PANDO LETS PEOPLE SIMPLY EMAIL HOME MOVIES, FOLDERS OF PHOTOS AND OTHER LARGE FILES PRIVATELY AND SECURELY

This week Pando Networks Inc. announced a first-of-its-kind solution for sharing digital media - movies, folders of photos and business presentations - previously too large to send via email.

Pando is a small, free, downloadable application that lets people send large personal media using existing email addresses. Pando users can attach files of up to 1GB, creating no need to sacrifice quality with compression. With Pando, large files are sent privately, securely and directly from one person’s computer to another using the familiar and unrivaled standard for sending files - email.

Pando is the first peer-to-peer/email hybrid of its kind; Pando combines the distribution efficiencies of peer-to-peer technology with the asynchronous “send-and-forget” paradigm of email. Using expanded BitTorrent technology, the Pando application bypasses email servers and clogged inboxes to transport large files and folders directly from senders’ to recipients’ computers.

“Every computer user has experienced the frustration of trying to send large files via email,” said Robert Levitan, Pando co-founder and CEO. “Pando’s intuitive, drag-and-drop interface allows users to send personal media - files and folders - to anyone with an email address, regardless of his or her computing skill level. As a viral product with great consumer benefit, Pando can accelerate the sharing of home videos, photos and large business documents over the Internet for users worldwide.”

Pando is targeted the vast majority of people who don’t have the time or inclination to maintain a social network or don’t feel comfortable posting their personal photos and videos to a public Web site. However, this new service has real potential for those working in the adult business. One use that immediately comes to mind is the delivery of content. With this new technology, content suppliers can easily ship product to their consumers.

To use this service both parties must have the free Pando software installed.