Pro2col had the pleasure of assisting on the Globalscape stand, on what is traditionally the busiest day. With Chaz and Chris Thacker both providing demos the stand was busy and the message was coming through loud and clear; IT Professionals want a Dropbox Alternative.

A study by security distributor e92plus that I read at the show highlighted that some 76% of IT Professionals in the UK had Dropbox at the top of its list of banned
technologies. This was very much reflected by the conversations we had and the demonstrations of Globalscape solutions provided.

The most popular solution by far was Mail Express. Visitors loved the web based functionality and MicroSoft Outlook plugin. The Drop Off Portal also proved a big success as IT admins learned how they could provide a hands off facility for large files to come into the business without the need for setting up FTP accounts or clogging up email servers with attachments.

If you’d like to learn more about how Globalscape solutions could help your business Replace Dropbox, contact Globalscape’s UK Master Partner here.

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On a similar note, this is the ideal moment to publically release our lastest e-book: The Council’s Guide to Secure Managed File Transfer, which is now available for download.  It covers a range of issues surrounding the secure movement within councils including:

If you’re at the conference and would like to speak to one of our managed file transfer experts, drop by stand 8 (piccy attached) – we’re always happy to help.  If you’ve not been able to make it this year and you’d like to talk to us, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the office on 0333 123 1240.

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Hosted EFT provides you with your own hosted version of Globalscape’s award winning EFT Server.  Deployed at Peer1′s world class UK data centers, we have multiple hosted FTP instances set up and ready to go.  There are various options on disk space and bandwidth, along with a range of additional modules available including High Security, Auditing & Reporting and Web Transfer Clients for multi Gigabyte uploads.  This means your company can benefit from the features of EFT Server, without the upfront costs of infrastructure and licence costs.  We’ll provide you with your own dedicated IP address and help you to take advantage of the numerous branding options – all with an unlimited number of users.

If you’d like to take advantage of Globalscape’s Hosted EFT Server provided by Pro2col, then get in touch for a no obligation demonstration or free 30-day evaluation.  We’ll show you just how easy it is to be up and running in a couple of minutes so you can start simply and securely exchanging files with your trading partners and customers.

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We’re helping out on the GlobalSCAPE stand this year (check out their stylish booth), as they’re showcasing their latest products for the first time here in the UK – Hosted Enhanced File Transfer Server™ (EFT Server™) and Secure Mobile Access™. As GlobalSCAPE’s primary reseller’s in the UK, it’s been a great opportunity for us to spend some more face-to-face time with the GlobalSCAPE team.

There’s been a lot of interest from businesses spanning all sectors, looking secure their data transfers and comply with regulations such as PCI DSS and The Data Protection Act.  We’re looking forward to being kept busy for the remainder of the exhibition, so if you’re heading down to Earls Court come see us at stand F82.

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To date discussions have ranged from secure file transfer related…

U.S Congress have enforced acts eg. HIPPA & Sarbanes-Oxley to protect confidential information stored & exchanged throughout businesses & services. Should similar guidelines exist in the UK/EU?

To file transfer protocols…

FTP or peer to peer Portal?

I’d like some feedback from everyone on what they think are the three ‘main’ types of b2b file transfer. Here are my thoughts – have I missed any really obvious ones though?

To what’s in the news…

Accidental insider security incidents more frequent than malicious attacks

Illegal file-sharers could see internet connection cut

The group has only been active for a few weeks now and there are already over 75 members including several Pro2col employees:

James Lewis – Managing Director/Business Guru

Charles Snell – Managing Director/Technical Buff

Lindsay Lewis – Marketing Manager/General Dogs Body

We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions on any of the above topics.  Even better – if you have a subject you’d like to discuss please join the File Transfer Technology Group and start a discussion – new members are always welcome.

Hope to see you on LinkedIn soon!

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As this is our first blog entry I want to keep in brief but at the same time introduce the UK team:

You can contact anyone of us via email by using our intials in front of @pro2colgroup.com e.g. jl @ pro2colgroup.com – obviously without the spaces!

We’d love to hear from anybody who’s got any burning questions about file transfer in general or specific solutions and if you’ve got any recommendations about Blog topics please feel free to get in touch.

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