While it remains a hot-botton topic in the imaging world, we are starting to see some incredibly creative and easy-to-use storage and file organization solutions appear on the horizon.
Siber Systems, Inc., recently announced a program dubbed GoodSync, actually releasing v7 last month. GoodSync Version 7 now offers support for Web-based transfers via FTP or WebDAV protocols, making it easy to upload and maintain copies of files at distant locations – a past time that is certainly gaining steam among certain demographics. .
Siber Systems explains that GoodSync Version 7 supports file synchronization between computers and/or hard drives via USB cable, local networks and the Web. “With the addition of WebDAV and FTP standards, remote backups over the Internet will be faster than ever. Users can now synchronize and backup files or entire disks to remote servers without having to sign up for an expensive backup service provider. What’s more, website owners can now utilize GoodSync to upload and maintain website files,” the company said in a statement.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) are the most common technologies today for transferring and managing large amounts of file information over the Internet. FTP uses the Internet’s TCP/IP protocols for fast data transfer, while WebDAV, an extension to the HTTP protocol, allows users to collaborate on, and even alter, files via the Web.
“FTP and WebDAV are the most popular Internet-based file sharing protocols. Their addition to GoodSync’s lineup of transfer standards keeps GoodSync at the forefront of the backup and synchronization field,” said William Carey, vice president of marketing for Siber Systems. “We believe showstoppers attendees, as well as our large user base, will be pleased and impressed by GoodSync’s ability to handle the most sophisticated backup challenges.”
The company added that since the advent of inexpensive, or even free, online storage providers, PC users have many new options for storing, accessing and sharing files from virtually any location. “GoodSync complements this fast-growing trend by making it easy and fast to backup and/or synchronize large amounts of information-photos, music, videos, even entire hard drives-over the Web,” they claim. Check out www.goodsync.com to find out more.
