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Version 5, announced today, features architecture enhancements, and improved performance and caching which will, Group Logic says, 'increase user productivity'.

ExtremeZ-IP is designed to support Apple's core desktop features and make them work in a Windows server environment. These include the 'reconnect' capabilities of Apple File Protocol (AFP), which allows a Mac to reconnect to a server when the line is dropped, without users

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losing their work. It also eliminates the limitations of Mac file names on Windows servers, and supports the Windows permission model and security features.

John Go of ExtremeZ-IP customer PLM Group prepress division commented 'we are excited to see the many enhancements in [this release], especially the increased scalability and performance under load.'

'ExtremeZ-IP is used by thousands of customers worldwide who depend on it for reliable file sharing between their Mac desktops and Windows servers,' said T. Reid Lewis, President and CEO of Group Logic. '[It] leverages our Mac expertise to deliver to the market the most reliable, scalable and high-performance solution for Mac users connecting to Windows servers. It extends our lead as the best-in-class AFP server on the market today, bringing our customers what they require to remain competitive.'

Version 5 is available now. Further details can be found here.