pricing and availability
WS_FTP Professional 2006 is available from ATS Network Management and our resellers for R369 and for R599 including a one-year service agreement.
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