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New fasp™ 2.5 Desktop Transfer Applications

September 28, 2009
Now shipping for Windows and Mac platforms.
Redesigned graphical user interface with advanced transfer automation and management capabilities.

Aspera Enterprise Server | Aspera Point-to-Point | Aspera Client version 2.5

Available now for Windows and Mac plaftorms, The next generation of Aspera's desktop transfer suite features a newly-designed graphical user interface, advanced transfer automation and new server management capabilities.

New features include:
  • Brand new look and feel

  • Transfer queuing with on-the-fly reordering of active jobs

  • Easy multi-point transfers

  • Real-time control and visibility over "hot folder" and remote transfers

  • One-time or periodic transfer scheduling by time of day

  • Automatic relative bandwidth priorities for concurrent transfers

  • Advanced bandwidth control and scheduling with patented Vlink technology

  • Comprehensive server configuration for management of security, access control and bandwidth policies by server, by group or by user

  • Built-in user management (no standalone "User Manager") and group-based policies with Active Directory and LDAP integration

  • Configurable naming of transfer jobs, with custom reporting rules for Aspera Console, and manifest files for waybill-style reports


The new graphical user interface will also be made available for Linux platforms in the 2.5.1 release expected later this year.

A comprehensive list of new functionality can be found in our version 2.5 release notes.

Version 2.5 is available at no charge to all Aspera customers on Premium Support contracts and through an upgrade plan otherwise. While fully transfer-compatible with prior version 2.x software, the fasp 2.5 desktop transfer suite uses a new license key format.

To obtain version 2.5 for your Aspera software, please contact your Aspera sales representative.