Unitrends Delivers Backup Simplicity with D2D Appliances
by Alex Woodie

Complexity can be a killer in the IT business. Layer too many moving parts into a given business process, and you can be sure that somebody will find a way to break it. One IT vendor that's been helping small and mid-sized businesses root out complexity from their backup and recovery processes is Unitrends, which has quietly amassed a substantial customer base with its all-in-one line of disk-to-disk (D2D) and D2D2D backup appliances. READ MORE >

Rainmaker's Profit Optimization Software Good as Gold to Casinos
by Alex Woodie

If you've ever been turned down for a room in a major Las Vegas casino when the hotel was obviously not full, it probably made you mad. And it probably doesn't help knowing that the software that told the front desk to reject you was written by the Rainmaker Group. But when you realize that Rainmaker's revenue optimization software has made casinos hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars, you can begin to understand why it's in such widespread use. READ MORE >

Pat Townsend Updates MFT Offering for i/OS
by Alex Woodie

Patrick Townsend Security Solutions last week introduced Alliance All-Ways Secure version 5.0, a new release of its managed file transfer (MFT) solution for System i customers. The product brings support for 128-bit SSH encryption over FTP (sFTP), which will allow customers to share files with banks that have standardized on sFTP. Version 5.0 also brings enhancements in the area of configuration and logging, and makes it easier for IBM i users to comply with data privacy laws, PTSS says. READ MORE >

Linoma Bolsters GoAnywhere MFT Tool with New Features
by Alex Woodie

Linoma Software last week announced a new version of GoAnywhere Director, its enterprise-strength managed file transfer (MFT) solution that runs on i/OS and other major operating systems. With version 3.0, the vendor has expanded its support for secure transfer protocols and digital signatures, and delivered new ways that customers can use the tool to automate recurring business processes that involve secure file transfer. READ MORE >