STATEL an easy way to transfer data Data Collection User Group Gordon DeGrandis Contraste Europe SA

Data transfer for any size file That is secure and reliable Do you need Data transfer for any size file That is secure and reliable Integrates into existing applications and networks Uses standard protocols Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Yes I do We will see what are some of the attributes of a data transfer solution Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

STATEL Global view Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Data transfer solution Should provide a common set of services Data transfer service Application service Administration service Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Data transfer service Guaranteed delivery without user intervention Automatic retransmission of lost or damaged data Transparent backup of transferred data Transparent archive of transferred data Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Data transfer service Transparent data segmentation Allows transmission of a large amount of data Transport is not the limiting factor (SMTP, X400) Allows for intelligent retransmission File naming independent of the host OS No data loss problems because of naming Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Data transfer service Status information for transfers Is the data in transit, received, used? Status information is available through the STATEL API Support for multiple applications Reuse of the same software installation Protection from accidental use or deletion of data by different applications Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Data transfer service Transferred data is only available using the data transfer service Allows for acknowledgement of reception Allows for correct status information Provides usage information Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Data transfer solution Should provide a common set of services Data transfer service Application service Administration service Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Application service Application to application data transfer service Provides for bi-directional data transfer Applications can send and receive using the same service Provides similar services on different platforms Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Application service Provides a programmatic interface for applications API library for different platforms Command interface for different platforms Independent of the underlying transport Independent of the platforms (UNIX, Linux, Win9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000) Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Data transfer solution Should provide a common set of services Data transfer service Application service Administration service Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Administration service Service attributes Administration service Installation package Customised automatically Downloadable from a WEB site Automatic configuration of intermediate hosts Configurable local store Local copy of transferred data Has a link to the status information Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Service attributes Administration service Logging of events Local reading of received data Local writing of data for transmission Remote deletion of transmitted data Any errors and or warnings Statistics collection For the data transmission process Includes size, speed, retransmissions For local and remote sites Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Administration service Service attributes Administration service A single point of control per site Site traffic is collected Traffic can be scheduled to optimise the use of available bandwidth Return traffic can also be collected Site parameters can be changed and or monitored Individual workstations communicate with the site controller Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

STATEL Global view Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

System Environment PC Workstations Win9x Windows NT Windows 2000 UNIX - Solaris UNIX - AIX Linux Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Corporate LANs and WANs supported Network environment Corporate LANs and WANs supported Non corporate network connectivity as well Protocols include Kermit, FTP, SMTP, and X.400 Support for firewalls and proxies Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Use of different transport media Network environment Use of different transport media Supported for the same data stream without application changes Support for special DMZs No access to corporate servers from the site collection machine Site collection machine acts as a store and forward gateway in the DMZ Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

STATEL provides this service transparently to applications What is STATEL An API (application programming interface) that provides a data transfer service STATEL provides this service transparently to applications STATEL does this independent of the underlying transport Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

End to end data exchange Managed and automated STATEL Overview End to end data exchange Managed and automated Secure and reliable data transfers Platform and application independent Non intrusive Easy to download and install Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Scalable and grows with your transfer needs STATEL Overview Scalable and grows with your transfer needs You control when transmission takes place Keeps a record of what was done Uses standard transmission protocols (FTP, SMTP, etc.) Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

STATEL Architecture Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Transfer medium independence Operating System independence STATEL Features Transfer medium independence Operating System independence Application to application protocol Uses standard transfer protocols Secure and reliable Integrates into existing networks Extensive status information Data Collection User Group - Contraste Europe SA

Questions and discussion STATEL An easy way to transfer data