SendThisFile is a small company whose business is big
files - and Oracle technology plays an important part in its success. SendThisFile,
Inc. operates website sendthisfile.com, which offers an internet-based file transfer
service for consumers and businesses alike. By expediting the fast, reliable and
secure transfer of large files, SendThisFile enables its customers to bypass the
usual problems associated with using e-mail for this purpose, such as inadequate
quotas, ISP limitations, insecure transfers and more.
For consumers, SendThisFile operates a basic, fast transfer service for single
large files at no charge to the user. For businesses, its Trusted File Transfer
Service provides logging, encryption and integration into customer websites
among its premium services. Using Oracle 10g technology as the backbone of its
IT systems enables SendThisFile to offer a fast, reliable and secure service
demanded by large enterprises such as Dupont and Siemens, who number among SendThisFile's
400,000 users.
"We need a bullet-proof infrastructure for our service, and Oracle has
a great reputation for providing reliable, high-performance and scalable technology,"
said Aaron Freeman, founder of SendThisFile. "More than that, our use of
Oracle gives us credibility when we do business with large enterprises, as this
differentiates us from our competition and marks us out as using a world-class
foundation with an award-winning support organization on call. We can thus feel
comfortable going after the big business market, which again sets us apart from
the rest."
Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition One is at the heart of their website,
running on Linux-based commodity hardware. It offers small business like SendThisFile
the performance, reliability and security of Oracle Database 10g at a low entry
cost on two-processor servers. It also offers complete upward compatibility
to larger servers, thus providing the scalability that SendThisFile needs. Currently,
business is booming and the company is adding servers and capacity on a regular
basis. The database itself has grown by over 150 per cent in only six months
and SendThisFile has shipped well over 6 million files. .
"We started up using MySQL, but soon found that we had problems scaling
up to meet the rising demand," continued Freeman. "Our prior experience
with Oracle in a different firm led us to evaluate and select Oracle Database
10g Standard Edition One, which is doing a fantastic job for us now - administratively,
it's practically hands-off. It's also very comforting to know that, as we go
on, we can call on functions such as Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle
Enterprise Manager to give us the cost-effective scaling and top-notch management
capabilities that a service such as sendthisfile.com has to offer to stay ahead
of the competition."
"Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition One is a key part of our proposition
for small and medium-sized businesses," said Willie Hardie, vice president
of Database Product Marketing, Oracle Corporation. "SendThisFile's adoption
of it is a textbook example of what Oracle does very well - enable an organization
to start small with competitively-priced IT that meets customers service level
expectations, and easily to scale those IT systems to meet demand as it grows."
About Oracle
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About SendThisFile
SendThisFile, Inc., based in Wichita, Kansas, USA, has operated its file
transfer website -- http://www.SendThisFile.com -- since 2003. The website offers
a wide variety of accounts, from free accounts for low volume users to Enterprise
Plans capable of filling the needs of major multinational corporations and government
entities that have to serve many users with maximum security. For more information
see the SendThisFile.com website, or contact Aaron Freeman at 1-316-942-4707.
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