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Ipswitch Positioned as a "Leader" in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer
Lexington, MA - September 21, 2009 – Ipswitch, Inc. File Transfer division, a developer of comprehensive secure and managed file transfer solutions, has announced it's placement as a "Leader" in the "Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer" report authored by Gartner Inc's Research Director, L. Frank Kenney.
In its report, Gartner states, "Companies should consider managed file transfer (MFT) suite vendors that meet short-term tactical and long-term strategic needs. It's all too easy to react too quickly and procure and deploy technology that supports only one protocol or security standard. It's much more prudent to deploy a product that can be easily expanded and upgraded to handle multiple protocols and multiple standards in a governed way that is fully auditable."
"We believe this year's placement in the Leaders Quadrant has been a great validation behind our continued ability to provide solutions that offer the highest levels of security, governance and flexibility on the market," said Gary Shottes, president, Ipswitch File Transfer division. "Our managed file transfer solutions deliver mission-critical encrypted transfer and storage of enterprise-class files and data while enabling compliance with corporate, industry, and government regulations," said Shottes.
Additional information can be found in the "Evolution of Managed File Transfer" webcast featuring Gartner Research Director, L. Frank Kenney and Ipswitch File Transfer Vice President of Research and Development Jonathan Lampe, CISSP. In the webcast you'll learn about:
- The roles of Security, Governance and Compliance in an MFT solution
- Best practices to look for when evaluating and managing an MFT solution
- The biggest problems to solve before deploying an MFT solution
The Gartner Magic Quadrant can be viewed at:
http://www.ipswitchft.com/gartner-2009-magic-quadrant-leaders-mft
The "Evolution of Managed File Transfer" webcast can be viewed at:
http://www.ipswitchft.com/resources/webinars/evolution-of-managed-file-transfer/
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Ipswitch File Transfer
Ipswitch File Transfer builds software to securely move your valuable data. The Ipswitch MOVEit® and WS_FTP® secure and managed file transfer solutions deliver the security and governance necessary to help enable compliance for our more than 40 million global users – including the majority of Fortune 1000 enterprises and government agencies. These organizations trust Ipswitch File Transfer solutions to secure, manage, automate and streamline their critical and highly-sensitive file transfers and data workflows. We invite you to learn more at www.IpswitchFT.com or to contact us at www.IpswitchFT.com/company/contact.aspx, on LinkedIn or Twitter.
About Ipswitch, Inc.
More than 100 million people worldwide use Ipswitch software to transfer files over the Internet using the market-leading MOVEit® and WS_FTP® brands of secure and managed file transfer clients and servers, monitor their networks with Ipswitch WhatsUp®, and communicate via Ipswitch IMail™ Server. Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, has Research & Development and Sales centers in Georgia and Wisconsin and a European sales and support office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ipswitch sells its products through distributors, resellers and OEMs in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Ipswitch values community involvement; visit http://icare.ipswitch.com to find out how to become involved. Visit www.ipswitch.com for more information on the company.
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