Instead of setting up an expensive VPN, the company selected the Mangomind drive that is independent of any operating system. As an administrator, I can set up rules about who has certain levels of access and precedence in terms of editing and changing content of a directory. Gora says the company has rented about 100 megabytes of storage space on the Mangomind drive that encrypts and backs up the data. Mike Leary, CEO of eVision Technologies, a Reading, Mass., consulting firm in., says his company is using the Mangomind drive to connect employees at remote client sites. His CTO, Shaun Larkin, says eVision created restricted access folders on the drive to store project files, project updates, proposal letters, financial statements, strategic business plans and human resources documents.
Employees use the drive both as a collaboration tool and to back up data from personal laptops.
Leary says the company is saving man-hours by managing data more efficiently and may use it to distribute software updates. He adds that the drive can be used both offline and online to synchronize files. Ann Harrison is a technology reporter in San Francisco. File Sharing archive Past newsletters. To top Request a reprint of this article.