P R E S S ~ R E L E A S E

March 1st 2003

In response to the increasing distances encountered in Beehive large file transfer networks, Beehive Software has introduced a special architecture that helps control packet transfer latency. Several Beehive networks transfer files from the US to Europe and from the US to ASIA and the microseconds involved in making these packet transfers (latency) can often exceed the ability of the file transfer buffer to handle the errors. By introducing the concept of local and remote keys, Beehive can control the latency by defining a local server for a given user and then additionally define predefined server-to-server routes for the long haul. This architecture accomplishes two things:

1) it gets the files quickly off the sender's desktop by sending to a local server, often at LAN speeds,

2) it allows administrators to define the precise long haul route (server-to-server) to ensure that long distance client-server routes, with excessive hops and long latencies, are not haphazardly used.

Beehive Software has distinguished itself as an innovation leader in the file transfer softwareindustry with a long list of "Firsts":

* the first secure file transfer application to be completely transparent with email - BeeMail (2004)

* the first secure file transfer server to integrate PDF certification services - Beehive JDF/PDF Support (2003)

* the first secure file transfer application with built-in local-server/remote-server latency control - Beehive Remote Key (2003)

* the first file transfer application with built-in job tracking - Beehive Job Tracking (2002)

* the first file transfer application with https "secure SSL" support on Mac, Windows and Browser - Beehive Https (2001)

* the first file transfer application with a built-in, auto-updating protocol - Beehive Service Protocol (2001)

* the first file transfer software implemented as a turnkey, open systems, Linux appliance - Beehive Appliance (2001)

* the first file transfer application to use e-mail addressing for universal file delivery - GetFile.NET (2000)

* the first file transfer application implemented as an ASP with a distributed file server architecture - www.SendFile.NET (2000)

* the first "large-file" transfer solution implemented as a completely Browser-based/Java client - SendFile (1999)

* the first multi-plaform file transfer application with "On-the-fly" streaming file compression. (1999)

* the first ftp application with an automated file post-processor, supporting auto file retrieval, forms printing, email notification, email receipt, file decoding and file decompression functions - Beehive ftp manager (1998)

* the first ftp application with encrypted key security - Beehive Secure Key (1998)

* the first ftp application with built-in html forms - Beehive ftp forms (1997)

* the first file transfer application to support dragging and dropping of complete folders on both Macintosh and Windows - Beehive Drag and Drop (1997)

Contact:
Mark Bennett
P.O. Box 29527 Bellingham, WA 98228

Tel: 360-738-6863

email: mbennett@thebeehive.com

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