WebShare UB+
Highest-Performance Server for Real Time Remote File Access
HELIOS WebShare UB+ enables fast and secure real time remote file access via any web browser. Now authorized users can easily use your file server wherever they are, without exposing the server to the Internet. Working with files remotely has never been easier.
Product Highlights
Server Installation
- Fast, menu-driven installation, easy installation for system administrators
- Web based administration
Client Installation
- Uses standard HTML web browsers, Java, JavaScript and Frames are not required
WebShare File Server
- Native program running on file server
- Supports Windows NTFS and UNIX Unicode/UTF-8 file systems
- File system security is enforced according to the user permissions, due to separate processes running with user credentials
- User authentication for local host users, LDAP, NIS, and Windows AD/PDC users via included authentication server in HELIOS Base
- Virtual users/names are supported
- E-mail notification on activity
- TCP/IP security options, access lists
- Custom scripts with HTML forms
- E-Mail memo support included
- Priority/privileged user file transfer
- Server optimized “Find File”
- Detailed accounting audit trail
- Shared file comments (Web/Mac/PC)
WebShare Web Server
- Java program running on server with Internet connection
- Customizable user interface via built-in GUI-based branding editor
- Multiple language support
- WebShare web server uses one dedicated TCP/IP port for all web clients. (Optional firewall possible)
- No external CGI-programs used
- No data files are stored or cached on WebShare web server
- URL-based login parameters
- SSL content encryption is supported
- RSA 1024-bit encrypted passwords
- Utilizes Apple WebObjects technology
- Security white paper »
WebShare File Server Tools
- “zipstream” generates on-the-fly Zip files compatible with Mac and Windows file formats
- WebShare Perl scripts »
Allow customization and auditing of web user actions, e.g.: login, download, upload, rename, duplicate, delete and copy files and folders
- Icon Collector tools for Mac / Win
WebShare Sharepoints
- Specify shared directories
- Users and groups are assigned to sharepoints
- Specify available options: browse, preview, download, upload, and file management (delete, copy, rename, move, create folders, etc.)
- Custom permission options (e.g. allow additional read, write access)
- Performance white paper »
Remote Zoomable Previews
Additional features provided by HELIOS ImageServer UB+:
- Previews of TIFF, EPSF, DCS-1, DCS-2, Scitex-CT, JPEG, PICT, BMP JPEG2000, JBIG2 and PNG images
- QuarkXPress document previews for Mac and Windows documents »
- Adobe InDesign document previews for Mac and Windows documents »
- PDF document previews (via HELIOS PDF HandShake option)
- ICC color proofs of images and PDFs
- URL based image access and API
HELIOS Base benefits
- The WebShare File Server and the WebShare Web Server use HELIOS Base, which provides these core HELIOS technologies: Server fail safety, Unicode support, networking, and more.
Flexible Licensing Scheme
WebShare Upload / Download compatibility
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Operating system |
Upload |
Download |
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Mac OS X Finder Zip |
Mac OS X Finder Zip |
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Windows Vista / XP |
Windows XP built-in Zip archives |
Windows XP built-in Zip archives |
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Windows 98 - 2000 |
WinZip |
WinZip |
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Mac OS 8 / 9 |
StuffIt DropZip |
StuffIt Expander |
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UNIX / Linux |
“zip” tool |
“unzip” tool |
- No temporary files
- The server is less busy
- Aborted uploads are unpacked until the error occurs
How HELIOS WebShare compares with FTP or e-mail file transfer solutions
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WebShare |
FTP |
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Secure Login (password cannot be captured) |
√ |
– |
– |
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Requires to publish the file server on the Internet |
– (two-tier server) |
√ |
– |
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File icons |
√ |
– |
– |
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Automatic compression during download |
√ (Zip) |
– |
– |
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Automatic archive unpacking during upload |
√ (Zip) |
– |
– |
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Notify / logging access via e-mail |
√ |
– |
√ (on arrival) |
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Starting scripts for all activities (download/upload/preview, etc.) |
√ |
– |
– |
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Custom action scripts |
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– |
– |
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Guarantees file integrity, even for Mac resource forks and icons |
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– |
– |
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Automatic file name encoding (PC850, MacRoman, UTF-8, SJIS, etc.) |
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– |
– |
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Sharepoints with custom permissions |
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– |
– |
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Customizable user interface |
√ (HTML) |
– |
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Remote Preview of Images * |
√ |
– |
– |
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Remote Preview of Quark XPress & InDesign documents * |
√ |
– |
– |
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Remote Preview of PDF ** |
√ |
– |
– |
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Easy to install, administer, use |
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– |
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** via HELIOS ImageServer and PDF HandShake option
How HELIOS WebShare compares with the VPN file transfer solution
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WebShare |
VPN |
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Secure login (password cannot be captured) |
√ |
√ |
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Sharepoints with custom permissions |
√ |
– |
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Browser HTML / Web based/cross-platform |
√ |
– |
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Full Intranet access from remote (open for viruses, spyware, etc.) |
– (two-tier server) |
√ |
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File server access performance (open a volume with 34 folders, open first folder, select first file) |
Fast (10 packets) |
Slow (2500 packets) |
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Automatic compression during upload/download |
√ (Zip) |
– |
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Notify / logging / accounting access via e-mail |
√ |
– |
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Starting scripts for all activities (download / upload / preview, etc.) |
√ |
– |
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Remote preview of images/documents (low-res) |
√ |
– |
