{{Short description|Cloud service to send/receive and digitally sign files}} {{For|the racehorse|Hightail (horse)}} {{Undisclosed paid|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Hightail | logo = Hightail.svg | founded = {{start date and age|2004}} | location = San Mateo, California | parent = OpenText | industry = Technology | website = {{URL |https://www.hightail.com/}} }} '''Hightail''', formerly '''YouSendIt''', is a cloud service that lets users send, receive, digitally sign, and synchronize files. YouSendIt.com and YouSendIt Inc. were founded in 2004; the company renamed itself Hightail in 2013.
The company's early focus was on helping users send files that were too large for email; it started adding features and plug-ins for businesses in 2007. The service grew quickly, and the firm raised $49 million in funding between 2005 and 2010. The service can now be used via the web, a desktop client, mobile devices, or from within business applications using a Hightail plugin.
In May 2015, the company launched Hightail Spaces, designed to encourage creative professionals from conception of an idea to delivery.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schuberth|first1=Cromwell|title=YouSendIt cofounder narrows focus at Hightail|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2015/05/yousendit-cofounder-narrows-focus-at-hightail.html|website=Silicon Valley Business Journal|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref>
In 2018, Hightail was acquired by OpenText.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opentext.com/who-we-are/press-releases?id=BED85D10A6894FD88179834BB0D13A82|title=OpenText Acquires Hightail - OpenText|date=2018-02-14|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>
==History== Hightail was founded as YouSendIt Inc. in 2004<ref name="g"/> by three cofounders: Ranjith Kumaram, Amir Shaikh and Khalid Shaikh.<ref name="thirteen"/> In its early years, Amir pursued advertising revenues, Jimmy Vienneau managed business development, Francis Wu created the graphic design including the logo, while Kumaran focused on the user experience and Khalid did technical work.<ref name="thirteen"/> By May 2004, the company had 300,000 users and was growing 30 percent each month. That September, Cambrian Ventures invested $250,000.<ref name="thirteen">{{cite news|first=Burt|last=Helm|newspaper=Inc. |title=A Silicon Valley Tale of Humiliation and Revenge|date=February 28, 2012|access-date=January 11, 2013|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201203/burt-helm/a-silicon-valley-tale-of-humiliation-and-revenge.html}}</ref> At first, YouSendIt was mainly used to send large files, such as photos or audio files, which were too large for the file-size limits set by email providers at the time.<ref name="g"/><ref name="o"/><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=BusinessWeek|title=Hightail Raises $34 Million to Finance International Expansion|first=Serena|last=Saitto|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref>
$5 million in funding was raised in August 2005. Afterwards, there was a falling out between the founders. Within a few years, Khalid and Amir Shaikh left the company,<ref name="thirteen"/> while Kumaran stayed in a product management and marketing role.<ref name="Jones2008">{{cite book|first=Bradley L.|last=Jones|title=Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWaY1sSyxHcC&pg=PA178|access-date=17 January 2013|date=14 April 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-24199-8|pages=178–}}</ref> In 2011, Shaikh pleaded guilty to making denial of service (DoS) attacks on the website for the YouSendIt service between December 2008 to June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Register|title=California man accused of DOSing site he founded|first=Dan|last=Goodin| url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/30/yousendit_founded_indicted/|access-date=January 11, 2013|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Former YouSendIt CEO Pleads Guilty to Web Attack on his Old Company|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/yousendit-guilty-khalid-shaikh.html|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>
Ivan Koon took over as CEO and YouSendIt continued to raise a total of $49 million.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=VentureBeat|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=February 21, 2013|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/01/15/with-strategic-buy-up-yousendit-plans-to-do-more-than-file-delivery/|title=With Strategic Buy-up, YouSendIt Plans to do more than File Delivery|first=Christina|last=Farr}}</ref> YouSendIt grew as file recipients saw how the service works, reaching 100,000 paying users and 8.5 million registered users by March 2009.<ref name="a">{{cite news|newspaper=Network World|first=James|last=Gadkin|url=http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/032309gaskin.html|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=March 26, 2009|title=Web 2.0 Works to Solve Problems|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032829/http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/032309gaskin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2011, YouSendIt Inc. acquired a developer of Microsoft Outlook add-ons, Attassa, and an iPhone app developer, Zosh.<ref name="j">{{cite news|title=Your Business' Processes, Its Intellectual Property and the Cloud(s)|first=Michael|last=Dortch|date=June 13, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2013|url=http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/bpm_cloud/2011/06/your-business-processes-its-intellectual-property-and-the-clouds.php|publisher=eBizQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Christina|last=DesMarais|title=YouSendIt Launches New Services for Businesses|newspaper=Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2013|url=http://technology.inc.com/2011/07/28/yousendit-launches-new-services-for-businesses/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411031832/http://technology.inc.com/2011/07/28/yousendit-launches-new-services-for-businesses/|archive-date=April 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In May 2012, a former AOL and Yahoo! executive, Brad Garlinghouse, was appointed as CEO.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=January 23, 2013|title=Brad Garlinghouse Lands at YouSendIt|date=May 15, 2012|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/05/15/yousendit-brings-aboard-new-ceo-brad-garlinghouse/|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|first=Pui-Wing|last=Tam}}</ref> He refocused the company on file sharing and remote document access,<ref>{{cite news|title=Hightail Raises $34 Million to Finance International Expansion|first=Serena|last=Saitto |date=November 19, 2013|access-date=December 17, 2013|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-19/hightail-raises-34-million-to-finance-international-expansion|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131217203902/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-19/hightail-raises-34-million-to-finance-international-expansion|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2013|newspaper=BusinessWeek}}</ref> placing it in competition with Dropbox Inc. and Box Inc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hightail joins the cloud storage funding race|newspaper=Financial Times|date=November 19, 2013|first=Richard|last=Waters|url=http://blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/2013/11/220322/|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Carr|date=December 14, 2011|title=YouSendIt Takes on Box Dropbox in Cloud|newspaper=InformationWeek|access-date=January 17, 2013|url=http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/file_sharing/232300525/yousendit-takes-on-box-dropbox-in-cloud|archive-date=April 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425220126/http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/file_sharing/232300525/yousendit-takes-on-box-dropbox-in-cloud|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hightail began advertising against competitors Dropbox and Box with slogans like "Your files should be neither Dropped nor Boxed".<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley's billboard wars are back|first=Ari|last=Levy|date=July 14, 2014|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/07/14/silicon-valleys-billboard-wars-are-back.html|publisher=CNBC|access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
In January 2013, YouSendIt acquired Found Software, a company that develops the Found for Mac application that searches for files on Macintosh computers and connected networks.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=TheNextWeb|first=Ken|last=Yeung|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2013|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/15/yousendit-acquires-found/|title=YouSendIt Acquired Found, adds File Searching to its 48m Users Closer to a 'Cloud-Nostic Future'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Kara|last=Swisher|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|url=https://allthingsd.com/20130115/yousendits-brad-garlinghouse-talks-about-found-acquisition-rebranding-and-more-video/|title=YouSendIt's Brad Garlinghouse Talks About Found Acquisition, Rebranding and More!|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> In July of that year, YouSendIt announced its rebranding as Hightail, to represent its move beyond file sharing and into file collaboration services.<ref name="rebrands">{{cite news|title=Why YouSendIt had to change its name|newspaper=Fortune|first=JP|last=Mangalindan|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=July 10, 2013|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/10/why-yousendit-had-to-change-its-name/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712034005/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/10/why-yousendit-had-to-change-its-name/|archive-date=July 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/07/10/hightail-goes-after-dropbox-with-unlimited-storage/|first=Rolfe|last=Winkler|title=Hightail Goes after DropBox with Unlimited Storage|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=July 11, 2013}}</ref> New mobile apps for iOS and Windows devices were also introduced,<ref>{{cite news|date=July 10, 2013|title=In New Challenge to Dropbox and Box, YouSendIt Morphs into Hightail|url=https://allthingsd.com/20130710/in-new-challenge-to-dropbox-and-box-yousendit-morphs-into-hightail/|first=Arik|last=Hesseldahl|publisher=AllThingsD}}</ref> as well as an unlimited storage option.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/07/10/hightail-goes-after-dropbox-with-unlimited-storage/|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|title=Hightail goes after DropBox with Unlimited Storage|first=Rolfe|last=Winkler|access-date=August 19, 2013|date=July 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2013/07/11/how-about-hightail-ing-it/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714164551/http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2013/07/11/how-about-hightail-ing-it|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2013|publisher=Reuters|title=How about Hightail-ing it?|first=Poornima|last=Gupta|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref>
In September 2013, Hightail acquired adeptCloud, a security-focused file-sharing service for hosting files inside a corporate firewall.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hightail buys adeptCloud to make file storage safer in the cloud|publisher=VentureBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/09/17/hightail-adeptcloud/|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2013|first=Meghan|last=Kelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=TechCrunch|title=Hightail Buys AdeptCloud to Add High Level Security and Privacy Features to File-Sharing|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/17/hightail-buys-adeptcloud-to-add-high-level-security-and-privacy-features-to-file-sharing/|first=Leena|last=Rao|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2013}}</ref> In November, Hightail raised $34 million in additional funding.<ref name="venturebeatone">{{cite news|title=File-sharing service Hightail lands $34M to court the enterprise|date=November 19, 2013|publisher=VentureBeat|first=Eric|last=Blattberg|url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/11/19/file-sharing-service-hightail-lands-34m-to-court-the-enterprise/|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="allthingsDone">{{cite news|first=Arik|last=Hesseldahl|title=Fresh Off Rebranding Effort, Hightail Lands $34 Million in New Funding|date=November 19, 2013|url=https://allthingsd.com/20131119/fresh-off-rebranding-effort-hightail-lands-34-million-in-new-funding/|access-date=December 17, 2013|newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> Brad Garlinghouse resigned as CEO in September 2014, allegedly due to disagreements with the board of directors. He was replaced by co-founder Ranjith Kumaran.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=re/code|url=https://recode.net/2014/09/12/why-brad-garlinghouse-left-hightail/|title=Why Brad Garlinghouse Left Hightail|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref>
In February 2018, Hightail was acquired by OpenText.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=2018-02-14 |title=Consolidation in the cloud as OpenText buys Hightail and Carbonite grabs Mozy from Dell |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/14/consolidation-in-the-cloud-as-opentext-buys-hightail-and-carbonite-grabs-mozy-from-dell/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2018, Hightail's employees relocated to OpenText's offices in San Mateo, California and the Campbell office was decommissioned.
==Products and services== thumb|left|100px|Hightail on iPhoneUsers of the Hightail service upload a file to Hightail's servers, and recipients are provided with a link where the file can be downloaded.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 14, 2007|access-date=January 14, 2013|url=https://allthingsd.com/20070614/is-there-a-tool-to-help-send-large-files-over-the-internet/|first=Walt|last=Mossberg|title=Is There a Tool to Help Send Large Files Over the Internet?}}</ref><ref name="d">{{cite news|title=YouSendIt when Attachments don't Work|first=Mark|last=Gibbs|url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/web/2006/0605web1.html|newspaper=Network World|access-date=January 14, 2013|date=June 5, 2006|archive-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701111732/http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/web/2006/0605web1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Users can also manage files in an online folder system,<ref name="ab">{{cite news|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2013|first=Sarah|last=Perez|title=YouSendIt ups its Game with new Desktop & Mobile Apps|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/13/yousendit-ups-its-game-with-new-desktop-mobile-apps/|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> or create desktop folders that access online storage.<ref name="q">{{cite news|newspaper=Forbes|first=Tomio|last=Geron|title=YouSendIt Launches File Syncing, Takes on Dropbox|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/07/26/yousendit-launches-file-syncing-takes-on-dropbox/|access-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=E-mail Attachments: Size no Longer Matters|first=Lauren|last=Simonds|date=July 24, 2007|access-date=January 15, 2013|url=http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/thebasics/networking/article.php/3690516/Email-Attachments-Size-No-Longer-Matters.htm|publisher=SmallBusinessComputing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722032524/http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/thebasics/networking/article.php/3690516/Email-Attachments-Size-No-Longer-Matters.htm|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In addition to Hightail.com, the service can be used from desktop applications for Windows and macOS,<ref>{{cite news|title=Services can help send large videos.(Business)|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=August 3, 2008|access-date=January 23, 2013|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-191693723}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> or from mobile apps for iOS and Android devices.<ref name="colt"/> There are also plugins for business applications, such as Microsoft Outlook<ref name="b">{{cite news|first=Don|last=Reisinger|publisher=CNET|title=YouSendIt brings file delivery to Microsoft Office|date=November 20, 2008|access-date=May 12, 2012|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103850-2.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130408003257/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103850-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2013}}</ref> and Yahoo! Mail,<ref name="stio"/> that allow users to send files from within the application. Documents can be signed digitally with Hightail using a mouse or touch-screen.<ref name="l">{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Bryant|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/07/26/yousendit-steps-on-dropboxs-turf-with-unlimited-cloud-storage-service/|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2013|title=YouSendIt Steps on Dropbox's Turf with Unlimited Cloud Storage Service|publisher=TheNextWeb}}</ref><ref name="y">{{cite news|first=Jefferson|last=Graham|date=July 27, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2013|title=Meet the all-new YouSendIt|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/07/meet-the-all-new-yousendit/1#.UPXRJ-hTOEM|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> The service has a pay-per-use security feature<ref name="o"/> and files sent through Hightail are encrypted during transit and while stored on individual devices or servers.<ref name="ab"/>
The consumer version is sold on a freemium basis,<ref>{{cite news|first=Austin|last=Carr|date=October 11, 2010|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1694290/why-you-should-never-pay-premium-online-subscription|access-date=February 21, 2013|title=Why You Should Never Pay for a Premium Online Subscription|newspaper=Fast Company}}</ref> while a business product is sold as YouSendIt for Business, which was originally released as Workstream. YouSendIt for Business integrates with Active Directory and Microsoft SharePoint.<ref name="ssil">{{cite news|newspaper=InformationWeek|first=David|last=Carr|date=March 6, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2013|title=YouSendIt Gives Enterprises New Sharepoint Power|url=http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/file_sharing/yousendit-gives-enterprises-new-sharepoi/232602069|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411040215/http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/file_sharing/yousendit-gives-enterprises-new-sharepoi/232602069|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> The business version has additional features for corporate use, such as remote data wipes on mobile devices, service level agreements and controls for compliance requirements, such as HIPAA and PCI.<ref>{{citation|publisher=Enterprise Strategy Group|date=2011|work=Market Landscape Report|title=Online File Sharing and Collaboration in the Enterprise|first1=Terri|last1=McClure|first2=Kristine|last2=Kao}}</ref><ref name="esg">{{citation|publisher=Enterprise Strategy Group|url=http://www.esg-global.com/test-drive-reports/workstream-by-yousendit/|work=Online File Sharing and Collaboration Test Drive|title=Workstream by YouSendIt|date=November 2012|access-date=January 25, 2013|first1=Terri|last1=McClure|first2=Kristine|last2=Kao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233150/http://www.esg-global.com/test-drive-reports/workstream-by-yousendit/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As of 2013, the company has more than 40 million registered users, in about 200 countries. Most use its free service for 2 GB of storage, while a half-million pay for unlimited storage and additional features.<ref name="venturebeatone"/><ref name="allthingsDone"/>
===Software versions=== thumb|right|300px|YouSendIt for Mac desktops in Beta - 2011YouSendIt was initially known as a way for individuals to share personal files and images on YouSendIt.com.<ref name="g">{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Xavier|title=YouSendIt Delivers e-files and Rapid Growth|publisher=Bizjournals|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2013|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2010/10/22/yousendit-delivers-and-rapid-growth.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Cameron|last=Christoffers|date=July 24, 2009|access-date=January 13, 2013|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/chris-anderson-discusses-the-free-business-model-promotes-upcoming-book/|publisher=TechCrunch|title=Chris Anderson Discusses the Free Business Model and What it Means in the Enterprise}}</ref> In 2007, a Corporate Suite was released that had management and reporting features for business users.<ref name="e">{{cite news|title=YouSendIt Suite Targets Business|url=http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3708176/YouSendIt+Suite+Targets+Business.htm|first=David|last=Needle|publisher=Internetnews|date=October 30, 2007|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219014739/http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3708176/YouSendIt+Suite+Targets+Business.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, a tool for embedding YouSendIt into third-party websites, called SiteDrop, was introduced.<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Palotie|url=http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2008/05/products0507.html|newspaper=Inc. |access-date=January 14, 2013|title=A Winning Pitch}}</ref>
Throughout 2008, YouSendIt added plugins that allowed files to be sent through YouSendIt from within applications like Final Cut Pro,<ref name="mashable">{{cite news|publisher=Mashable|first=Kristen|last=Nicole|date=July 30, 2008|access-date=January 14, 2013|url=https://mashable.com/2008/07/30/yousendit-mac-plugins/|title=Share Media Directly from iPhoto with YouSendIt Plugins}}</ref> Microsoft Outlook,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Information Today|last=Brynko|first=Barbara|access-date=January 23, 2013|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-209239610|title=YouSendIt: one-click ease for outlook|date=October 1, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Adobe Acrobat.<ref name="f">{{cite news|publisher=GigaOm|title=YouSendIt Pursues Integration Strategy|first=Mike|last=Gunderloy|date=September 9, 2008|access-date=January 14, 2013|url=http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/yousendit-pursues-integration-strategy/|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022173025/https://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/yousendit-pursues-integration-strategy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May of that year, a new release of Yahoo! Mail included YouSendIt built-in,<ref name="stio">{{cite news|date=May 23, 2011|title=Revamped Yahoo Mail Peels off Beta Stamp|url=https://allthingsd.com/20110523/revamped-yahoo-mail-peels-off-beta-stamp/|access-date=January 14, 2013|first=Ina|last=Fried}}</ref> which added a million YouSendIt users over the following two months.<ref>{{cite news|first=Austin|last=Carr|newspaper=FAST Company|title=YouSendIt hits 30 Million Users, Bests Dropbox|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2012|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1755328/yousendit-hits-30-million-users-bests-dropbox}}</ref> In July, YouSendIt's online folder management system and digital signing features were introduced in order to compete with Dropbox.<ref name="o">{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Gayomali|date=July 26, 2011|title=YouSendIt Now Offering Cheap, Unlimited Dropbox-style Storage|url=https://techland.time.com/2011/07/26/yousendit-now-offering-cheap-unlimited-dropbox-style-storage/|access-date=January 15, 2013|newspaper=Time}}</ref><ref name="k">{{cite news|first=Sean|last=Ludwig|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2013|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/07/26/yousendit-makes-a-play-for-businesses-with-unlimited-cloud-storage/|newspaper=VentureBeat|title=YouSendIt makes a play for businesses with unlimited cloud storage}}</ref> The following month, YouSendIt added applications for Mac and PC desktops, as well as iOS and Android devices.<ref name="colt">{{cite news|title=YouSendIt sends iPad, Android Apps to Cloud Storage War|first=Barb|last=Darrow|url=http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/in-cloud-storage-war-yousendit-adds-ipad-android-apps/|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=January 17, 2013|publisher=GigaOm|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302084245/https://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/in-cloud-storage-war-yousendit-adds-ipad-android-apps/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2012, YouSendIt released a separate product intended for business users called Workstream, which was later renamed to YouSendIt for Business.<ref>{{cite news|work=WIRED|date=March 6, 2012|title=YouSendIt Guns for Dropbox, Box.net with Workstream|url=https://www.wired.com/insights/2012/03/yousendit-workstream/|first=Mike|last=Barton|access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
==Reception==
''PC Magazine'' gave the service a 4/5 rating. The reviewer, Jeffrey Wilson, found its app easy to use and noted its digital signing and cloud storage features. Wilson reported problems when trying to use the digital signing feature with the phone held vertically and experienced occasional crashes.<ref name="pcmag">{{cite news|title=YouSendIt(for iPhone) (article retitled Hightail July 2013)|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414714,00.asp|newspaper=PC Magazine|first=Jeffrey|last=Wilson|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> TopTenReviews gave the service a 9.5 out of 10. TopTenReviews praised the product for unlimited downloads and accessibility from a desktop, laptop or other mobile device.<ref name="topten"/> In benchmark tests, the service took seven minutes to upload a 30 MB file, compared to an industry average of six minutes.<ref name="topten">{{citation|publisher=TopTenReviews|title=YouSendIt|url=http://online-file-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/yousendit-review.html|access-date=January 18, 2013|archive-date=October 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001081611/http://online-file-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/yousendit-review.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
According to a review in ''Small Business Trends'', "Probably one of the most powerful features is the ability to sign digital documents."<ref name="ac">{{cite news|publisher=Small Business Trends|first=TJ|last=McCue|date=January 3, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2013|url=https://smallbiztrends.com/2012/01/online-file-sharing-review-of-yousendit.html|title=Small Business Online File Sharing: Review of YouSendIt}}</ref> A review in About.com said the service was easy to use and noted its features for password protection, file-tracking and interface branding, but also pointed out that users cannot copy themselves on files sent through the Hightail Outlook application.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=About.com|title=YouSendIt - Free Large File Sending Service|first=Heinz|last=Tschabitscher|access-date=January 18, 2013|url=http://email.about.com/od/sendbigfilesviaemail/gr/yousendit.htm|archive-date=April 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420150033/http://email.about.com/od/sendbigfilesviaemail/gr/yousendit.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> A reviewer at ''MacLife'' liked its synchronization and collaboration tools, but had some complaints about a "clunky" user interface.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 11, 2012|publisher=MacLife|title=YouSendIt Review|first=J.R.|last=Bookwalter|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/yousendit_review|access-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref>
Referring to the "for Business" product, ''PC Advisor'' stated that Dropbox, had better customization, while YouSendIt had the advantage of integration with SharePoint and Active Directory for corporate environments.<ref name="af">{{cite news|newspaper=PC Advisor|title=YouSendIt Launches Collaboration Tool with SharePoint Tie-ins|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/opinion/internet/3342599/yousendit-launches-collaboration-tool-with-sharepoint-tie-ins/|first=Angela|last=West|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) conducted a comparative review of vendors in the file sharing and collaboration market in 2012. It gave an average score from an end-user's perspective and a slightly below-average score from an administrator's perspective. ESG noted that the pricing model was expensive on a per-user basis, but its lack of caps or surcharges made it more affordable for heavy users. ESG testers found it easy and secure, but noted it lacked the auditing and workflow features of some competitors.<ref name="esg"/>
==See also== {{portal|Companies}} * Cloud storage * Comparison of file hosting services * Comparison of online backup services * Smash * WeTransfer
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==External links== *[http://www.Hightail.com/ Hightail website] *[https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/07/10/yousendit-rebrands-as-hightail-looks-beyond-file-sharing-to-rival-collaboration-software-makers/ The Next Web on YouSendIt rebrand to Hightail] {{good article}}
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