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Workshare, a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications, today announced that law firm, Stites & Harbison selected Workshare Professional with Workshare Enterprise Edition to secure large file transfers. The application provides a secure, efficient way for the firm to send large, highly-confidential files to clients, and removes the need for its lawyers to use unsecure consumer-grade file sharing applications and email, which often restricts people to only being able to send small files.
Like many law firms, Stites & Harbison often transferred files over 400-500 MB in size to its clients and opposing counsel. Because many recipient email exchanges don’t accept these large file sizes, users received bounce backs that took time to address. To avoid the bounce backs, the firm used FTP sites, but those required excessive IT resource to provision and were not easy to use. With Workshare’s secure managed file transfer feature, users can share large, confidential documents directly from Microsoft Outlook by directing them to a secure cloud environment by sending recipients a secure link. Users can choose to further secure sent files by removing metadata or converting the files to a PDF before sending them, within Outlook.
“We send large, highly-confidential files on a daily basis, but hadn’t found a way that was both easy for our lawyers to use while being completely secure,” said Scott Wilson, Network Operations Manager, Stites & Harbison. “However, now Workshare ensures that our shared documents remain confidential, and the ease-of-use makes it simple for our users. I particularly like the options available for using the application whether it’s from Outlook, via the Desktop App or the Web Portal, with the user interface consistent and informative throughout. Workshare has also done an excellent job of addressing any issues or enhancement requests we’ve encountered through rapid release updates. I really like the road map for this product.”
“The legal sector regularly requires very large files that contain highly-confidential data to be shared among multiple parties both inside and outside of the corporate firewall,” said Anthony Foy, CEO Workshare. “In Workshare, Stites & Harbison found a solution that empowers its users to easily send large files, which means less time troubleshooting issues and more time collaborating with clients.”
Workshare is a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications. The Workshare platform allows individuals to easily create, share and manage high-value content anywhere, on any device. Workshare enhances the efficiency of the collaborative process by enabling content owners to accurately track and compare changes from contributors simultaneously. The integrated Workshare platform also reduces the commercial risk posed by inadvertently sharing confidential or sensitive documents. More than 2 million professionals in 70 countries use Workshare's award-winning desktop, mobile, tablet, and online applications.
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