OpenText Corporation, the pre-eminent provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, today announced a new solution for managing the fast and secure exchange of large files inside and outside enterprises.
Easy to use and deploy, OpenText Managed File Transfer (MFT) integrates with Microsoft Outlook, helps reduce file attachment size concerns and provides a powerful platform for the secure and auditable exchange of rich digital content including sensitive intellectual property among employees, partners and customers.
Organisations are increasingly looking to move beyond legacy file transfer technologies such as FTP to solutions that can handle the exchange of growing volumes of digital content, address increased challenges to protect information, and help address regulatory compliance. At the same time, end-users demand that the solution be convenient and easy to use. OpenText MFT offers the ideal platform for these requirements.
Key features include:
* Ultra-fast content delivery based on patent-pending file acceleration technology;
* Intuitive user experience through Microsoft Outlook or a Web browser;
* Encryption of content-in-transit and authentication against the enterprise directory;
* End-to-end audit trail; and
* File delivery with auto-resume, QoS support and network conditions adaptability.
“We heard loud and clear from customers that their current solutions for exchanging digital content were limited in file size, not secure enough, too slow or too hard to use. We developed OpenText Managed File Transfer to fully address these challenges,” commented Eugene Cherny, General Manager for Connectivity at OpenText. “Our deep expertise in developing enterprise connectivity and content management solutions puts us in the position to offer a dramatically improved approach to enterprise file transfer.”
In most organisations, the average file attachment size allowed within Microsoft Outlook is just 10 megabytes. This represents a major limitation when it comes to exchanging rich media content such as slide presentations, images, video files or engineering and architecture drawings that range from hundreds of megabytes to multiple gigabytes in size. In certain industries, such as film and broadcast production, the time it takes to transfer files between locations is a major concern.
To overcome the 10MB restriction, employees often resort to risky or cumbersome file-exchange methods such as FTP, physical media or cloud-based public storage sites. OpenText MFT unburdens users from file size limitations while providing usability comparable to e-mail attachments. With support for a wide range of industry-standard encryption types and the included OpenText FIPS 140-2 certified cryptography module, OpenText MFT helps ensure the safe and compliant exchange of intellectual property. On the receiving end, files are easily accessed from any browser or e-mail system.
Earlier this month, OpenText announced the availability of OpenText Tempo, a secure hybrid cloud document-sharing and mobile-syncing solution. While OpenText Tempo lets organisations quickly set up a private solution for easily sharing and syncing of content in the cloud, OpenText MFT is designed to help organisations overcome the security and performance limitations of traditional file-transfer mechanisms, such as FTP servers and physical media.
For further information, please contact Rob Shaw: tel (+27) 83 626 3811, fax (+27) 86 646 4178, e-mail rshaw@opentext.com.
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In southern Africa, OpenText's business partners are Business Connexion, Datacentrix, eTechnologies, iFuture Consulting, NokusaEI and SAP Africa; and, its customer base includes organisations from across both the private and public sectors such as Absa, Anglo Platinum, BMW, Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Tourism, Distell, Engen, Exxaro Resources, Mittal Steel, Nedbank, Office of the President, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, SABMiller, Sasol, Standard Bank, Telkom SA and Toyota.
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