Coming up next week, FileCatalyst will be traveling across the pond to attend the UK essential broadcast and technology event: BVE 2013, in London from February 26 to 28. This show showcases a comprehensive selection of products, services and technologies for taking content from conception to consumption, showcasing technologies and services for the production, post [...]
“Big data” and “cloud storage” are some of 2013’s biggest tech buzzwords, and with good reason. Data is growing exponentially, and we need a place to store it. Cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure provide scalable, cost effective ways to store and access your data. However, you must first get [...]
Ever run into issues sending large media files via email? The answer is probably yes, especially if you work in a field which requires the transfer of large format video or audio files on a daily basis. While email is great for many types of workplace communications, file size limitations (usually around 10 to 25MB) [...]
Until now FileCatalyst users have been “jailed” in their home directory. This was designed as a security feature to prevent users from browsing the file system. Users could only access files that were found within their sandbox, regardless of the underlying operating system. The flip side to the security this feature was the tight restriction [...]
In FileCatalyst Workflow and Webmail, admins have the option to create group folders, allowing users to share files and transactions with each other. However, admins may not want all users in the group to have the same level of access to those files. Based on organizational roles and responsibilities, certain users may only be permitted [...]
Managed file transfer (MFT) solutions have been around for years, but as of late we’ve noticed their growing presence in enterprise IT. The obvious question is why, but we’d like to ask instead why not? MFT provides tracking, reliability, security to file transfers while simplifying and streamlining important IT processes. With increased efficiency and reduced [...]
Overview The FileCatalyst JavaScript API offers the ability to implement an accelerated file transfer application from within a web browser. Using the API, you are able to customize the end-user's file transfer experience, integrating the file transfer into your site (in terms of both functionality and UI) in a way not necessarily possible with the [...]
We are pleased to announce the latest release in our FileCatalyst Webmail and FileCatalyst Workflow product lines. Both products have been updated to version 4.8.2. Read the version history and full release notes on support site. Highlights include: Increased functionality for regular admins Custom HTML in order forms Compatibility with latest version of FileCatalyst Direct [...]
Aberdeen's AberFast solution enables the quick sharing of files across the globe with their cloud-based file delivery and transcoding solution. Helping to give the digital delivery system its extra oomph in file transfer speed is an integration with FileCatalyst UDP-based technology. The partnership provides clients operating in the broadcast industry a one-stop solution to upload, [...]
While we could all use faster file transfer, there are certain situations in which accelerated file transfer can yield exceptional benefits. The following infographic can help determine if you are a good candidate for implementing accelerated file transfer technology: