Aspera Enterprise Server Awarded Best of Show at Bio-IT Awards
Leading High-speed File Transfer Company Wins IT Infrastructure Category for Moving Vast Data Sets to Accelerate Research and Business Opportunities
EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aspera, creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance or network conditions, was awarded the Best of Show Award for its Aspera Enterprise Server in the IT Infrastructure category at the recent Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston.
Judged by a team of Bio-IT World magazine editors and highly regarded industry experts, the Best of Show Awards recognizes new products which demonstrate exceptional technology innovations across the life sciences research, discovery and clinical trials process. Aspera Enterprise Server is being used by organizations such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the European Bioinformatics Institute to move vast data sets, such as genomic sequences, across global networks without impacting other network applications. With the ability to exchange critical data globally at maximum speed, life sciences companies using Aspera are able to accelerate strategic research, and maximize productivity and business opportunities.
"Each year our exhibitors present the tools and solutions that are critical to driving the drug discovery and clinical industries forward," said Allison Proffitt, managing editor of Bio-IT World. "There is a wealth of cutting edge and smart technologies for our judges to choose from. We congratulate Aspera as one of the 2009 Best of Show winners and look forward to seeing how Aspera Enterprise Server enables and transforms the industry."
"We've recently seen strong demand from life sciences, biotech and healthcare companies eager for more efficient means to transport ever increasing amounts of data and are pleased to contribute to potentially life-changing endeavours such as NCBI/NIH's 1000 Genomes Project," said Michelle Munson, president and co-founder of Aspera. "It is a great honor to be recognized by Bio-IT World for our technology and we will continue to develop innovative products that help drive cutting edge research and development."
Aspera's next-generation fasp transport technology eliminates network bottlenecks and dramatically increases transfer speeds – up to 1000x over standard FTP – regardless of transfer distance, file size and network conditions. Aspera software technology fully utilizes existing network infrastructures to deliver the fastest, fully predictable, end-to-end file transfer experience and provides unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete security and uncompromising reliability.
About Bio-IT World
Bio-IT World (www.bio-itworld.com), the flagship publication of Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), is the leading source of news on technology and strategic innovation in drug discovery, development, and clinical trials. Bio-IT World explores the tools and results of predictive biology as the industry adapts to the new world of personalized medicine. Bio-IT World has won 34 national and regional awards, more than any other magazine covering the life sciences industry.
About Aspera
Aspera is the creator of next-generation transport technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance and network conditions. Based on its patent-pending fasp™ protocol, only Aspera software fully utilizes existing infrastructures to deliver the fastest, most predictable file transfer experience. Aspera's core technology delivers unprecedented control over bandwidth, complete security and uncompromising reliability. Hundreds of organizations across a variety of industries rely on Aspera for the business-critical transport of their digital assets. Aspera empowers individuals and corporations to dramatically increase productivity, minimize operational costs, expand revenues and explore new business models.
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