SaaS (Software as a Service) and Cloud Computing - YouSendIt Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
Product/Technology: YouSendIt Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
Hardware or Software? Software
Launched: June 2008 (New)
What it does? YouSendIt's plug-in for Microsoft Outlook allows users to quickly seamlessly and securely send files as large as 2 gigabytes directly from Outlook with YouSendIt providing file transfer management.Embedding YouSendIt within Outlook reduces email burden on the Microsoft Exchange server thereby reducing storage costs. Available for all versions of Outlook the YouSendIt plug-in also eliminates the need for IT to place limits on users mailboxes and file attachment sizes and prevents email bounce-backs. The plug-in for Outlook also offers several rich sending options including file expiration control password protection certified delivery return receipt automatic zipping and resumable upload.
What makes it Innovative? YouSendIt is one of the only managed file transfer companies to offer a Microsoft Office Outlook plug-in. By seamlessly integrating the plug-in into Outlook IT can reduce email burden on the Microsoft Exchange server and reduce storage costs. IT can also deploy the plug-in across the organization while maintaining centralized control and security.
Since the YouSendIt plug-in for Outlook launched there have been over 321,000 downloads of the plug-in. More than 50 percent of YouSendIt enterprise users are now sending files from inside Outlook because of the plug-in's convenience and ease of use. A total of over 1.8 million files were sent via the plug-in in 2008 with the most popular file type being .pdf .jpg and .zip and averaging 11MB in size.
Targeted Users: Small & Medium Enterprises
Satisfied Customers: Yes, the vendor claims satisfied customers.
Company: YouSendIt Inc.
1919 S.Bascom Ave. 3rd Floor Campbell CA 95008
