Serv-U FTP Server
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Serv-U is a Windows-based FTP server.
[edit] History
Serv-U was originally developed by Rob Beckers during the first half of 1994 as an exercise to learn Windows socket programming and because the author felt there were at that time no useful Windows FTP server programs available. The first version was released on 7 February 1995, as shareware, for US $19.95 per copy.
In order to support Serv-U, Beckers created a small company called Cat Soft LLC, located in Durham, North Carolina. But when Serv-U began to experience its initial success Beckers decided to outsource sales, marketing, and support to Deerfield Inc. This new marketing firm decided it was best to provide a new name for the FTP server, one that included "FTP" in the title, and so for a short while "Serv-U" became "FTP Serv-U". However, with the release of version 3.0, sales, marketing, and support were moved from Deerfield Inc. to Rhino Software Inc.. Under RhinoSoft's new marketing direction, the server was renamed to its original, simpler title: "Serv-U".
In January 2005 Beckers decided to pursue other things and sold the Serv-U rights to Rhino Software Inc who are continuing to develop Serv-U even beyond what Beckers began.
Over the years Serv-U has grown from a simple shareware file server to a mature Windows-based file transfer solution. Today Serv-U is a well-known and widely-used FTP server that includes enterprise-grade features such as SSL support, ODBC and Windows NT/SAM user account management, virtual directories, compression, and more. Due to Serv-U's open architecture, other companies have developed add-ons to compliment Serv-U's feature set, most notably Intellidev, LLC who have released both an ASP-based web admin solution for Serv-U as well as a .NET API for programatic Serv-U administration.
