MWSF: RocketStream launches Mac version of file transfer acceleration suite
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jan 14, 2008 at 10:39pm
RocketStream, a developer of technologies and solutions to accelerate digital content delivery over high-bandwidth IP networks, is releasing a Mac-compatible version of its RocketStream file transfer acceleration software for the Mac at this week’s Macworld Conference & Expo.
RocketStream is a data transfer acceleration platform capable of speeding file transfers over IP networks by factors of 100 or more over conventional FTP-over-TCP, RocketStream Chief Marketing Officer Steffen Koehler told Macsimium. In addition to its speed, RocketStream is also reliable, secure, and easy to use, with an intuitive user interface that requires no IT training to operate, he says.
“While the current RocketStream version has been popular with users running Windows environments, the entertainment and graphics communities rely heavily on Macintosh computers, and we have had many requests to support this environment from prospective customers,” said Voyant and RocketStream Chief Marketing Officer Steffen Koehler. “We are pleased to announce that the all-software RocketStream suite will support these creative communities with an innovative platform designed to simplify and accelerate the large-media-file transfers that these users require.”
Because it’s entirely software-based and requires no new hardware, RocketStream’s file transfer acceleration suite is priced at a fraction of competing hardware-based solutions, Koehler says. Pricing will range from US$90 per year to $15,000 per year, depending on the bandwidth and features needed. There will also be a free version called RocketStream Station.
The Mac-compatible version of RocketStream is scheduled to be commercially available in late 2007 and will support Macs running Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
In the future, RocketStream hopes their technology will be embedded in third party products and used by companies such as YouTube, Koehler says. The plan is for the software to become “ubiquitous,” he adds.
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