PC-Mac-Net FileShare 3.0 adds features, performance
updated 12:15 pm EST, Tue November 18, 2003
PC-Mac-Net FileShare 3.0
Lava Software is now shipping ($25), which allows users to share files easily and securely between computers connected over a LAN or the Internet. New features include resumable folder transfers, improved transfer rates, streamlined Internet file sharing, multiple file and folder transfers, support for files larger than 2GB, remote computer folder navigation controls, and full Mac OS X 8.6 compatibility. The new Professional Edition ($40) adds encrypted data transfers, providing a simple Virtual Private Network (VPN) function which protects confidential data from snooping during file transfers over wireless networks or over the Internet.
It provides a secure, enhanced replacement for Microsoft Windows file
sharing, but works across the Windows, Mac OS X and Mac OS Classic platforms. A
Linux version is coming early 2004. Other new features in version 3.0 include streamlined Internet file sharing, support for long file names and file names with Unicode characters, multiple file and folder transfers, enhanced automatic cross-platform file renaming, sharing of any file or folder on a computer and faster detection of other computers on the network.
A free demo offers limited functionality. Lava Software is currently offering two licenses for the price of one (for both Standard and Professional editions).
