New Orleans, Louisiana, MS TechEd 2002 Booth # 1238, -April 09, 2002-, Burlington, Mass based ITWorx Inc., a leader in IT professional services and next-generation .NET corporate portal developments today announced FileWay a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Web Part. FileWay now enables portal users to access documents on their personal PCs and file servers using any web browser. This revolutionary development offers freedom and versatility from the complexities of VPN technology the traditional method for remote file access. Remarkably no client software is required on the source or destination PCs. FileWay leverages existing portal security infrastructure and authorization policies delivered as part of SharePoint Portal Server. FileWay is the newest member of ITWorx's exciting Web Part product line, which also includes: Poll, Survey, SinglePass, and SourceEverywhere.
"FileWay extends SharePoint Portal Server to allow users complete desktop file access from anywhere you can find the Internet without requiring additional software installation. We are pleased ITWorx has provided this valuable benefit to the SharePoint community," states Trina Seinfeld, Product Manager for SharePoint at Microsoft.
"Employees and IT management no longer need to endure the technical frustration and cost of VPN just to have access to corporate email and files… .NET delivers on its promises" Bryon Bertrim VP Business Development, ITWorx
"FileWay is more secure than using VPN for remote file access due to the fact nothing is added to the security perimeter and FileWay's security is managed by standard corporate access policy and authentication mechanisms", Mr. Youssri Helmy, CEO, ITWorx
Web Parts such as FileWay are ready-made software components modules designed to quickly and easily integrate with SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft's corporate portal platform. SharePoint Portal Server is a flexible portal solution that allows companies to easily find, share and publish information. SharePoint Portal Server provides an easily customizable portal interface, enterprise-level search functionality and integrated document management tools. SharePoint Portal Server provides a focal point for finding relevant information stored across multiple data sources.