NH Public Television Speeds File Transfers and Automates Scheduling, Backup and Compression With Ipswitch WS_FTP Software
Public Television Station Deploys WS_FTP Throughout Its Organization
Lexington, Massachusetts - October 23, 2006 –Ipswitch, a leading developer of network monitoring, messaging and file transfer solutions, today announced that New Hampshire Public Television has standardized on WS_FTP for widespread use throughout its organization. New Hampshire Public Television deployed the software to its 65 users for varied educational initiatives, including Webcasts, digital conferencing and instructional technology.
New Hampshire Public Television chose Ipswitch WS_FTP for its ease-of-use features, speed, security and automation capabilities. The organization did an extensive evaluation of several FTP solutions before choosing to standardize on Ipswitch WS_FTP.
"We have streamlined and built our FTP usage around the use of Ipswitch's FTP product," said Scott Bugbee, manager of IT, New Hampshire Public Television. "We have 65 users and numerous part-time people who all needed access. With WS_FTP, we are able to keep profiles of all the sites our people visit, so it retains information like user IDs and passwords, making it easy to access all sites quickly."
"New Hampshire Public Television is a great example of how FTP has entered a new era as a business tool," said Hugh Garber, product marketing manager, Ipswitch. "WS_FTP is the ideal solution for unleashing the business potential of FTP due to its ease of use which drives user adoption. This has helped make WS_FTP the number one selling FTP platform in the world."
About New Hampshire Public Television
New Hampshire Public Television has been a state and regional leader in education and outreach since 1959. Its award-winning local and national television reaches about 500,000 families weekly, and provides instructional services for 206,000 students in more than 470 public schools statewide.
NHPTV employs state of the art digital technology to provide the highest quality broadcasts, webcasts, digital conferencing, and instructional technology. Broadcasting over 7,000 hours of programming annually, NHPTV serves the public interest though a variety of outstanding, media-rich programs, services and resources to students, educators and learners of all ages. It offers children a safe, non-commercial place to go for enrichment and entertainment, extending the impact of its programming with projects that increase public awareness and engagement through media, education, online resources, and community outreach partnerships.
About Ipswitch, Inc.
Ipswitch develops and markets software that works for small- and mid-sized businesses worldwide. More than 100 million people use Ipswitch software to collaborate via Ipswitch Collaboration Suite, monitor their networks with Ipswitch WhatsUp®, and transfer files over the Internet using the market leading Ipswitch WS_FTP® Professional client and Ipswitch WS_FTP Server. To view the Ipswitch blog visit http://blogs.ipswitch.com. To read Ipswitch CEO Roger Greene’s blog visit http://blogs.ipswitch.com/greene/. Ipswitch values community involvement; visit http://icare.ipswitch.com to find out how to become involved. For product and sales information, visit http://www.ipswitch.com.
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