Business Briefs

End-to-End Processing with CFI
The need to secure business data in motion is a given but what happens when it reaches its final destination? Many file transfer solutions deploy repository-based approaches, which introduce untold security risk at either end. End-to-end processing eliminates this risk by delivering data right into back-end applications (no mailbox, repository, or store-and-forward required). This Brief looks at the major benefits of end-to-end processing, including security, control, and efficiency.

How Business Drivers Killed FTP
FTP is the technology underpinning much of the information transmission conducted in today’s corporate enterprise. But security concerns are changing this. FTP offers absolutely no security and is a fundamentally limiting technology; sweeping legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, etc.) will not tolerate its use for the transmission of important or sensitive data. This brief details how advanced managed file transfer (MFT) solutions guarantee the security, control, and integrity of corporate information.

Maximizing the Value of your ERP Investment with Managed File Transfer (MFT)
ERP systems were never designed to automate the complex business processes required to efficiently integrate other business applications, suppliers, customers, and business partners. This is where MFT comes in. Working alongside your ERP system, MFT can be deployed to provide the heavy-lifting for today’s complex data movement requirements

Service-Oriented Integration: Managed File Transfer within an SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture)
Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) offer tremendous advantage for organizations looking to pursue an enterprise integration strategy. But integration strategies can fall unacceptably short when they focus solely on message-based approaches. Integration within an SOA will be most successful if it includes both message- and file-based functionality.

Understanding the Impact an FTP Data Breach Can Have on Your Business
Few business events can damage your relationship with customers or derail your business success as drastically as a major data breach. Companies must consider how they may be at risk, and implement best practices to mitigate danger. This Proginet Brief looks at recent data breaches, identifying common points of corporate exposure and ways to eliminate risk.