By pete -

From a simple protocol to copy files over a TCP-based network, the core element of FTP (File Transfer Protocol) technology has become a sophisticated, integrated model that provides control, visibility, compliance and security in a variety of environments, including the cloud.

It is a far cry from when Abhay Bushan, a student at MIT, wrote the original specification for FTP (published as RFC 114) 40 years ago on April 16, 1971.

Read more : Ipswitch File Transfer Wishes FTP Happy 40th Birthday.

By Erik Small -

Ipswitch File Transfer’s Bill Cohn discusses some of the survey findings from InfoSecurity Europe 2010.

“40% of IT Professionals admit using personal email addresses to send sensitive company data”.

By Erik Small -

File Transfer Planet’s parent company, Ipswitch, has always be focused on delivering great technology solutions through software and services. But most importantly, Ipswitch continues it’s focus on community involvement through philanthropy. 

Over the last 10+ years, Ipswitch has committed 5% of company profits to a variety of community investment programs.

The community investments aim to:

• Nurture a sense of community among our customers, employees, business partners and geographic stakeholders
• Strengthen our relationships with these stakeholders, both locally and globally
• Encourage people to be concerned about one another
• Leverage existing community resources to maximize the impact we can have on our company and communities

If you haven’t visited the Ipswitch iCare site before, take a look to learn about Ipswitch’s extensive community involvement!

http://icare.ipswitch.com/

By Erik Small -

SC Magazine just published an article with an interview with Frank Kenney, VP of Global Strategy.  He recently spoke in London at a press conference for InfoSecurity Europe, Europe’s leading information security event which took place on April 27-29, 2010.

A basic theme of the interview addresses the FTP market and the growing number of files sent back and forth in business environments.

From the article: “Referring to Gartner statistics, Kenney said that the market is growing in FTP, and two million MP3s are moved via email systems every four weeks.

He said: “From the iPhone and iGoogle portal pages to web mail and file-sharing websites to USB drives, corporate IT has to manage and control both sanctioned and ad-hoc applications, processes and systems.”

Read the full article: Problem with the professional consumer is leading to an information security headache

By Erik Small -

For many of us, we’re enduring cold weather across the US and around the globe. Some lucky folks have traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show  (CES 2010) in Las Vegas. 

One of the cool gadgets already unveiled at the show comes from Microsoft, an HP ‘slate’ running on Windows. It’s a touchpad device that Microsoft has announced will be “more powerful than a phone and almost as much as a PC”. They are perfect for reading, browsing the Internet and entertainment.

Here are some images from CES in Las Vegas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Erik Small -

A special reminder from File Transfer Planet! Have you forgotten about Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 10?

Check out Amazon’s Mother’s Day Gift area to get some gift ideas.

Enjoy the weekend!

By Hugh Garber -

Not sure if you’re paying attention to the big RSA security conference held this week in San Francisco. I can tell you firsthand that the halls are buzzing with people looking to deploy more robust security solutions at organizations of all shapes and sizes. There’s lots of interest in trying to identify new encryption, Managed File Transfer, and identity solutions that will help enable the safe handling of company data and help businesses comply with various requirements.

All that being said, it will be interesting to see how today’s economic conditions will affect how organizations spend their scarce IT budget over the next year or so. Yes, everyone agrees that “security” is important. And yes, many companies are required to provide secure mechanism as part of corporate governance and compliance requirements. But the proof is in the pudding…. Will they spend the bucks to actually deliver improved secure solutions?

Here’s a real interesting article that talks about how technology vendors and the subset of security vendors are faring in today’s economy. The bad news is that global software spending is down 5% in 2009…. But security vendors are down much less. That’s a good indication that organizations are opting to focus and channel their scarce budget on providing secure and compliance solutions. That is encouraging news.