Boston College, UC Irvine and University of Memphis License Xythos Technology
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 14, 2003--Xythos Software, the leading developer of Internet file management software, today announced that Boston College, University of California, Irvine and University of Memphis have joined its growing roster of college and university customers seeking secure file management solutions for their campus communities. Already over 100,000 students, faculty and administrators at more than twenty colleges and universities have licensed the company`s products to address file sharing needs both on and off campus.
With Xythos, students, faculty and administrators can easily access and share any type of education related content including course syllabi, records, lesson plans and assignments from any Internet connection while control and security of this information is substantially improved. ''One of the most powerful means of learning on a college campus is through collaboration,'' explained Dr. Jim Penrod, CIO at the University of Memphis. ''Students discuss course material with other students. Faculty members interact with students and discuss research with other faculty.'' The Advanced Learning Center within the FedEx Technology Institute at the University of Memphis has begun supporting the benefits of academic collaboration through the Internet using the Xythos WebFile Server (WFS) and WebFile Client (WFC). Sandy Schaeffer, associate director for the Advanced Learning Center adds that, ''Xythos makes it possible to provide a secure way for students to access and share their private files from anywhere through a web browser.''
Xythos is also helping education customers improve information security and reduce systems management costs, each of which remain top priorities for campus CIO`s, according to Gartner Research. ''Our success in the education market has been a direct result of being able to deliver the most cost effective and secure solutions,'' explained Ed Miller, CEO of Xythos. ''Higher education needs collaborative solutions that leverage their current systems investments so that they can improve services even in today`s tough budget environment.''
The Xythos WFS is 100% standards-based and supports all leading web and application server environments, as well as all network storage standards. Support for Internet standards such as HTTP and WebDAV deliver needed file sharing features including file versioning, check in/out, and logging that campus wide collaboration requires at a fraction of the cost of traditional document management solutions while the company`s Intellitach (TM) technology automatically reduces the burden on university messaging systems.
''We spent a year looking for a secure, web-enable file sharing solution for our University community and discovered the Xythos solution,'' said Michael Hodges, Manager for System Services, University of Hawaii. ''Xythos` vision, ability to find and fill this niche first, and willingness to work with Higher Ed to help us meet our need to support a distributed community has made for a very exciting relationship.''
Xythos has also partnered with Educause, the higher education information technology association, to help educate colleges and universities about the cost saving benefits of Internet File Management. Xythos will feature recent university WFS implementations during its presentation ''Internet File Management Across Campus'' at each of the Educause 2003 national seminars, beginning January 17 at its Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Baltimore, MD.
Xythos Software, Inc.
Xythos Software is the leading developer of Internet file management software for secure file access and sharing. Xythos` WebDAV compliant WebFile Server and WebFile Client products help enterprise customers easily find and share information from any Internet location while improving file system security and reducing the load on email systems. Founded in 1999, Xythos is a privately held San Francisco company with funding from IDG Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital.
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