New features coming to binfire.com-Release II

As you already know binfire.com is one of only few file hosting and collaboration sites providing free service to its users. We plan to make binfire.com the best file hosting and collaboration site on the Internet. To get there we need our users help in identifying current issues with the site and the future enhancements they would like to add. I would like to share with you new features which we have added to the site and will be available soon. These features will enhance the user experience and ease of use.
1-We have replaced File tab with Cloud Folder tab. In this tab you can select your own web folder, your groups’ folders and folders your contacts have shared with you for upload and download. Every member gets his / her own unlimited size web folder and one unlimited size group folder for collaboration.
To select any cloud folder (your own, group or shared), go to the cloud folder tab or share tab and use the drop down box on top right to choose your cloud folder. Remember when you login for the first time you only have your own web folder. To see group folders you either need to create your own group, or join a group that already exists. To see shared folders from friends, you need to add your friends as contact (they have to be a member of binfire.com too). When one of your friends marks a file as shared with his friends you will see his folder and all files he has shared!
2-Collaboration tab gives you a dashboard for managing collaboration tasks. In this tab you can create a collaboration group, join a group and manage your groups. Remember each group has its own folder with unlimited storage and unlimited number of users. The group owner can invite members, assign member’s access permissions (read / write or read only). Any member with read / write permission can lock a file while he or she is working on it. All file’s history and versions are available online.

3-In the new version you can upload multiple files from anywhere in the application or the file manager! In the file manager you can also upload folders using drag & drop. Please make sure you use the file manager. It is one of the most sophisticated file management tools available online. You can find it in the file tab. It is the control on top right.

4-Live chat –Now you can chat with your contacts who are online and also a member of binfire.com. We have created a simple but efficient chat interface to enable and enhance live collaboration and team work.
5-Live support- You can chat with a customer care representative during business hours (Eastern daylight time, USA) to resolve technical or business questions. In future this service will be available 24/7.
6- Flash video conversion—if you like your videos to be playable online, you need to use the File manager to upload your videos and convert them to Flash. The file manager asks if you want to convert the video to flash or keep it as its original format. If you say yes, the file is converted to flash and could be played on line.
7-Foreign character support- The name of your files or folders could be in any language you choose.

We rely on our users for support and help in identifying issues and enhancing binfire.com. We use open source and in the future we plan to make the API to binfire.com available to everybody so our users can add new applications to the site.
I would love to hear your comments, suggestions and questions.
David Robins
david@binfire.com

Folder and Multiple files upload using binfire's file manager

Binfire.com java applet called file manager can upload multiple file s and folders. There is no limit on the number of files that could be uploaded. So if you have a folder in your PC with hundreds of files in it, open the file manager, drag the folder from the window for your PC (My computer) into a folder in your web folder. Each file is copied and to the web folder and the progress is shown as how many mega bytes are copied and how many mega bytes are left to be copied.
You can copy a folder containing 500MB or 1 GB in one setting. The only limit at present is that each file can't be bigger than 100MB. We plan to increase this limit in future!
There is no other tool like binfire.com's file manager that can perform the upload / download task more efficiently or effortlessly. In addition to drag and drop you can copy and paste files or folders. This appplet has all the tools for managing your files in your PC or at cloud stoarge.
We have testd the applet in windows and Linux environmen. We have noticed a few issues with some Linux configurations. We will test on Mcintosh platform later on.
Give the applet a try, it is the best tool for uploading / downloading files in the web!

Installing JRE on your computer for the file manager

In order to run binfire.com file manager, the Java Run time Environment (JRE) from Sun Micro Systems needs to be installed on the user computers.
The File manager is designed to install this library. WE have noticed on some installation it fails to install the JRE. If the users don't have JRE on their machine, clicking the file manager does not do anything in IE, and give a warning in Firefox.
The new version of applet will solve this issue. In the time users can down load this lib by going to their file tab, choose support.binfire from the drop down list on the top right. They will notice a file called jre.....exe. Download and run that for Windows xp, or go to the following link for all computers... http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

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New Features in Release-1

Release-1 of binfire.com has several new features and enhancements listed here:

1-The new file manager enables users to upload or download multiple files from their computer to the cloud storage.It also let's users to upload or download a folder with its sub folders. Its drag and drop feature makes file transfer easy and fast.
The file manager is built around java applet technology and creates a virtual desktop familiar to users for file management. Users have access to their cloud storage folder, group collaboration folders and friend's shared folders. This applet is one of the most advanced file mangers designed for cloud computing.

2-Collaboration tool for groups now allows file locking, version history and group permission setting used by group owner to assign permissions to group members.

3-Users can now promote their business or website using links in the title section of the home page. You van place a link to you website in your binfire.com home page.

4-Download center which allows for legal sharing of video, music and pictures.

5-You can find the hotlink to any file by going to the shared tab and click on the file. The hotlink appears at the bottom. You can share this link with friends.

New version is coming soon

The new release of binfire.com is coming soon. This is a major upgrade to version 5 and includes the following new features:

1. Java applet virtual desktop, which gives access to the PC's file system, web folder, group folder and shared folders from one virtual desktop. It includes drag and drop for best file copy and transfer.
2. File lock and unlock mechanism for group collaboration.
3. Notification for group folder when a file is locked or unlocked or uploaded.
   
4. Download center (public folder) for legal and fast sharing of you artistic creations with the world.
5. One click file transfer to you contacts
6. Adding of your own URL to the home page
7. Every file has a hotlink that you can copy and send to your contacts.
8. & more
   

David

Binfire.com press release 2/24/2009

Binfire® Releases Beta-5 Version Of Binfire.com With 1 Click Share, Public Folder And File Manager
New version of Binfire.com offers free & secure unlimited online storage, file versioning, Hardware Raid 10 controllers, Advance Java applet file manager, shared & public folders and collaboration software around a group folder

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PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 24, 2009 – Boca Raton, Florida, Binfire®, Inc., a provider of software as a service (SaaS), today announced the release of beta-5 version of Binfire.com. Version 5 has substantial improvements over the older versions of software. All files are stored in servers with Raid 10 controllers in multiple geographical areas. “In version-5 we have significantly improved both our application and our hardware. We have installed all new servers with Raid 10 controllers plus we back up each server at a different geographical location” said David Robins, president of Binfire.com. “In addition of redundancy, the application includes a new java applet for managing files. This is one of the most sophisticated file managers available on the web today. Other features included in this version are shared and public folder and one click file sharing” Binfire.com provides free unlimited file storage for individuals. Team members can use collaboration tools within binfire.com to work on projects from any internet browser. The group folder provides user permission access which is set by the project manager. In near future it will also support file locking mechanism to allow multiple contributors to work on the same file. The file history and versions are retrievable at all time. The Binfire.com services are available immediately for individuals and businesses. Individual users can visit http://www.Binfire.com to become a member. The business users can contact us at sales@binfire.com or call 561-910-4567 . Contacts: Email David@binfire.com Web http://www.binfire.com Phone 561-910-4567 About Binfire, Inc. Binfire, Inc. is a new entry into WEB2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) market. The company provides Web 2.0 online solutions for individuals and small businesses.
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Binfire Press release 1/6/2009

Binfire.com Offers Free Unlimited File Storage, File Version Control, Group Collaboration and Intuitive File Sharing Software
Free and secure unlimited data storage, free online file sharing and file version control

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Binfire(R), Inc., a new entry into software as a service (SaaS) market, today announced the release of beta version of Binfire.com, a comprehensive suite of online software tools for file sharing, file management and group collaboration using WEB 2.0 features. Binfire.com offers online office tools for individuals and SMBs. A more expanded service for SMB's will be offered in the near future.
"Our goal is to provide complete online solutions to enable our users to free themselves from the tyranny of desktop computing and move to the freedom of cloud computing," said David Robins, President of Binfire.com. "Our aim is to offer free web solutions which will enable our users to upload files, share them with family and friends, collaborate seamlessly with colleagues, and manage their own web pages to promote themselves with no limitation"
Binfire.com provides state of the art online solution. Users visiting binfire.com can send files as large as 100MB to their family & friends without delay or annoying gimmicks (no wait, no login or registration is required!). Every user gets free unlimited storage space when they become a member of binfire.com and there is no limit on the number of the files that could be uploaded or the length of time they can stay on our secure servers. The beta version also includes user's home page, file version control, contacts & address book, file sharing for external and internal contacts and group collaboration tools. All services at binfire.com are free for individual users. The user's home page is a unique offering from binfire.com. It lets users with no experience in web publishing publish their personalized web page to express and promote themselves.
David Robins added, "Our mission is to enable our users to have access to their information from any computer and collaborate with their colleagues, customers and suppliers seamlessly no matter where they are located. We strive to provide our customers with the most reliable tools for the online office environment. All our servers use Raid 10 controllers and are backed up in separate geographical areas." He also noted, "Although we are a small company we believe in the green revolution, therefore we are moving all our storage devices to solid state devices to lower our power consumption."
The Binfire.com services are available immediately for individuals and businesses. Individual users can visit http://www.Binfire.com to become a member. The business users can contact us at sales@binfire.com or call 561-910-4567 . Contacts:
David Robins
Email David@binfire.com
Web http://www.binfire.com
Phone 561-910-4567
About Binfire, Inc.
Binfire, Inc. is a new entry into WEB2.0 Software as a Service (Saas) market. The company provides Web 2.0 online solutions for individuals and small businesses.
Binfire(R) and Show Me(R) are registered trademarks in the United States, the Binfire logo is trademark of Binfire, Inc.
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