As business file transfer becomes more and more complicated in the wake of increased government regulations, firewall and software installation
issues, and the heightened urgency of delivering large files electronically, traditional methods of file transfer such as FTP are no longer
sufficient to meet the needs of many of today's midsize and large businesses.
Managed File Transfer is the new term that has been coined for the various software solutions that have been introduced into
the market to help fill the void left by FTP and other file transfer protocols from the 1980s and 1990s. Managed File Transfer solutions can
be thought of as the next generation of FTP, allowing for file transfer and collaboration to occur with a level of ease, security, professionalism,
and audit tracking that is difficult or impossible to achieve with older protocols.
In addition to offering superior replacement for FTP, Managed File Transfer tools often help ease the maintenance and backup requirements
on corporate email systems. Over 80% of all email storage is occupied by attachments. By utilizing Managed File Transfer solutions,
many companies are able to reduce the load on their email systems, lowering their IT costs for backup and data management and increasing
the uptime of email systems while reducing incidences of "mailbox full" errors and bounced email for their employees. By reducing the
burden on email systems and minimizing bounced email messages, Managed File Transfer save time and increase employee productivity.
ShareFile: A turn-key Managed File Transfer solution
The core benefit of Managed File Transfer lies in its promise to save time and reduce the overhead and maintenance issues
associated with sending large or confidential files via FTP or email. However, many existing MFT (Managed File Transfer)
solutions are so complicated to set up and maintain that they fail to deliver on the that promise.
ShareFile was designed from the ground up to be extremely easy to set up and maintain, requiring little or no involvement
from already overburdened IT departments. ShareFile is a an on-demand hosted service accessible from any web browser. We
handle software upgrades, storage provisioning, backup, and data security so your company can enjoy the benefits of
Managed File Transfer without the hassles or large up-front expenses.
Some of the key features of ShareFile include:
- Unlimited client logins
- Easy to add or remove users with just a few clicks
- Custom branded with your company logo and colors
- Clients see only the folders they belong to
- Tracking and alerts to confirm that clients have received files
- Administrative reporting with full audit of all logins, uploads, and downloads
- Works behind almost all corporate firewalls with no changes
- No setup headaches for you or your clients
- Offsite backup of all data
- Files are stored encrypted on our servers
- Daily 3rd party security audits
- MS Outlook Plug-In available
- Abillity to map local drive letter to ShareFile
- APIs allow automated upload/download of files
To evaluate ShareFile's Managed File Transfer solution, simply open a free trial.
Your account will be automatically provisioned in minutes, and you'll be put in touch with a dedicated account manager who can help you
with training and support. Or, to speak with one of our enterprise sales representatives, call us at 1-800-441-3453 (international callers
dial +1 703-651-7012).