Integrating File Synchronization and File Locking to eliminate version conflicts for multi-location design teams.
A recent study of 40,000 projects found that 66% of design projects completely fail or are late, over budget or missing critical features. The cost overruns average an alarming 43% according to the Standish Group International.
One factor that can contribute to these failures is geographical distance among project team members. Project teams now rarely have the luxury of working together in a single location. And they often lack even the assurance of having a stable team for the life of the project. Thus, as companies outsource more design and manufacturing services, their teams must find ways to work together across geographical and often company boundaries. Increasing this complexity is the large nature of design files created from computer aided design (i.e. “CAD”) systems, which necessitates that a local copy of such designs are kept at each office within a design team.
But when this is the goal, challenges arise:
- How do you ensure that when a designer is updating a file, another designer is not simultaneously making changes and creating version conflicts?
- How do you ensure that designers are working on the most up to date files, regardless of which office they are in?
- How do you replicate changes made on a large design file over a slow connection link?
Introducing the PeerSync Collaboration Package for CAD systems
The PeerSync Collaboration Package for CAD systems offers integrated File Synchronization and File Locking capabilities to meet these challenges and enable multi-location design teams for effective and efficient collaboration.
Typically, many different entities are involved in getting a building constructed, including building owners, users, financiers, design professionals and consultants on the many specialized component parts found in a building.
Collaboration techniques involving technological tools have been available and in use for many years now in various industries, generating a growing amount of information and experience about implementation issues and solutions to problems that have been faced and overcome, with varying degrees of success. An article appearing in the March 2006 edition of www.cadalyst.com contained a survey indicating that “94% of participants said they collaborate with others on project information, and 92% of those said this collaboration occurs at least once a week.” Moreover, “though just about everyone’s doing it, few are satisfied with their collaboration processes, with only 20% saying they are satisfied with their current approach.”
The PeerSync Collaboration Package for CAD systems provides the following benefits:
* Transparent file synchronization and file locking among N number of geographical office branches
* Bandwidth Usage Minimization, through Bandwidth Throttling and Byte Level replication
* Real-Time CAD File Transfer for fast recovery and usage
* Real-Time File Locking among branches
* Parallel File Processing
To find out more about PeerSync or to download a trial copy, please visit www.purplerage.com/peersync. If you would like to discuss your project with an engineer, please call 0871-2500058 (international: +44-1684-576343).
Enabling Centralized Configuration, Deployment and Monitoring of Continuous Data Protection for Laptops
Data maintained and edited on laptops represent one of the largest data repositories for companies today, yet are the least protected digital asset. In fact, industry surveys show that up to 60% of corporate information is at risk.
Traditional back-up solutions have focused on the storage infrastructure within the confines of the data center and have neglected the storage capabilities resident outside that infrastructure. This problem has multiplied over recent years as computing power on mobile systems have grown exponentially and corporations have chosen laptops as desktop replacements to increase productivity through mobility. Traditional back-up solutions have not kept pace with these advancements due to the challenges created from mobility. For example:
- How do you handle the different connectivity states of a laptop user (i.e. “on net” when in the corporate office, “off net but connected remotely” when at home or in a hotel, and “temporarily disconnected” when working while on a flight)?
- How do you centrally configure, deploy and monitor a back-up solution in real time for a system that is constantly mobile?
- How do you ensure back-ups occur to the central corporate storage infrastructure without creating complex processes that require end-user actions?
- How do you ensure efficient and secure data transfer from anywhere in the world?
Introducing the PeerSync Laptop Backup Package
The PeerSync Laptop Backup Package for the Enterprise Mobile Workforce addresses each of these challenges and enables centralized configuration, deployment and monitoring of continuous data protection for laptops.
While there are many solutions and methodologies trying to address this need today, a comprehensive review of requirements should be made to ensure that any product chosen meets all the complex challenges presented from a mobile workforce.
With this in mind, the PeerSync Laptop Backup Package was created to include the following functionality:
* Centralized backup configuration and deployment
* Centralized monitoring console
* Backup auto-start with intelligent “connection” check (i.e. no end-user action required)
* Real-time event detection and back-up when connected
* Multiple Source / Target path configurations allowed
* Enterprise grade encryption for data transfer
* Byte-level replication
* Bandwidth throttling
* Open / locked file processing (e.g. Outlook .pst files)
* UNC Path, TCP/IP and FTP Support
* Transfer file ACLs
* Inadvertent file deletion protection
* Revision control
* Administrative and Email reporting
* Log files by job and by laptop
* Blackout schedule options
To find out more about PeerSync or to download a trial copy, please visit www.purplerage.com/peersync. If you would like to discuss your project with an engineer, please call 0871-2500058 (international: +44-1684-576343).
Parallels Desktop for Mac Version 3 released
20 July 2007
Parallels Desktop for Mac version 3 is now available and better than ever before. You thought the previous versions brought you leading-edge functionality, well check out version 3.
Parallels allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and your favorite Windows applications at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!
The latest release of Parallels Desktop for Mac comes packed with 50+ new features and enhancements, including SmartSelect, Snapshots, and 3D graphics. Learn more about the new capabilities in the latest release of this award-winning product.
With the latest version of Parallels, you can:
- Use Windows and Mac OS X at the same time… without rebooting
- Run Windows programs like native Mac applications with Parallels Coherence
- New! Open Windows files with Mac programs and Mac files in Windows programs with Parallels SmartSelect
- Share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
- New! Browse through Windows folders and access files without launching Windows with Parallels Explorer
- New! Run today’s most popular PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics
- Achieve maximum performance by leveraging Intel® Virtualization Technology
- New! Protect your Windows with Parallels Snapshots
To get more details or to download a free trial visit www.purplerage.com/parallels.
