Wide Area File Services (WAFS) Software
** WAFS Benefits Fast file access across the WAN: Files are always accessed locally. When changes are made to a file and the file is saved, WAFS’ byte-level differencing causes only those changes to be replicated to all locations in real-time. File-locking: If Mary in Tokyo opens a Word document on the Tokyo server, and a split-second later John opens the same file on the NYC server, John will only be able to open the file as a "read only." Backup: WAFS keeps past versions of files on its primary server. You can retrieve past versions or deleted files, and schedule point-in-time snapshots. Real-time access to newly added files: When a user in Chicago adds a new 30 MB file into a folder, it will appear instantly in Windows Explorer at the San Diego location, even though the file has not been fully replicated. If the San Diego user opens the file, WAFS will stream the data so that certain files will open quickly. High availability: WAFS allows file system access even if the net...