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.