| Type | Public (AMEX: GSB) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Key people | Jim Morris (CEO) & (President) |
| Website | globalscape.com |
GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (AMEX:GSB)[1] is a software company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company's products are considered part of the managed file transfer (MFT) category, on which Gartner and Aberdeen Group have recently published reports.[2] [3] [4] These products are aimed at helping businesses and individuals safely send sensitive information over the Internet, including corporate and financial data, medical records, and customer information. They are also intended to assist businesses in complying with data privacy regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and with corporate security policy.[5] In addition to its MFT products, GlobalSCAPE offers data replication and continuous data protection software for file sharing and backups. The company recently introduced managed e-mail attachment and software as a service (SaaS) information sharing solutions for handling large email attachments. Globalscape also led the Series B Investment in CoreTrace, an endpoint security company based in Austin which has an enhanced application whitelisting solution that blocked all the malware from executing during an exhibition/competition at DEF CON 16; Globalscape is now a worldwide reseller of the product, appropriately called BOUNCER.
Globalscape partnered with Rackspace, also of San Antonio, to provide cloud-based secure managed file transfer. Their first offering is called Managed Information Xchange or MIX. Other partners include numerous system integrators and distributors, such as Carahsoft, Intelligent Decisions, Lifeboat, and McLane Advanced Technology of Temple, TX.
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GlobalSCAPE was found in 1996 as a wholly owned subsidiary of American Telesource Incorporated (ATSI). That same year, the company launched its CuteFTP product line, an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client application for Windows and Mac platforms. The product helped the company gain notoriety among consumer audiences in the early years. The company has since diversified its offering to include secure information exchange solutions for consumer and enterprise customers. Today, approximately 80% of the company’s revenue is derived from its enterprise software product line.[6]