Tumbleweed combines the right features with first-rate customer service

DIS began evaluating secure data transport solutions in 2001, settling on the Tumbleweed product because of its long list of valuable features and the high customer satisfaction rating this product received during the pilot.

Consistently, Secure File Transfer met these core requirements:

* Allows secure file transfer in both directions between the Internet and state networks
* File transfers can be done either with a browser or with a special client from Tumbleweed
* Secure transmission of file transfers
* Speed, accuracy and overall data transport security
* Encrypted communication channel for data transfers, i.e. data cannot be understood if intercepted during transmission
* Able to work with existing state infrastructure and mainframes
* Delivering high levels of authentication to meet HIPAA and other standards
* Browser support for ease of use on less complex projects
* Win32 API availability for extremely complex applications
* 128bit SSL security with all manipulations of data during the transfer process