By Erik Small -

FileTransferPlanet community – Check out this great bundled offer:

NovaStor has partnered with Ipswitch by bringing you world class backup/data protection,
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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 Server delivers secure file transfer software on the server side with unrivalled security, encryption and powerful administrator control.

By Erik Small -

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 a secure file transfer product, such as Ipswitch’s WS_FTP Server 7.5.”

Getting Started With Ipswitch’s FTP Server — WS_FTP Server 7.5

By Erik Small -

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 access protocol)  or a transaction-friendly process?” Lampe explains his opinion on the subject by using his previous experience with customers in the banking industry.

“But why bother moving FILES around when we could all be doing little bitty TRANSACTIONS to each other using SOAP or other transactional-friendly schemes?   The answer to that question didn’t come to me until I’d spent several years in the field, traveling between banks, data centers and large corporations in support of distributed, enterprise-class file transfers.”

Read the full blog post on the Knowledge Transfer blog from Ipswitch File Transfer.

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Ipswitch File Transfer has a promotion for 15% off online orders from their website until the end of this month, 5/31/10. Only 4 days left!

Use coupon code: MAYWSFTP15 during checkout. The discount is applicable to any WS_FTP Home and WS_FTP Professional online order.

Ipswitch File Transfer website

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An April survey conducted by MeriTalk, a government information technology provider,  titled “Why Encrypt? Federal File Transfer Report,” found that data security vulnerabilities at federal agencies are mainly due to employees’ use of unsecure methods to exchange information, such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Specifically, the report shows that federal employees use unsafe methods to transfer files in the following ways:

• 66 percent use physical media (e.g., tapes, CDs, DVDs, USB drives, etc.).
• 60 percent use FTP.
• 52 percent send work files through personal e-mail accounts (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.).

This article on Government Computer News goes on to mention the insecure methods of sharing data/information. This reinforces the need to deploy secure file transfer methods in not only government agencies, but in the private business sectors as well.

Ipswitch File Transfer recently released an Ad Hoc Transfer Module application that provides unparalleled governance, and allows end users to share information, with anyone, in a fast, easy, secure, visible, and well managed way.  

Used in conjunction with any of the industry-leading WS_FTP Server products, the Ad Hoc Transfer module enables companies to proactively manage file transfer and other interactions. It also allows companies to create and enforce policies such as data and transport encryption, access control and authentication, data loss prevention, and content management.

By Erik Small -

I’d like to share this recent blog post written by Frank Kenney, VP of Global Strategy at Ipswitch.

Frank addresses some very intriguing questions relating to one of Ipswitch’s core products the company first built years ago — WS_FTP.

Some great questions that Frank ponders in the blog post:

“What do we need to do to ensure that our technology is being built for use by “Generation I” (ones who always had iPods) and digital natives?”

“If issues around security and trust dramatically change, as we see them already, what does the future WS_FTP client and WS_FTP server  look like?”

“What are the expectations that our future customers will have for this technology?”

“Is it just a new experience, e.g. GUI change?”

Read the full post at Knowledge Transfer, the official blog of Ipswitch File Transfer.

By Erik Small -

Ipswitch announced a nice 15% discount off all WS_FTP Home nad WS_FTP Professional software from their website. This weekend only — Use promotion code ‘WSFTPSocial’ during checkout.  Discount available on ipswitchft.com only.

http://www.ipswitchft.com/Individual/Products/Ws_Ftp_Pro/Purchase/Index.aspx

By Erik Small -

Micah, Ipswitch File Transfer’s Technical Support Specialist, demonstrates how to configure a site profile for OpenPGP Encryption in WS_FTP Professional.  

By Erik Small -

Selecting a secure file transfer method can be a very critical component of your organization’s security policy — and even a requirement! Many different industries require compliance and regulations around how data is shared, transferred, uploaded, downloaded and stored from PCs to file servers.

This concise chart below provides a breakdown of the different secure file transfer methods available in most business-grade file transfer programs.
The WS_FTP Professional Security Guide provides more information around the different layers of security.

By Erik Small -

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