CompleteFTP 7.1.0 has just been released with a handy new feature - remote ZIP files can be displayed as folders, and browsed just like any other folder. Even better, individual files within the ZIP file can be downloaded separately. So instead of downloading a gigantic ZIP file, only the file that is actually required need be downloaded - potentially saving a lot of time and bandwidth.

Other enhancements for 7.1 include a key generator for users, and customized listings for HTML directories.

Our software is listed in many software directories around the web.  We are often asked for backlinks from these directories, but usually don’t respond since these requests usually come from bots.  Occasionally, however, the amount of effort that’s gone into a directory-listing is so high that we feel compelled to link back.  We will be listing such reviews here:

• FindMySoft.com’s review of CompleteFTP

We are very pleased to announce that CompleteFTP 7.0 has been released!

The major new feature in 7.0 is support for clustering of multiple servers across different machines.

A single instance of CompleteFTP Manager can control multiple servers in a cluster. The servers in the cluster may be configured identically (useful for failover and load-balancing) or may be different. Configuration changes on what is known as the primary server will be instantly propagated to all the secondary servers in the cluster.

A set of servers that has been configured in a cluster may be used for load-balancing and failover (which is normally implemented via dedicated software or hardware). Note that currently server filesystems are not replicated.

A less spectacular but very useful feature also added in 7.0 is the ability to add new non-Windows users from the SSH command line, or via an SSH script.

A trial download and more details can be obtained at this link.

CompleteFTP’s new clustering capabilities are now available for testing. Clustering will be one of the major features of CompleteFTP Enterprise Edition from version 7.0, which will be released very soon.

Unlike most alternative clustering solutions, CompleteFTP features real-time configuration synchronization meaning that each configuration change is instantly distributed across the cluster.

The beta can be downloaded at this link. When you install, make sure you select the Enterprise Edition.

Please email us if you have any questions.

The big news of late is that cluster support for CompleteFTP is in beta.

From 7.0, the Enterprise Edition of CompleteFTP will support clustering of multiple servers across different machines.

A single instance of CompleteFTP Manager will be able to control multiple servers in a cluster. The servers in the cluster may be configured identically (useful for failover and load-balancing) or may be different. Configuration changes on what is known as the primary server will be instantly propagated to all the secondary servers in the cluster.

A set of servers that has been configured in a cluster may be used for load-balancing and failover (which is normally implemented via dedicated software or hardware). Note that currently server filesystems are not replicated.

We expect the production release of clustering to be out in Q3 2012, probably during August. If you are interested in participating in the beta, please email us.

CompleteFTP 6.2.0 has been released, and contains an exciting new feature in the Enterprise Edition called the multi-protocol gateway.

Basically, CompleteFTP can act as a gateway to other servers. It can present any of its own protocols to a client, and translate them into a different protocol to talk to another server. The client will be unaware it is communicating with this other server.

This is an extremely powerful feature. For example, you can use the gateway to:

• Provide secure access to another non-secure FTP server located on the same machine or network. CompleteFTP provides a secure wrapper to the secure server. This means SFTP or FTPS clients can connect to CompleteFTP, which proxies the requests on to the non-secure server.
• Add FTP or FTPS support to an existing SFTP server. This means FTP or FTPS clients can access the SFTP server without any other changes than setting up CompleteFTP to proxy the requests.
• Add SFTP support to an existing FTP or FTPS server. This means SFTP clients can access the FTP or FTPS server without any other changes than setting up CompleteFTP to proxy the requests.

The remote server can be used simply as a remotely mounted filesystem, but it can also be used to authenticate users logging into CompleteFTP.

We look forward to hearing from customers how they are using the multi-protocol gateway.

CompleteFTP Enterprise Edition has been released, and is available now.

The Enterprise Edition is aimed at users wanting enterprise features such as customization, multiple sites and built in failover.

This version of Enterprise Edition introduces .NET extensions for customization of authentication, filesystems, events and site commands. Now customers can plug in their own authentication mechanisms, their own file systems and events, as well as adding custom site commands. For more details on .NET extensions see the User Guide for extensions.

Multiple sites is the next feature slated for release in June, and will be followed by failover capabilities in Q3.

A trial download and more details can be obtained at this link.

edtFTPnet/Express has been discontinued, and is no longer available for sale.

Most customers opt for edtFTPnet/PRO, and since all the functionality of edtFTPnet/Express (and a lot more) is included in edtFTPnet/PRO, we have made the decision to drop edtFTPnet/Express - it has simply become inefficient to support both products. Instead, we will be able to concentrate better on maintaining edtFTPnet/PRO’s status as the best .NET secure FTP client in the market.

We will of course continue to support all customers with current support agreements for their duration. Technical support queries may be submitted through the Support Center or emailed to this email address. The EDT Forums may also be of assistance.

To ease the transition, we are offering to upgrade all current edtFTPnet/Express customers to edtFTPnet/PRO for just $99, a huge discount on the minimum price of $449. Please email us to claim this discount, and include your purchase reference.

Customers who have purchased edtFTPnet/Express previously but are without a current support agreement may upgrade to edtFTPnet/PRO for just $199. Please email us to claim this discount, and include your purchase reference.

CompleteFTP 4.0 has now been released, and has added some significant new features (mainly in the Professional Edition).

Disk and bandwidth quotas mean that administrators have more control over users’ use of resources. Quotas are set on an individual user basis.

Extensive real-time charts for performance monitoring have been added, so that a variety of statistics can be displayed, such as logins, uploads and downloads.

Event notification has been extended beyond email notification to include process triggers. This means that server processes can be launched when events such as uploading or downloading occur. For example, after uploading a DOS process might be used to copy a file, or perhaps to launch a process to parse the file and insert its contents in a database.

And finally, SSH terminal access has been added, so that a command-line terminal on the server can be accessed by any SSH client on any platform. This is a Unix-like shell that allows basic file operations to be performed, as well as the ability to execute processes on the server.

A trial download and more details can be obtained at this link.