In the coming months we'll be rolling out a new rate limiting feature for the Zamzar Developer API. If you're new to the concept, rate-limiting is a mechanism which allows service providers to keep track of the number of requests from…
Better security – dropping support for TLS 1.0
This change has been completed as of 14th August 2018. In line with many other online services Zamzar is announcing the end of support for TLS 1.0, a cryptographic protocol used to secure communications between your web browser (or API…
Announcing Zamzar’s GDPR compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is upon us! Hopefully this spells the last of companies you have never heard of desperately trying to get you to click a button in an email! At Zamzar we aren't interested in using your…
Zamzar and GDPR
Has your email inbox been flooded with dozens of notices about "privacy policy updates" recently? If so, this is likely the result of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force in less than four weeks time on…
Announcing HTTPS – secure file conversion for everyone
We're pleased to announce that we just launched support across the entire Zamzar website for HTTPS for all users. Effective immediately this means that the entire site is now secured with the familiar green padlock: All files uploaded to or…
New on the API – import & export files
You can now use the Zamzar file conversion API to import files for conversion from Amazon S3, HTTP / HTTPS URLs and FTP / SFTP servers. You can also export converted files back out again too. This opens up some interesting…
Zamzar is 10 Years Young
We're celebrating our birthday here at Zamzar HQ - ten years ago today we launched the Zamzar website with a simple mission: Things were very different ten years ago. In Internet years that's like 8 centuries ... A potted history…
The dream boss? What it was like to work for Bill Gates
This is part three of a series of stories by Robert Gaskins who helped invent PowerPoint at Forethought Inc. in 1984 (see part one and part two). It was the first significant acquisition made by Microsoft. We spoke to Robert about the process of building a startup in the…
Use Zamzar to convert files from your Desktop !
We're excited to announce that we just launched three new applications which allow you to convert files right on your desktop ! Dropbox Converter - Convert files to various formats directly within your Dropbox account. Hot Folders - Monitor folders on your desktop & automatically convert files…
Life before the web – Running a Startup in the 1980’s
This is part two of a series of stories by Robert Gaskins who helped invent PowerPoint at Forethought Inc. in 1984 (read part one here). It was the first significant acquisition made by Microsoft. We spoke to Robert about building a startup in the 1980s and…
