Last week, the FileCatalyst Team attended NAB Show in Las Vegas. This was a great show with many new, exciting technologies announced (including our own new FileCatalyst Central and FileCatalyst Direct releases) breathing new life into the constantly evolving digital media industry. Along with showcasing our latest FileCatalyst Central and FileCatalyst Direct releases offering extended [...]

Last year, the FileCatalyst team was approached with an interesting proposition. A PhD researcher from the Anhalt University, Dmitry Kachan, wanted to test multiple transfer solutions from competing vendors as part of his work. He would take a copy of our software, run some tests to see how it performed under various network conditions, and [...]

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 [...]

"Big data" is the latest buzz word among the IT community. There is much talk about analyzing data to save money and improve efficiency. In fact, there is so much money involved in big data that IBM’s VP of innovation, Bernard Meyerson, referred to big data as the "new oil" at the recent GTEC conference. [...]

The life cycle of a file transfer follows this basic pattern: The first and last step in the diagram, Disk IO, were covered in Part 1 of the series: Improving Throughput Part 1: Disk IO. Disk IO is always a good place to start when analysing a system to see why files are not transferring [...]

Earlier this month at IBC in Amsterdam, we announced the soon to be released FileCatalyst 3.0. The new version can transfer files really really fast... up-to 10Gbps (1,250 MB/sec) with AES encryption! It also includes a global monitoring console to watch your entire file transfer Eco-system from a single browser window. You can read more [...]

FileCatalyst Direct is marketed primarily as our point-to-point file transfer system. At its most basic level, the solution requires server-side installation (FileCatalyst Direct Server), and a connection from a client option. On the client side, you don't even need installation—options like our Web Applets don't need anything from the client except an internet connection and [...]

In a few weeks, we will be in Amsterdam at one of the year's biggest events, the IBC Conference and Exhibition. If you're going to be in attendance, visit us during the exhibition (September 11-15) at booth 7.J41. Check out the press release here The atmosphere is always electric at the IBC, and it's exciting [...]

FileCatalyst Direct has received some new features and improvements. The latest version available as a production release is now 2.7.3, and is available for immediate download from your download page. Please contact your representative if you need more details on how to download and/or upgrade. New to FileCatalyst 2.7.3: I/O tests to identify maximum write [...]

The latest production version of FileCatalyst Direct has just been released. Anybody owning a license is invited to contact their representative for download information, or to visit the download portal provided by your account executive. Here's a brief list of what's included: • Server-side API released as beta product • Option to force lowercase usernames [...]