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spatialtech warning, though, is that some of these programs bombard you with spam upon access. Many file-transfer programs use peer-to-peer sharing, in which the files on one computer are retrieved by another. Other programs use a hosted transfer model that loads files on a separate server. Peer-to-peer sharing is more flexible than the hosted transfer model, but the latter is a simple, effective approach for both senders and receivers. File Transfer Applications Avvenu, Civil Netizen, Driveway, DropSend, MailBigFile, Pando, Sendago, SendThisFile, and YouSendIt are just a few of the programs available for transferring large files. YouSendIt is a peer-to-peer file-sharing service with more than four million registered users. You upload a file on the YouSendIt server and the person on the other end downloads the file at their leisure. Avvenu uses a similar In this article Avvenu www.avvenu.com Box.net www.box.net Civil Netizen www.civilnetizen.com Driveway www.driveway.com DropSend www.dropsend.com LeapFILE www.leapﬁle.com MailBigFile www.mailbigﬁle.com Microsoft SharePoint Server www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx Pando approach. Access to your PC is managed by Avvenu, and only authorized individuals can access your files. With SendThisFile, you create a FileBox that allows you to receive large files from anyone through your account. Civil Netizen can handle files and folders as large as 4 GB in total size, and all file-transfer traffic is secured between senders and recipients using 128-bit AES encryption. Pando is a peer-to-peer technology; it comes in a free version as well three premium services that transfer larger files at faster speeds. For the free version, Pando makes its money on pop-up ads that recipients see when downloading the files. DropSend comes in five versions, ranging from a free version to a business version that costs $99. The latter version provides 250 GB of online storage and is available for as many as 100 users. In addition to being a standalone application, YouSendIt also provides plug-ins for popular graphics and e-mail applications, including Adobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW, so you can save and send a file directly from within those programs. LeapFILE is a hosted service that streamlines the filetransfer process and provides a file-courier service for business applications. It costs from $10 to $250 per month, with the most expensive setup allowing 25 different user accounts, as well as transfer of as much as 20 GB of data and a maximum file size of 2 GB. You pay more with a service like LeapFILE because of the assurance that files are secure. Companies use programs such as LeapFILE to set up custom Web-based file-exchange sites for employees and clients. Xdrive and Box.net take a different approach to sharing data. Both are online file-storage services that allow you to set up a personal hard drive that’s accessible via the Internet. Another option is for companies to build their own internal collaboration portals based around programs such as Microsoft’s SharePoint Server that allow large files to be hosted. EDAW uses an internal system called SPEEDaw for access by employees, clients, and other companies and individuals working with EDAW to transfer business-related information. www.pando.com Sendago Win–Win Scenario Whatever e-mail service or method you choose, the options provide great options for sharing files. c James L. Sipes is a senior associate with EDAW in Atlanta, Georgia, and the founding principal of Sand County Studios in Seattle, Washington. Reach him at jsipes@sandcountystudios.com. www.sendago.com SendThisFile www.sendthisﬁle.com SPEEDaw www.edaw.com Xdrive www.xdrive.com YouSendIt www.yousendit.com 52 November 2007 | cadalyst | www.cadalyst.com http://www.avvenu.com http://Box.net http://www.box.net http://www.civilnetizen.com http://www.driveway.com http://Box.net http://www.dropsend.com http://www.leapfile.com http://www.mailbigfile.com http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx http://www.pando.com http://www.sendago.com http://www.sendthisfile.com http://www.edaw.com http://www.xdrive.com http://www.yousendit.com http://www.cadalyst.com

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