Software replaces File Transfer Protocol.
Press Release Summary:
Gigabyte Express v5.103 for Windows provides mission-critical, business-to-business bulk data transfer. It supports encryption utilizing Diffie-Hellman key exchange and 128-bit Rijndael/AES encryption. Software offers on-the-fly compression, unattended operation, and reliable throughput over long distance and congested Internet and intranet connections. File transfer is point-to-point, with Gigabyte Express running at both receiving and sending nodes.
Original Press Release:
International File Transfer Software, Niwot Networks Announces Gigabyte Express 5 With Encryption
Longmont, CO - December 2, 2002 - Niwot Networks, Inc., a leading vendor of high performance communication software announced today that it has released version 5.103 of its Gigabyte Express 5 file transfer software for Windows. Gigabyte Express is a mission-critical, business-to-business bulk data transfer solution that replaces traditional File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Version 5.103 supports encryption utilizing Diffie-Hellman key exchange and 128-bit Rijndael/AES encryption. Customer and internal performance tests indicate that Gigabyte Express 5 is the fastest file transfer product on the market, achieving tenfold performance over FTP on international links.
"Security is a critical concern for organizations and individuals moving sensitive data such as health care records, financial data, and other proprietary information over the Internet," said Bill Gibson, President and CTO of Niwot Networks. "The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets national standards to protect the privacy of personal health information. We are working with our remote data processing customers to ensure that Gigabyte Express 5 will be HIPAA compliant. The encryption methodologies employed in GBX 5 are within the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and we are confident that compliance with the soon to be released HIPAA security specification will be achieved."
"Gigabyte Express 5 is becoming the de facto workhorse for international bulk file data transfers utilizing Niwot's patented RELIA(TM) technology", said Roger Rios, Vice President, "Wow! is common feedback when new user's test the software for transfer performance over international and satellite IP networks. Our customer list, which includes GE Capital, Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS), and TIAA-CREF is testimony to Gigabyte Express' stability and reliability."
Background: Niwot Networks' Gigabyte Express provides on-the-fly compression, unattended operation, and reliable throughput over long distance and congested Internet and intranet connections. File transfer is point-to-point, with Gigabyte Express running at both the receiving and sending nodes. While making Gigabyte Express the fastest way to move files over the Internet, Niwot found that packet loss and delay hobbles the performance of all Internet applications. This performance can be dramatically improved with Niwot's patented RELIA(TM) Technology. Niwot's RELIA(TM) technology is an extension to TCP which adds redundant information that enables the receiver to reconstruct lost information without requiring the time delay of retransmission. The RELIA(TM) Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is available for license to software developers.
Niwot Networks, Inc. manufactures software for high speed communication using Windows and Macintosh platforms. Niwot has been providing high performance file transfer software to sophisticated users in the Graphic Arts, Publishing, Printing, and Data Entry industries since 1992. Contact Niwot at 800-657-3278 or 303-772-8664; Fax 303-772-8514; email: info@gigabytex.com. Fully functioning demo versions of Gigabyte Express are available from Niwot's web site at www.gigabytex.com.
