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"SneakerNet," or the manual transfer of data using a disk or USB stick from one computer system to another, should be long dead, but this noncompliant transfer process still survives. In this edition of "Focus on Quality," we discuss why SneakerNet should be consigned to the graveyard of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers a preview of the file transfer software Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) Enterprise 7.4.7 from Globalscape Inc.

The article evaluates file transfer video converter IOTransfer 3 offered by iOS file transfer and management company IOTransfer Studio.

The article discusses the release of the upgraded Harmonious Universal Link File Transfer (HULFT) computer software from Tokyo, Japan-based systems integration (SI) service provider Saison Information Systems Co. Ltd.

The article offers information on the Harmonious Universal Link File Transfer (HULFT) 8.1 enterprise data transfer management suite from information technology company Saison Information Systems Co. Ltd.

The article presents a case study of PostOffice Films, a film and television post production service provider company, which wanted a solution to be able to connect around the world and transfer files quickly. The company is based in Europe but has clients all over the world. Topics discussed include sending files through Fed-Ex and then switching to software Media Shuttle by software company Signiant.

The author suggests several ways to protect intellectual property and trade secrets by engineers in China. Topics discussed include the need to copyright the information that contains trade secrets of a firm in writing, updating passwords every months while tracking data flows and file transfers, and the need to make the employees who have access to trade secrets to sign a contract that allow enforcement without the labour arbitration required in employment disputes.

The article reports that Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has released its IEEE 802.11ad-2012 wireless standards in December 2012. It says that the specifica has been developed by Technical Group in partnership with Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig). It states that the new standards has been driven in response to the demand for speed and bandwidth, high-definitions (HD) contest streaming and file transfers.

The article discusses the results of a series of digital-data-exchange validation tests of six structural-steel building-information-model file transfers between different building information modeling (BIM) platforms. The tests were performed by a team led by chief operating officer of Structural Detailing LLC (SDLLC), Brian Cobb, under the auspices of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).