GoAnywhere MFT

A managed file transfer solution that automates and secures file transfers using a centralized enterprise-level approach.

GoDrive

A cloud-based file sharing alternative available from GoAnywhere. It provides Enterprise File Sync and Sharing (EFSS) services for your employees and partners.

GoFast

A file transfer acceleration protocol in GoAnywhere MFT that can transmit data considerably faster than traditional FTP. 

Google Drive

A file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. It is available as a GoAnywhere Cloud Connector. 

GPG

Stands for GNU Privacy Guard. It is a free software replacement for Symantec’s PGP cryptographic software suite, compliant with RFC 4880. Also known as GnuPG. 

GZIP

A file format and a software application used for file compression and decompression using the GZIP standard. 

HIPAA

Short for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It sets the standard for protecting sensitive data and applies to any company that details with protected health information (PHI). 

HITECH

Short for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. It was created to motivate the implementation of electronic health records and support technology in the United States.

HL7

Health level 7 is a set of international standards for the transfer of clincial and administrative data between software applications used by a number of healthcare providers. These standards focus on the application layer, or \"layer 7\" in the OSI model. HL7 standards are produced by Health Level Seven International, an international standards organization, and are adopted by standard issuing groups like ANSI and the IOS (International Organization for Standardization).

HL7 International

Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a non-profit organization ANSI-accredited standards development organization dedicated to providing standards and solutions that empower global health data interoperability.

HTML

Stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effect on World Wide Web pages. 

HTTP

Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web. 

HTTP Proxy

An HTTP proxy that serves two intermediary roles: an HTTP Client and an HTTP Server. It is for security, management, and caching functionality.

HTTPS

Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. It is an extension of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and is used for secure communication over a computer network. It is widely used on the internet.

IaaS

Short for “Infrastructure as a Service.” IaaS is a form of cloud computing that provides virtual computing resources such as storage, networking, and other capabilities over the internet.

IAB

Stands for the Internet Architecture Board. It is the internet society that oversees the technical evolution of the internet. It also supervises the IETF and the IRTF.

IBM i

An operating system that runs on the IBM Power Systems and IBM PureSystems.  

IBM MQ

This is an IBM standard and MOM product for messaging. It uses messages and queues to support the exchange of information between applications, systems, services, and files. It was previously known as Websphere MQ. 

ICAP

Short for the Internet Content Adaption Protocol. It is a lightweight protocol that provides simple object-based content vectoring for HTTP services.

IETF

Stands for the Internet Engineering Task Force. It is an open standards organization that develops and promotes voluntary internet standards, in particular the standards that comprise the internet protocol suite. 

IMAP

Stands for the Internet Message Access Protocol. It is an internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection.  

Informix

A product family within IBM’s Information Management division. It is a fast and flexible database with the ability to seamlessly integrate SQL, NoSQL/JSON, plus time series and spatial data.

IOS

Short for the International Organization for Standardization. This is an international standard-setting organization composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.

IoT

The IoT, or Internet of Things, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechancial and digital machines, objects, animals, or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

IP

Short for Internet Protocol. IP is the principal communications protocol in the internet for relaying datagrams across network boundaries. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the internet.

iPaaS

“Integration Platform as a Service.” iPaaS is a platform or suite that connects any combination of cloud-based or on-premise applications, processes, services, and/or systems within individual or across multiple organizations. It connects otherwise disjointed systems to deliver a unified solution.

IRTF

Stands for the Internet Research Task Force. It is composed of a number of focused and long-term research groups that work on topics related to internet protocols, applications, architecture, and technology.

IT

Short for Information Technology. It is the application of computers to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise.

JAMS

An enterprise job scheduling tool and workload automation solution. It is available as a GoAnywhere Cloud Connector.  

Java

A programming language that is commonly used in the development of client-server web applications. 

Jenkins

An open source automation server that enables developers to build, test, and deploy their software. It is available as a GoAnywhere Cloud Connector.

JIRA

A proprietary issue tracking product. It is available as a GoAnywhere Cloud Connector. 

JMS Standard

Short for Java Messaging Service. The JMS API is a Java message-oriented middleware API for sending messages between two or more clients. 

JNDI

Stands for the Java Naming and Directory Interface. It is a Java API that enables Java platform-based applications to access multiple naming and directory services.

JSON

Stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a text-based, human-readable data interchange format used for representing simple data structures and objects in Web browser-based code.

KBA

Short for Knowledge-based Authentication. KBA is a security measure that identifies end users by asking them to answer specific security questions. It is used in order to verify a user’s identity and provide accurate authorization for online and digital activities.