How to Boost File Transfer Speeds 100x

Without Increasing Your Bandwidth

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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................... 2  
Network conditions and file transfer performance ................................ 2  
Latency ......................................................................................................... 3  
Packet Loss ................................................................................................... 4  
Bandwidth ..................................................................................................... 4  
Congestion .................................................................................................... 5  

The problem with TCP ...................................................................... 6  

1. Reliable transmission .................................................................................. 6  
2. Flow Control............................................................................................... 7  
Where the problems lie ................................................................................... 8  

The problem with UDP ................................................................... 11  

Achieving fast and reliable file transfers with AFTP ............................. 12  
Choosing a file transfer solution ...................................................... 15  
Does it support multiple protocols? ................................................................. 15  
Is it platform independent? ............................................................................ 15  
Does it automate business processes? ............................................................. 16  
Does it simplify auditing tasks? ...................................................................... 16  
Does it provide ample security? ...................................................................... 16  
Is it able to meet compliance mandates? ......................................................... 17  

About JSCAPE MFT Server .............................................................. 17  

Example Uses .............................................................................................. 17  
Feature Summary ......................................................................................... 18  
Download .................................................................................................... 18  

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 Introduction
It's hard to imagine that in an age where mere household broadband
connections are already in the Megabits (or even hundred Megabits)
per second, some large organizations still have to transfer files at
unbelievably slow speeds.

Slow file transfers may not be a big issue if you're just sharing small,
personal files. But if you're working in an organization that has to process
gigabytes of mission-critical data under a tight schedule, a transfer speed
of just a few hundred kbps may not be acceptable, unless of course,
If you want to nothing can be done about it.
understand where Well, for a long time, that has been the case for file transfers between
speed limitations are offices of multinational corporations, universities, governments, research
coming from and facilities, and other organizations separated by large distances. The
how to overcome reason is that networks spanning long distances are subject to high
them, this paper latency and other factors that result in poor network conditions.
is for you.
These conditions can lead to failed file transfers, significant delays in
processing of digital data, underutilization of network resources, and
even lost business opportunities.

Because file transfers typically rely on TCP-based technologies, which

unfortunately are very sensitive to such network conditions, many of
these organizations are left with very limited choices. They put
up with the slow file transfers, increase their bandwidth subscription,
or revert to mailing files inside DVDs.

If you want to understand where these speed limitations are coming from
and what you can now do to overcome them, then this paper is for you.

This time, you have a better choice.

Network conditions and file transfer performance

There are a number of factors that can affect file transfer performance.
These include: latency, packet loss, bandwidth, and congestion. Before
we take a closer look at these factors, let's briefly define the basic
concept of a “packet” as we'll be using this term quite often soon.  

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 When you send information during a file transfer session, it is first
chopped into smaller pieces and then encapsulated into what are known
as packets.  

Aside from the pieces of information you send, which is known as the
payload, each packet comes with a bunch of additional information
comprising what is known as the TCP Header.  

It is these packets, made up of the payload and TCP Header that are sent
over the network to the intended receiver or destination. It is also these
packets that are directly affected by the network conditions we are about
to discuss.  

Latency
When packets are transmitted over a local area network (LAN), they
appear to arrive instantaneously. In reality, however, they do not.  

Because packets travel at speeds that are dependent on the properties of

the physical medium (e.g. fiber optic or, as in the case of wireless
networks, air) through which they pass and because they have to cover a
The greater the certain distance, there is actually a very small amount of delay.  
value of latency, the
longer the delay. So, This delay, which is measured as the time it takes for a packet to get
if you have a high- from one point in the network to another (although it can be the same
latency network, you point if you're measuring a round-trip), is more formally known as
can expect latency and is usually expressed in milliseconds (ms).  
significant delays.
The longer the distance the packet has to travel from those two points,
the greater latency will be. That's why latency is more evident in wide
area networks that span very large distances. For example, latency in a
LAN may just be 5 ms, but latency between a computer in LA and a
server in Tokyo can be 200 ms.  

In addition to the latency caused by distance and the properties of the

physical medium, more latency can be introduced when the packet
passes through gateways or proxy servers because of the various
processes it has to undergo there.  

Again, the greater the value of latency, the longer the delay. So, if you
have a high-latency network, you can expect significant delays.  

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 Packet Loss
Not all packets you send arrive at their destination. Some of them are
dropped/lost along the way. This can happen due to a variety of reasons
like signal degradation, faulty networking devices or drivers, and
congestion. Naturally, if a packet is lost, the information that will be
received on the other end would not be complete.  

In some cases, that's not a big issue. For instance, a few lost packets
won't have a critical impact when you're having a VoIP session, playing a
Even a single lost real-time online multiplayer game, or viewing streaming media. Audio
packet can be a big and video quality may suffer a little but that's all.  
problem because
some text and other However, if you're sending a document, even just a single lost packet
portions may end can be a big problem because some text and other portions may end
up missing. up missing.  

Packet loss is expressed in percent (%), wherein a 0% packet loss means

all packets reached their destination, a 100% packet loss means all
packets failed to reach their destination, a 50% packet loss means only
half of them arrived, and so on.  

Clearly, high packet loss is not a good thing either.  

Bandwidth
If you have ever taken part in a buying decision involving network
devices, Internet connections, and other stuff related to networking,
chances are bandwidth was one of your major considerations. That's
because sales people often put emphasis on bandwidth when they sell
you networking products.  

Bandwidth is usually understood to mean the theoretical maximum

rate of data transfer that a particular network or network device is
capable of handling. It is normally expressed in multiples of bits per
second (bps) like: Kbps (Kilobits per second), Mbps (Megabits per
second), and Gbps (Gigabits per second).  

All things being equal, when you compare two networks or devices with
different bandwidths, the one that has greater bandwidth is normally
understood to be faster.  

The table below features bandwidth specifications of some common

Internet access technologies.  

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 Technologies Bandwidths
T1 / DS1   1.5 Mbps  
Wireless 802.11g   11 Mbps  
T3 / DS3   45 Mbps  
10 Gigabit Ethernet   10 Gbps  

Again, those are just theoretical values. In reality, due to factors like
latency and packet loss, it's almost impossible to achieve them. In fact, in
wide area networks, the actual rate of data transfer, which is known as
throughput, is usually just a small fraction of advertised bandwidth.

For example, while the bandwidth between a host in LA and a host in

Tokyo is 45 Mbps, the actual throughput might be only 5 Mbps. That's
just a little over 10% of what you'd have expected in a world without
latency and packet loss. Alas, that world is not the world we live in.

Congestion
What happens when the total volume of data simultaneously directed to a
T1 connection exceeds its bandwidth of 1.5 Megabits per second? The
same thing that happens on most main roads during peak hours. You get
traffic congestion, and in the case of networks, network congestion.  

Just like roads, a Just like roads, a congested network experiences reduced throughput. All
congested network types of networks have bandwidth limitations. The moment the volume of
experiences reduced incoming data exceeds a network's maximum capacity, congestion
throughput. occurs.  

But bandwidth is not the only network resource that has limitations.
Network devices such as routers and switches have portions in their
memory known as buffers in which received data is temporarily stored
before they are processed. Just like any kind of memory, these buffers
cannot accommodate an infinite amount of data. If the buffers start filling
up because incoming data is more than the buffer can handle, this too
can cause congestion.  

Once network congestion gets worse, it can lead to what is known as a

congestive collapse. At this stage, throughput is reduced to levels where
useful communication is no longer possible. If you go back to our road
traffic analogy, this condition is what we normally call a traffic jam.  

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 Network congestion is a very undesirable condition because it can also
increase latency and packet loss, which can aggravate the situation. This
is how it happens.  

When the rate of output on a device gets significantly lower than the rate
of input, as what happens during congestion, packets in queue start
backing up and processing gets delayed. Thus, latency eventually
increases.  

At the same time, when the receiving device's buffer starts filling up, the
device starts dropping packets. But that's not the end of the story. The
sending device, upon realizing that packets have been lost, starts
resending packets. These new packets add to the congestion and the
situation worsens.

The problem with TCP

Most file transfers are carried out over a technology known as the
Transmission Control Protocol or TCP. In existence since 1974, TCP is
interwoven into the core fabric of the Internet. Every time you use email,
view web sites, send files, or administer IT systems remotely, you're
most likely doing it over TCP.  
Being an old
technology, it is Being an old technology, it is understandable for TCP to have limitations
understandable when thrust into today's communications environment.  
for TCP to have
limitations when In the case of file transfers, majority of the protocols in use today,
thrust into today's including FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, HTTP, and HTTPS, still rely on TCP.
communications Therefore, if you often do file transfers, then you're sure to be affected
environment. by the problems inherent in this protocol.  

To gain a better understanding of the problems associated with TCP,

we must first talk about two of its strong qualities. Ironically, the
mechanisms that ensure those qualities are also where the problems
are coming from.

1. Reliable transmission
TCP is designed to provide reliable delivery of information. That means,
if you send a document using TCP, your recipient can expect to get it in
exactly the same form as the original.  

This is accomplished by a set of exchanges between the sender and the

receiver. When a packet from a certain sender arrives at the receiving

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end, the receiver responds with an acknowledgement to inform the
sender that the data arrived successfully.  

If no acknowledgement is received by the sender after a certain period of

time, it retransmits the unacknowledged data.  

In addition, each byte of data on a packet is marked with a sequence

number. The number sequence, which is monitored by both the sender
and receiver, is used to determine:  

p The correct ordering of the data;

p Which packet got lost and require retransmission; and
p Whether there is already a duplication of received data.

2. Flow Control
TCP is also equipped with a flow control mechanism aimed at preventing
the sending device from transmitting an amount of data greater than
what the receiving device or the network can handle. This is known as
the TCP sliding window flow control algorithm. How does it work?  

When transmission begins, the sender starts sending just a few

packets. Although the receiver has to acknowledge each packet it
gets from the sender, the sender does not always have to wait for
the acknowledgement of the last packet it sent before sending the
next packet.  

Rather, the sender only has to wait for an acknowledgement once a

certain number of packets are reached. This limit is known as the TCP
window. It is the maximum number of packets that a sender can send
out before it has to stop and wait for an acknowledgement.  

Let's say the TCP window is 4. In this case, the sending device can
send out a maximum of 4 packets before stopping to wait for an
acknowledgement.  

This is important because if no acknowledgement is received after a

certain period of time, then that means a packet might have been lost
and that something might have gone wrong at the receiving end.  

On the other hand, if the acknowledgement it has been waiting for

does arrive, the sender then increases the TCP window. In other words,
the TCP window increases (or “slides”) every time it receives an
acknowledgement.  

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 This also means that the number of packets that the receiver is allowed
to send before it has to stop to wait for an acknowledgement slowly
increases. When you have a larger window, the number of packets on
their way to the receiver at a given time will be greater.  

The increase in window size gets faster as more acknowledgements are

received. Because the rate of increase in window size is slow at the start,
it is known as a slow start state.  

The increase of the TCP window slows down again once a certain
threshold limit is reached. This threshold is initially set by the receiver
at the start of the connection and is the maximum amount of data that
can be accommodated by the receiver's buffer.  

Once the threshold is reached, the TCP session enters what is known as
the congestion avoidance state. At this point, the system would have
reached what it perceives as the highest throughput possible.  

So where do the problems lie?  

Where the problems lie

If you recall, for TCP to ensure reliable transmission, each sent packet
has to have an acknowledgement. The role of these acknowledgements
is very critical.  
For TCP to ensure
reliable transmission, During the slow start state, the TCP window will only grow upon
each sent packet the receipt of an acknowledgement. The longer it takes for an
has to have an acknowledgement to arrive, the longer it will take for a TCP window
acknowledgement. to grow.  

Remember, if you have a small TCP window, the sender can only send a
few packets at a given time. So really, it would be in your best interests
if the TCP window would grow quickly.  

There wouldn't be an issue if both the sender and receiver are located in
the same building or compound. The acknowledgement would arrive
instantly and the sender's “waiting time” would be negligible.  

But if you have a high latency network wherein the distance between
sender and receiver is significantly large, e.g. if the sender is in LA and
the receiver is in Tokyo, then the sending machine would have to wait
much longer.  

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Things can get worse when packets or acknowledgements get lost. As
soon as the sender detects packet loss, like when an acknowledgement
fails to arrive, it reduces the TCP window considerably and the session
goes back to slow start state.  

Not only that. The system would also change its perception as with
regards to the highest throughput possible. As a result, it will also
significantly reduce the threshold limit we talked about earlier. This now
has serious consequences.  

Even if the TCP window goes back up after slow start, its rise will be
limited by this greatly reduced threshold limit. Thus, even a small degree
of packet loss can be catastrophic to your file transfer.  

Networks spanning long distances and involving multiple network devices

are always subject to high latency and high packet loss.  

The result? A tremendous drop in throughput.  

We conducted a series of FTP-based file transfer experiments in a lab

setting to find out just how significant the effects of latency and packet
loss are.  

Here's how throughput fared at zero packet loss but increasing latency:  

Figure 1: Effects of Latency – FTP

45,000
40,000 40,960
Throughput (Kbps)

35,000
30,000
25,000
22,136
20,000
15,000
9,416
10,000
4,936
5,000 2,488
0 1,000
0 10 25 50 100 250
Latency (ms)

The throughput at the bottom-right of that graph is what you'd expect in

a FTP-based file transfer from LA to Tokyo over a 45 Mbps network even

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with zero packet loss. As you can see, while a latency of 200ms may
seem negligible, the resulting throughput will tell you it isn't.  

Now, here's how throughput fared when we fixed latency at 0 ms and

steadily increased packet loss:

Figure 2: Effects of Packet Loss – FTP

45,000
39,008
40,000
40,960 34,128
Throughput (Kbps)

35,000 34,128
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
4,544
5,000
0 832
0 0.1 0.5 1 5 10
Packet Loss (%)

Notice how steeply throughput drops beyond 1% packet loss. That's the
packet loss you'd normally experience when transmitting from LA to
Tokyo.  

When we combined the two factors, specifically, when we increased

latency while keeping packet loss at 0.5%, this is what we got:  

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Figure 3: Effects of Latency & Packet Loss (0.5%) – FTP
40,000
37,323
35,000
Throughput (Kbps)

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000 8,616
3,560
5,000 1,776 896
350
0
0 10 25 50 100 250
Latency (ms)

When you know that your throughput's only going to be like this, i.e., no
more than 1% of bandwidth, it's not going to be easy to approve your
staff's request for larger bandwidth.  

Not all transmissions are carried out using TCP. The relatively steady flow
of data in real-time online multiplayer games (or at least the real-time
aspects of these games), VoIP, and video streaming certainly could not
be achieved if you rely purely on TCP.  

If TCP were used on an online multiplayer first-person-shooter game, for

example, there'd be a lot of instances when players or even an entire
scene would appear to be standing still.  

Obviously, a much faster protocol is being brought into play here. That
protocol is the User Datagram Protocol or UDP.

The problem with UDP

Like TCP, UDP is one of the core protocols of the Internet. But unlike TCP,
UDP is not designed to provide reliability, ordering and data integrity.  

Thus, if your sending device transmits packets using simply UDP, the
packets that arrive at the receiving end may not be in order and may
suffer duplication. Furthermore, if a packet gets lost, your sender and
receiver may not know about it.  

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 But if you recall our discussion on packet loss, that's not always a
problem. A couple of lost packets certainly won't have a critical effect on,
say, a VoIP session.  

There may be a slight degradation in voice quality, but you'll still be able
to understand what the other person is saying. In fact, the number of lost
packets may be so small that you may not be able to notice anything
wrong with the voice quality at all.  

Because UDP is not burdened with acknowledgements and other

processes for error checking and correction, transmissions are much
faster.  

Still, UDP by itself is not suitable for all types of transmissions.  

Surely, if you're sending a document, you would need the information to

be all in, in order, and devoid of duplicates. So now you understand why
popular file transfer protocols like FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, and HTTPS are
forced to employ TCP.  

So how is it possible to achieve fast, reliable file transfers?

Achieving fast and reliable file transfers with AFTP

Fast and reliable file transfers can actually be achieved if you combine the
strengths of TCP and UDP. JSCAPE has developed a protocol known as
Accelerated File Transfer Protocol or AFTP and is included in its JSCAPE
MFT Server and AnyClient software.  

In a typical AFTP file transfer, the bulk of the data transfers are done on a
UDP channel while other tasks such as user authentication, file
Fast and reliable file management, and the coordination of the file transfers are done on a TCP
transfers can actually channel.  
be achieved if you
combine the Because UDP does not have an acknowledgement process like TCP, it is
strengths of TCP not as affected by latency and packet loss. Hence, a file transfer using
and UDP. AFTP performs much better than one relying purely on FTP.  

Here are a couple of graphs showing how noticeable differences between

the throughputs of AFTP and FTP file transfers can be.  

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 Figure 4: Effects of Latency – FTP vs. AFTP
45,000
40,000
35,000
Throughput (Kbps)

30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
0 10 25 50 100 250
Latency (ms)
FTP AFTP

0 10 25 50 100 250

FTP 40,960 22,136 9,416 4,936 2,488 1,000

AFTP 37,232 37,232 37,232 34,128 32,768 31,504

Figure 5: Effects of Packet Loss – FTP vs. AFTP

45,000
40,000
35,000
Throughput (Kbps)

30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
0 0.1 0.5 1 5 10
Packet Loss (%)
FTP AFTP  

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 0 0.1 0.5 1.0 5 10

FTP 40,960 39,008 34,128 34,128 4,544 832

AFTP 37,232 32,768 32,768 32,768 32,768 32,768

Notice how AFTP throughput remains almost unchanged. Here's one more
graph showing what happens if you introduce both latency and packet
loss:

Figure 6: Effects of Latency & Packet Loss (0.5%) – FTP vs. AFTP
45,000
40,000
35,000
Throughput (Kbps)

30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
0 10 25 50 100 250
Packet Loss (%)
FTP AFTP

0 10 25 50 100 250

FTP 37,323 8,616 3,560 1,776 896 350

AFTP 43,112 43,112 43,112 40,960 37,232 37,232

Clearly, AFTP outperforms pure FTP by a wide margin and the advantage
gets even more pronounced as network performance deteriorates, i.e.,
when there is greater latency and packet loss.  

What you're actually looking at in the lower-right corner of that last

graph is an FTP throughput of 350 Kbps and an AFTP throughput of
37,232 Kbps. That's actually a boost in throughput of more than 100x.  

So what particular product can boost your file transfers at least a 100x?

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 Choosing a file transfer solution
You might be surprised, but there are already a few file transfer
programs that support some form of accelerated file transfer. And in most
cases, these products don't differ much in terms of improved throughput.  

But then that doesn't mean you can just go on and pick a product
randomly. Throughput shouldn't be the only factor you need to consider
when choosing a file transfer solution.  

Some of the critical questions you should also be asking are:  

Does it support multiple protocols?

Some companies don't just transfer files within their organization. If you
also share information with other people, like your customers, suppliers,
business partners, and so on, there will always be that possibility that
If you also share their file transfer application won't be compatible with yours.  
information with That is, it's always possible that their application might be using a
other people, there different protocol. If that is the case, sharing files with them can be a
will always be that problem.  
possibility that
their file transfer The most widely used protocols include FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, and
application won't HTTPS. So if your AFTP-enabled file transfer solution also supports other
be compatible protocols, including those mentioned, incompatibility may no longer be an
with yours. issue.

Is it platform independent?
It's not unusual for a large organization to maintain computers having
different operating systems. Some of your employees may be using
Windows laptops and desktops. Others may be using Macs. Some of your
servers may be running on Linux, while others on Solaris, or AIX.  

If your computers run on different platforms, it would be easier for both

your IT staff and your end users if your file transfer solution can run on
all the major platforms.  

By having a platform-independent solution, you can simplify a lot of

relevant activities like training, installation, maintenance, upgrades,
troubleshooting, and so on, thus saving you time and money.  

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 Does it automate business processes?
With so many tasks vying for attention everyday, having the ability to
automate some business processes can help you get more things
Having the ability accomplished much faster.  
to automate some
It would therefore be a big boost to your team's productivity if your file
business processes
transfer solution were already equipped with features that automate
can help you get
certain processes. Some tasks that should be automated whenever
more things
possible include the following:  
accomplished
much faster. p File transfers to trading partners especially during non-office hours
when bandwidth utilization is low;  
p Virus scans on every file upload;  
p PGP encryptions on every file upload;  
p Compression/decompression of transferred files;  
p Email notifications regarding certain events such as those mentioned in
this list;  

Does it simplify auditing tasks?

If you expect a lot of people to use your file transfer system, you will
want to have a way to keep track of each individual's file transfer
sessions. This will allow you to trace back their actions if ever any issue
arises in the future.  

For example, if a data breach hits you, you can conduct a more thorough
investigation if you can identify who accessed what during a particular
period of time. A file transfer solution with logging capabilities can be a
big help in these situations.  

Does it provide ample security?

Do the files you transfer include sensitive data like personal information,
trade secrets, or financial data? If so, you wouldn't want unauthorized
personnel to get a hold of them.  

These days, threats against confidential data can come from both outside
and within your organization. It is therefore important for your file
transfer solution to be equipped with basic and advanced security
features like DLP (data loss prevention), access controls, encryption, two-
factor authentication, and others.  

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 This will enable you with enough flexibility to implement appropriate
security measures when addressing identified risks.  

Is it able to meet compliance mandates?

In line with efforts to curb fraud, identity theft, corporate identity theft,
and other attacks on electronic data, many developed countries now have
laws and regulations that affect file transfers.  
Failure to comply Failure to comply may result in large penalties and damage to reputation
with laws and in the event of a data breach.  
regulations may
result in large The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act, Health
penalties and Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Payment Card
damage to reputation Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and the European Union Data
in the event of a Protection Directive, are just some of the laws and regulations you may
data breach. need to comply with.  

Thus, if the scope of your business operations include the US or any EU

member state, having a file transfer system already designed to meet
regulatory requirements would be a big boost to your overall compliance
initiatives.

About JSCAPE MFT Server

JSCAPE MFT Server is a platform independent managed file transfer
solution that centralizes all of your file transfer processes into a single
easy to use application. JSCAPE MFT Server supports all major file
transfer protocols including AFTP, FTP/S, SFTP, SCP and HTTP/S.  

Example Uses
p Provide a highly secure method for exchanging data both internally and
between trading partners that meets PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA and GLBA
compliance requirements  
p Simplify file transfers by unifying all services and processes into a
single platform independent solution  
p Gain control of users and system resources  
p Automate file transfers between trading partners and respond to server
side events  
p Provide a secure web-based file transfer gateway to clients without
installing any software  

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Feature Summary
p Platform independent solution with installers for Windows, Linux,
Solaris, UNIX, AIX and Mac OS X operating systems  
p Support for all popular file transfer protocols including FTP/S, SFTP,
SCP and HTTP/S  
p Accelerated file transfer over high speed / high latency networks moves
files up to 100 times faster than FTP  
p Brandable and easy to use web based client interface for transferring
and managing files  
p Support for multiple domains each with their own unique file transfer
services and configurations  
p Multi-lingual web user interface with built in language packs for
English, Spanish, French, German and Russian  
p Authentication modules for integrating with existing LDAP, Active
Directory, NTLM, PAM and database user repositories  
p Triggers module for use in automating business processes such as file
transfers with trading partners and responding to server events  
p Data Loss Prevention module for use in preventing leakage of sensitive
data such as credit card, SSN and bank account numbers.  
p Jailed user accounts and virtual file system keep your users data separate  
p Ad-hoc file transfer module for granting non-account holders temporary
access to data  
p Several security features designed to meet PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX and
GLBA compliance requirements  
p Support for high availability and load balancing environments  
p Integrated key management tools for OpenPGP, SSH and SSL
standards  
p Directory monitors with ability to detect when directories have been
modified  
p Java based API for managing the server, users and configuration
settings  
p Integrity checksum and resume file transfer capabilities  
p ... and much more  

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