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Backup and Server Software – Novastor and WS_FTP Server bundled together

Erik Small — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:30:37 +0000

FileTransferPlanet community – Check out this great bundled offer: NovaStor has partnered with Ipswitch by bringing you world class backup/data protection, and secure file transfer hosting for your Windows Server, together… all at a great savings. NovaBackup Server provides automatic backup and protection for your important Windows Server Files, with full support for Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2003 systems. WS_FTP [...]

Vote for the 2010 Document Manager Magazine awards

Erik Small — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:28:55 +0000

Do you work with outstanding products, suppliers and projects of the Document Management Industry? Document Management Magazine has announced the short list of vendors for the DM Awards 2010. Cast your votes on DMAwards.com Companies nominated for specific voting categories include Ipswitch MOVEit DMZ and Ipswitch MessageWay Server, Dell Equallogic, IBM, EMC, Kodak, Ricoh, and more.

Ipswitch Survey finds 69% of IT managers regularly send highly sensitive information via unsecured e-mail

Erik Small — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:49:31 +0000

A recent survey conducted by Ipswitch exposes the risks IT managers are taking with sensitive company data — payroll, customer and financial data. See the full article in Information Week: Most IT Pros Circumvent File Transfer Security Policies An excerpt from the survey: ”With thousands of gigabytes of information moving in and out of companies every month, executives [...]

The cost of a data breach = $204 per record

Erik Small — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:26:36 +0000

The Verizon RISK Team along with the United States Secret Service just published the 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report. Ipswitch’s Hugh Garber comments on the numbers and statistics in the report, as well as the Ponemon Institute’s 2009 Cost of a Data Breach study. Read Garber’s post “Jaw dropping stats from the 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report“ on [...]

Win Aerosmith tickets with Ipswitch Rocks Video Contest

Erik Small — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:43:09 +0000

Many visitors to File Transfer Planet use WS_FTP. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to win 2 VIP tickets to see Aerosmith in Boston for the August show at Fenway Park? You have the chance to win by entering the Ipswitch Rocks contest with a video that displays your excitement for Ipswitch WS_FTP. Post it to the [...]

WS_FTP Server for Windows, Virtualized Environments and File Encryption

Erik Small — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:30:05 +0000

Check out this detailed review of WS_FTP Server 7.5 by Jason Moran on ServerWatch.com. “When you need to exchange sensitive files with customers or business partners, simply tacking them onto e-mails as attachments isn’t an option — at least not if you’re governed by any of the alphabet soup of data privacy regulations. Rather, you need [...]

File Transfer vs. Simple Object Access Protocol?

Erik Small — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:37:35 +0000

An interesting blog post popped up in March (seems like ages ago, but only a few short months) by Jonathan Lampe, VP of Product Management at Ipswitch. He poses a relevant question regarding file transfer — “Why is FTP still prominently used to move files in the business field — why not use SOAP (simple object [...]

Turn your phone into an FTP Server – SwiFTP Server for Android Devices

boo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:21:47 +0000

Stumbled upon this one over at Lifehacker – pretty impressive stuff! Android: If you’d like easy wireless access to files on your Android phone SwiFTP is a simple open-source application that turns your phone into an FTP server. Accessing the file directory of your phone without tethering it directly to your computer is a great convenience. SwiFTP [...]

Ipswitch Introduces Sendable – Cloud-based SaaS to send large files

Erik Small — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:12:23 +0000

Today, Sendable officially launched — an exciting SaaS service that delivers an easy-to-use interface, that leverages Ipswitch’s long-running history of developing secure and reliable technology. Sendable is a cloud-based SaaS that lets you quickly and securely send large and important files to anyone with an email address. No more unsafe email attachments, complicated FTP servers, expensive courier services, or relying on your [...]

Ipswitch Acquires MessageWay Solutions; MFT + Business Integration Solutions

Erik Small — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:23:19 +0000

Our parent company, Ipswitch, just announced it’s acquisition of MessageWay Solutions. For medium to large organizations, the addition of MessageWay’s enterprise solutions to the current Ipswitch suite of solutions is very exciting. “With the addition of MessageWay to the solution portfolio, Ipswitch now provides integration of advanced analytics, multiplatform support, enterprise-wide monitoring, interoperability, and high-performance data [...]