Ipswitch WS_FTP Pro 7.5

A worthwhile update for regular users.

Released at the beginning of April, version 7.5 of WS_FTP Pro further enhances the security, reliability and usability of the market leading Ipswitch FTP client for Windows.

On the security front, there's support for 128-bit SSL encryption, while new auto-retry and resume facilities add to the reliability by attempting to restart failed sessions and interrupted downloads automatically.

The most obvious changes are at the user interface, starting with step-by-step connection help in a new Assistance Centre window. This is accessible using the 'classic' and 'explorer' interfaces, with access to local and mapped drives added to the explorer front-end.

A new Site menu and wizard make it easier to save an FTP connection for reuse, create new sites from scratch and organise favourites. In addition, a new upload wizard simplifies tasks such as uploading HTML files to remote websites.

Most of us can make do with a browser for FTP transfers, but for webmasters and others needing to transfer files on a regular basis, this release of WS_FTP Pro has some valuable new features.

Price: £33; upgrade £7.50 (ex. VAT).

System requirements:
Intel Pentium; Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; 8.2MB free disk space.

Contact: Unipalm 01638 569600
www.unipalm.com