I haven't tried this> <g> Hilgraeve Ships DropChute(TM) Pro
February 3, 1999
MONROE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)Hilgraeve Inc.
today announced the availability of
DropChute Pro instant file delivery software,
the best way to send large, time-critical or
confidential files electronically. DropChute
Pro is a reliable, secure, and cost-effective
alternative to email attachments, ftp,
faxes, and overnight packages.
DropChute Pro features encrypted voice
communications (VoIP), enabling users to
privately discuss exchanged files -- the first
software to provide VoIP over the Internet
and TCP/IP networks. DropChute Pro
simplifies use through firewalls and sports a
new, easy-to-learn interface. It lets users
send files of any kind, any size, instantly,
through the Internet, intranets or directly
through modems, reliably and securely. It
makes electronic delivery viable for
businesses that currently ship files in
overnight packages or struggle with
problems associated with email attachments
or ftp. Instant delivery with DropChute Pro
cuts costs and puts an end to garbled
attachments, unreliable delivery, clogged
mail servers and security concerns.
Hilgraeve's new family of DropChute instant
file delivery programs spans the needs of
various classes of users, with intuitive
e-mail like user interfaces, drag-and-drop
simplicity, voice communications, and many
usability advancements. DropChute Lite is
distributed free-of-charge, enabling
enthusiasts and home users to exchange
files instantly and talk to one another using
headsets or keyboards, via Internet,
intranets, or modems; yet lacks
business-oriented features of DropChute Pro
and DropChute Enterprise. DropChute Pro
adds authentication, encryption, data
compression, on-the-fly virus detection,
support for automated network installation
and delivery tracking via pop-up messages
or e-mailed confirmations. DropChute
Enterprise enables businesses to automate
mission-critical information flow, and
integrate instant file delivery with other
enterprise applications.
DropChute Pro security features are
important for users obligated to maintain
privacy, i.e. those in legal, medical or
financial markets. Its encrypted voice
communications allow users to collaborate
on files they are exchanging or talk
free-of-charge through the Internet,
maintaining privacy with RSA Public Key
Authentication and Symmetric Key
Encryption based on Microsoft Cryptography
APIs. Its Internet Rendezvous(TM) feature
(patent-pending) lets users connect
through the Internet even to people who
access the Internet by modem and aren't
presently online. Internet Rendezvous
places a direct-dialed call to the other PC's
modem, instructs that PC to rendezvous on
the Internet and both PCs hang up and
connect through the Internet automatically.
DropChute Pro users can connect
effortlessly through most firewalls without
any threat to security; firewall
administrators can easily prevent use of
DropChute if desired. Hilgraeve also provides
consulting on secure file exchange through
firewalls.
An easy-to-use wizard helps users
distribute free or try-before-you-buy
versions of DropChute to others via email or
diskette, along with a "me " entry that
represents them. Businesses can provide
clients with simple setup kits that set up
their icon, i.e. logo, immediately on client's
desktop, ready for drag-and-drop file
exchange.
New connection processes and usability
improvements enable trouble-free use
through dial-up networking (RAS), cable
modems, and LANs. Other improvements
include background data exchange; visual
and audio clues upon file delivery;
entry-specific "Receive Folders"
automatically segregate files received from
each person into separate folders.
DropChute Pro users can export and import
DropChute entries for easy collaboration
with others. Project coordinators can
distribute entries representing project
participants; system administrators can
distribute " employee" entries for seamless
file exchange within the company network
or remotely. Network installation support
allows companies with site licenses to
centrally install DropChute, with having to
physically go to each PC, through either a
"silent install" process or automated remote
installation using Microsoft SMS (Software
Maintenance Services).
DropChute Pro, compatible with Windows
95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, is
available from Hilgraeve's web site
(www.hilgraeve.com), ZD-Net
(www.zdnet.com) and other electronic
outlets, as well as retailers and distributors
Ingram Micro and Micro Central for $99.95,
SRP. Internet users can download
evaluation copies of DropChute Pro from
Hilgraeve's web site. DropChute Lite is
available free from Hilgraeve's web site and
other popular download sites.
Hilgraeve is a leading solution provider and
strategic ally in meeting mission-critical
communication needs of business. IBM
includes Hilgraeve's HyperACCESS Lite with
OS/2 Warp, and Microsoft includes
Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal with Windows 95,
Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0.
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