Ipswitch Announces Integration of WS_FTP Pro With Allaire's Visual Tools for Fast and Easy Website Management; Powerful Combination Helps Companies Build Web Presence.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Ipswitch, Inc., a leading supplier of award-winning Internet productivity software, today announced that the engine of its popular Internet file transfer protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. (FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to ) product line, WS_FTP Pro, is now integrated with Allaire Corporation's Visual Tools, JRun Studio, ColdFusion Studio and HomeSite. The integration provides customers with industry leading file transfer software that increases efficiency and reliability of Website creation and maintenance. "Allaire has established its relationship with Ipswitch based on WS_FTP Pro's solid reputation, ease of integration and quality technical support and development staff," said Allaire Visual Tools Director Eric Schott. "Our customers, many of whom are already long-time Ipswitch customers, will benefit from overall improved performance and greater efficiency." The WS_FTP engine that is integrated with Allaire's visual tools is also a key component of WS_FTP Pro, Ipswitch's award winning, Windows-based file transfer protocol client application that is used to transfer files between a local PC and a remote FTP server (networking) FTP server - A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with "ftp.", e.g. . With WS_FTP Pro, users can connect to any FTP server, browse through directories and files and transfer files (upload or download) in either direction. Advanced features such as synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. , scripting, queuing and file masking are especially valuable to Webmasters managing complex Websites. WS_FTP Pro provides two user interfaces: a classic two-pane user interface and a Windows Explorer See Explorer. interface. With the option to install either or both interfaces, users can choose the one that best suits their needs or install both and use them interchangeably. WS_FTP Pro is a popular FTP tool for Webmasters at companies of all sizes and is a leading FTP option for small office and home office users. "A strong Web presence is essential for today's leading businesses and can extend smaller companies' reach into markets to which they previously did not have access," said Roger C. Greene, president of Ipswitch, Inc. "WS_FTP Pro's powerful functionality makes it popular with Webmasters for building and maintaining sites. It makes creating and managing Websites a smooth, painless experience. WS_FTP Pro also is an essential tool for any corporate user transferring files over the Internet. We are excited to make WS_FTP Pro available to Allaire customers so that they can optimize their Website building experiences and maximize the business on their e-commerce sites." Allaire Visual Tools: --JRun Studio, a complete environment for rapid Web application development with JSP (JavaServer Page) An extension to the Java servlet technology from Sun that allows HTML to be combined with Java on the same page. The Java provides the processing, and the HTML provides the layout on the Web page. and Java Servlets See servlet. (World-Wide Web) Java servlet - (By analogy with "applet") A Java program that runs as part of a network service, typically an HTTP server and responds to requests from clients. integrates with JRun Server, Allaire's award winning J2EE application A J2EE application or an enterprise application is any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. server. --ColdFusion Studio, a complete environment for rapid Web application development with the ColdFusion Markup Language (language, World-Wide Web) ColdFusion Markup Language - (CFML) A tag based markup language used to create ColdFusion web applications by embedding ColdFusion commands in HTML files. is the visual tool component of Allaire's ColdFusion Web application server. --HomeSite, an industry-leading Web development tool, allows users to experience increased productivity, enhanced Web site management and extended site deployment. About Ipswitch, Inc. Founded in 1991, Ipswitch develops Windows-based software products for the Internet and corporate intranets. Its product family includes WS_FTP Pro, the world's most popular FTP client; WS_FTP Server, the first industrial-strength, full-featured FTP server for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. ; WhatsUp Gold, a network mapping Network mapping or Internet mapping is the study of the physical connectivity of the Internet. It is not to be confused with the remote discovery of which operating system a computer is running, an activity more akin to hacking. , monitoring and notification tool; IMail Server, an NT-based Internet messaging server for small to medium-size companies and ISPs; and WS_Ping ProPack, a utility suite for the Internet and intranets - all designed for today's mission-critical business communications. Ipswitch products set new standards for functionality, performance, reliability and interoperability, while providing the foundation for corporate internetworking solutions, and are available directly from Ipswitch and through distributors, resellers and OEMs. |
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