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HELIOS WebShare Adds Fast and Secure Remote Internet File Sharing

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 06:00 CDT

LEIPZIG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2003--

Stand-alone product is first server software from HELIOS to

support the Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Server platform

HELIOS Software GmbH, a leading provider of file, print and prepress server solutions, introduced its new HELIOS WebShare, an extremely fast and secure, remote Internet file server. Available now as a standalone product for a wide variety of Unix-based platforms, including Mac OS X and Linux, HELIOS WebShare also represents the first server software from HELIOS to support the Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Server platform.

Known worldwide for its leading network file servers for Macintosh (EtherShare) and PCs (PCShare), HELIOS WebShare adds fast and secure remote Internet file sharing as a critical 3rd dimension to the company's (http://www.helios.de) suite of leading file servers.

HELIOS WebShare makes remote use of file servers via the Internet as easy to use as if working on a local workstation. Files can be accessed and swapped directly and speedily via a Web browser, so that there is no need for any additional WebDAV, FTP, AFP or SMB/CIFS connections that typically slow down file transfers or make the process more difficult. And, collaboration becomes easier as each user has the same view of the data set and can also work directly on any document.

HELIOS WebShare is a two-tier server application, with the WebShare WebObjects server generating dynamic HTML pages of the content that is provided by the WebShare File Server. When a user wants to work in directories of the internal File Server, the WebShare WebObjects Server first verifies the authorization for the request, and then forwards it, together with the access rights of the logged-in user, to the WebShare File Server. The File Server then starts an autonomous process with these user access rights so the remote user can only see their files and directories, or those released to groups that the user is a member of. This system ensures that the company file server is not published on the Internet.

HELIOS WebShare enables any remote staff member or authorized customer with a Web browser to upload files to the File Server, or download files from the File Server to the local desktop via the Internet. And because the data transfer to and from the central server is as easy as local copying, users can move, rename or delete files and folders in the file system. All tasks are executed directly on the File Server so that there is no longer a difference between local and remote users.

In addition to general remote file transfer duties, HELIOS WebShare is ideal for Data Access Management (DAM) and prepress applications. When used in combination with HELIOS ImageServer and HELIOS PDF HandShake, WebShare can also provide remote access to previews of QuarkXPress and InDesign documents, of images in a variety formats including PDF documents, via a Web browser. In doing so, HELIOS WebShare excels in a high level of security and fast file transfer while remaining easy to use.

For a detailed report on HELIOS WebShare performance compared to other platforms see http://www.helios.de/products/WS/speed.html

For a detailed report on HELIOS WebShare security see http://www.helios.de/products/WS/security.html

HELIOS WebShare runs under Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Server, and under all HELIOS supported UNIX platforms by Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Linux/Pentium, SGI and Sun. The required WebObjects 5.2 license is not part of the product.

Further details, including various examples of use of this new and innovative software product are available on the HELIOS booth at the IFRA Expo 2003 show (Hall 2; booth #A 501).

Additional HELIOS WebShare product details can be found at http://www.helios.de/pub/datasheets/ws10_e.pdf http://www.helios.de/products/WS/WebShare.html

The entire HELIOS product suite can be downloaded for a free 30 day full functionality Test Drive, from: http://www.helios.de/support/testdrive.html.

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HELIOS products run on powerful and scalable servers including Apple Computer Mac OS X, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX and Tru64 UNIX, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows 2000/2003, SGI IRIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux on Pentium based systems. HELIOS products provide reliable cross-platform support for Macintosh, DOS/Windows and UNIX-based clients.

Distributors sell HELIOS products worldwide to value-added resellers who provide complete networking solutions to customers. HELIOS also works with many strategic partners (http://www.helios.de/products/partners.html) that incorporate HELIOS server software to provide powerful third party archive, asset management and workflow solutions. HELIOS software products are also available as part of OEM solutions by many major vendors in the prepress industry.

For U.S. Sales

European MikroGraf Corp.: 916-923-3520; sales@ugraf.com; http://www.ugraf.com

For further editor information, please contact:

HELIOS Software GmbH, Attn: marketing, Steinriede 3, D-30827 Garbsen, Germany; Fax +49 5131-709325; E-mail: marketing@helios.de; or Web access at http://www.helios.com.

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