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Need to send big files fast? Learn from NBC Olympics and FileCatalyst

When it comes to the Olympics, it’s all about size and speed – the need to send big files fast is crucial for broadcasters like NBC Olympics, the official American broadcaster for both the Summer and Winter Games. For the second time, NBC Olympics employed FileCatalyst to assist with their digital file delivery during the Games. The first time in Sochi, FileCatalyst successfully moved 3 TB per...
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The hidden cost of "free" file transfers

With 2.5 Exabytes – that’s 250 million GB! – of data being created every single day, everyone has files they need to move. From e-mail attachments, file syncing applications and FTP servers, files are constantly moving whether it’s five feet down the hall, or to a colleague on the other side of the globe. A recent report issued by Aberdeen Group, an IT research group, identified the hidden costs...
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#TBT - A look back at Broadcast Asia 2016

This week for throwback Thursday, we’re rewinding to Broadcast Asia 2016. Watch the video below as FileCatalyst’s own Elton Carneiro talks about FileCatalyst’s accelerated file transfer solutions as they relate to the media and broadcast space. Bandwidth is becoming more readily available and tools like ours can allow people to maximize their bandwidth and get full leverage of the bandwidth that...
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The Benefits of File Transfer Automation

By Brian Pick on Thu, 07/21/2016
Organizations today are challenged with maximizing their resources in a fiercely competitive environment. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Lost time is never found again.” This is a problem that IT departments of all sizes have become familiar with. Take, for example, an IT staff member who spends countless hours waiting on inbound and...
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Managed File Transfer
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How To: Change Emulation Mode in Internet Explorer to Load TransferAgent Properly

Fri, 07/15/2016
Any FileCatalyst application that previously used embedded Java applets in a browser has a migration path to FileCatalyst TransferAgent. Moving forward with this solution, we have been able to bring functionality of this product Google Chrome v42 and newer. Firefox v40 and newer. Internet Explorer v10 and newer. In Internet Explorer, users have found that the application “stalls” at...
Fast File Transfer
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Bringing content to life with Aframe

Wed, 07/06/2016
If you’ve ever tried to send a large video file, you know what a time consuming process it can be. For the production pros using Aframe – the world’s most powerful video collaboration platform – they need to transfer thousands of videos every day. Imagine how long this would take using standard FTP. ...
Fast File Transfer
Press Release

Fortra Acquires Linoma Software To Meet Rising Security Demand

June 3, 2016– Fortra announced today the acquisition of Linoma Software, whose secure managed file transfer (MFT) and data encryption products have propelled exciting growth. The acquisition broadens the Fortra security portfolio with solutions that fit specific needs and run on major operating systems,including in hybrid IT environments. Linoma Software is a Nebraska-based firm with more than 3...
Case Study

Aframe: Providing Positive Experiences Through Accelerated File Transfers

Whether for television, film, news, sports, commercials, or corporate, global collaborators have, in the past, shared their production video files one by one over HTTP, or sent files through FTP using a third party client (Cyberduck, Filezilla, etc.). Read on to learn how FileCatalyst allowed data structures to be preserved, and data is encrypted in transit using the AES 128-bit standard, and this transfer is completed in excellent time.
Fast File Transfer
Blog

Picking up right where we left off with the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Fri, 04/15/2016
Over the years, we have had the privilege of working with many customers and partners who have benefited from the FileCatalyst technology and this year, that privilege continues. Once again, NBC Sports and FileCatalyst join forces to deliver seamless coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. During the Games, NBC Olympics will utilize FileCatalyst technology to move data over a 5 Gbps link between...
Fast File Transfer
Press Release

Unlimi-Tech Software announces launch of FileCatalyst Delivery Plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro CC

LAS VEGAS: April 15, 2016 … Unlimi-Tech Software, Inc., an Emmy® award-winning pioneer in managed file transfers, and the creator of FileCatalyst, a world leading accelerated file transfer solution, is pleased to announce the launch of the FileCatalyst Delivery Plugin for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC at NAB 2016. As an industry-leading non-linear video editing application and a key component of Adobe...
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Unlimi-Tech to bring Emmy® Award winning accelerated file transfer solutions to Las Vegas at NAB 2016

Unlimi-Tech Software, Inc., an Emmy® award winning pioneer in managed file transfers and the creator of FileCatalyst, a world leading accelerated file transfer solution, is pleased to announce they will be attending the NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 18 to 21, 2016. This will be Unlimi-Tech’s tenth consecutive NAB show and will be showcasing their patented accelerated file...
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MediaSeal file security integrated into FileCatalyst accelerated file transfer

Unlimi-Tech Software Inc., an Emmy® award winning pioneer in managed file transfers and Fortium, a leading provider of film and entertainment content security solutions, are pleased to announce the integration of MediaSeal file encryption into FileCatalyst, a world leading accelerated file transfer solution to benefit a broader base of customers. MediaSeal encryption at-rest is a unique file...
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SHA-2 and TLS Security for AS2 Transfers

By Brian Pick on Tue, 03/08/2016
SHA-2 and TLS Security for AS2 Transfers It’s crucial for organizations to take the time to upgrade the security used to protect their AS2 data transfers. In order to be compliant with the latest security standards, you need to be using a modern AS2 solution. Related Reading: AS2 Protocol Software for Client & Server Transfers The Story...
AS2, AS3, and AS4 Transfers
Managed File Transfer
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What is AS2? Common Protocol Explained

By Brian Pick on Thu, 12/10/2015
For those that ask "What is AS2?," AS2 is an abbreviation for Applicability Statement 2, which is a popular file transfer protocol that allows businesses to exchange data with their trading partners. AS2 protocol combines the use of several secure and widely used technologies including HTTPS, SSL Certificates, S/MIME, and file hashing. By...
AS2, AS3, and AS4 Transfers
Managed File Transfer
Case Study

U.S. Captioning Accelerating the Transfer of Digital Files for Closed Captioning

Profile Since 1999, U.S. Captioning Company has been instrumental in providing high quality captioning services at affordable rates. Over the years, they expanded their services to meet the needs of clients who value the importance of supplying accessible communication for deaf and hard of hearing communities. Through using U.S. Captioning services, patrons are given access to television programs...
Fast File Transfer
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Teleportation, time travel and covered wagons

Thu, 08/06/2015
After the death of Leanord Nimoy this year, I found myself cruising the internet reading about him, about Star Trek, about sci-fi in general. I came across an article about teleportation that really caught my interest. This article pointed out that researchers had worked out how many bits of information were stored in a human being. It was an astounding 2.6 Tredecillion bits (that’s a number with...
Fast File Transfer
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An introduction to data gravity

Tue, 07/14/2015
A couple of months ago, our President and Co-Founder John Tkaczewski had the honour of presenting an introduction to data gravity at the NAB virtual conference. While the concept of data gravity has been around for a few years, it isn’t talked about very often, especially in relation to our business – file transfer. Coined in 2010 by Dave McCrory, the basic concept of data gravity is that...
Fast File Transfer
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Truly Secure On-Premises Document Management for HR

By Brian Pick on Tue, 03/24/2015
HR departments receive, generate, and accumulate substantial volumes of documents such as job postings, employment applications, resumes, reference checks, testing data, personnel files, wage and hour records, payroll records, and disciplinary files. GoDrive by GoAnywhere is a secure file storage and collaboration solution that's ideally...
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