cyan soft Ltd. has released a public beta version of MacServerIP 8. MacServerIP is a file server for Mac clients designed for data transfer between Windows and Mac platforms. The beta version ships with performance enhancements including boosted transfer rates and support for Windows XP. According to cyan soft:
cyan soft Ltd. has released a public beta of MacServerIP 8. MacServerIP, running on Windows XP/2000/NT, is an extremely fast file server fo Mac clients. MacServerIP speeds up the file transfer between Macs and Windows XP/2000/NT by up to 5 times.
New in version 8 of MacServerIP are the following features:
- performance has been improved significantly: the file transfer with MacServerIP over TCP/IP is now up to 5x times faster than with AppleTalk
- faster folder browsing with Mac clients
- support of Windows XP
- optimized for Windows NT cluster and Windows 2000 Datacenter
You can find more information about the beta version of MacServerIP 8 at the cyan soft Ltd. Web site. MacServerIP 8 beta is available freeware.