WOBURN, MA - October 24, 2012 - GroupLogic®, the
industry's leading provider of software products that unlock the
power of new enterprise platforms, announced today the newest
version of its secure enterprise
file sharing software: activEcho®2.6. activEcho provides IT
managers and administrators with more options for improved control
in areas such as management, process visibility, security, and
deployment flexibility. activEcho® furthers the mobile workforce's
ability to easily access critical files on the platform of their
own choosing - all under secure IT management.
The challenge of managing data floating from device to device
outside of the enterprise's internal IT infrastructure is giving IT
managers a major headache. A recent survey by Acronis at VMworld in San Francisco,
found file synchronization, data protection, device compatibility
and information security are equally concerning issues resulting
from the BYOD phenomenon. Additionally, almost half of respondents
admitted to using DropBox® for corporate file sharing without
approval.
According to a Gartner report titled "How to
Control File Synchronization Services and Prevent
Corporate Data Leakage," authors Jay Heiser and Lawrence Pingree
recognize "consumer-grade personal file synchronization services
are creating huge potential for data leakage, version conflicts and
compliance gaps". As the report notes, "A growing number of
enterprise decision makers are concerned that ubiquitous file
sharing onto personal devices via the cloud needs to be
controlled."
GroupLogic's activEcho® was designed specifically to allow
enterprise users to sync files safely and securely from anywhere
and any device, giving IT the peace of mind and comfort of knowing
no files will be shared without access approval.
Specific features and benefits of activEcho 2.6 include:
· Enhanced security:
o User account expiration.
o Invite expiration.
o Allow or prevent guests from inviting others.
o Control over list visibility
· Process visibility and ease of use:
o Single Click access to changed files
o Recently changed files list.
· Management:
o Log and user views with pagination, new filters
and performance
enhancements.
o Individual user quotas.
o Load balancing across multiple nodes.
· Deployment flexibility and platform coverage:
o Android support for tablets and smart phones.
"activEcho has been built to deliver ease of use and
uncompromised security compliance," said Marcelo Andrieu, product
manager at GroupLogic. "Version 2.6 not only gives end users and
IT Managers the advanced features they need to access and maintain
the integrity and security of their documents at all times, it also
expands the benefits of secure, seamless file sharing to BYOD
Android users."
activEcho 2.6 is available today as a free upgrade to existing
customers under maintenance contract. GroupLogic also offers a
free trial of activEcho for interested IT organizations.
activEcho is priced per user and can be deployed anywhere, allowing
for the access, syncing and sharing of as many files as needed, no
matter the size.
About GroupLogic
GroupLogic®, an Acronis
company, offers organizations of all sizes easy-to-manage, simple,
and secure file access on today's emerging computing platforms,
from mobile devices to desktops. GroupLogic products help
organizations improve collaboration without compromising corporate,
privacy and content protection standards. Acquired by Acronis in
2012, GroupLogic empowers enterprise users to access, sync and
share files between PCs, Macs, mobile devices, enterprise servers
and NAS storage devices. By helping organizations ensure critical
data is available and protected at all times, Acronis is at the
forefront of meeting the demands created by powerful market forces
such as BYOD, mobility and hybrid computing environments.
GroupLogic's proven products - mobilEcho™, activEcho™,
ExtremeZ-IP™, ArchiveConnect™, and MassTransit™ - are used by more
than 7,000 organizations worldwide.
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Zidget®, ShadowConnect™ and ArchiveConnect™ are all registered or
unregistered trademarks of GroupLogic, Inc. All other trademarks
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About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.