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  • Yarkon version 6.5 is now available
    Dec 26, 2023

    Yarkon version 6.5 is now available

    Version 6.5.2 of Yarkon is now officially available, for Yarkon Server and Yarkon Docker.

    This major release includes:

    • Introducing the Community Edition of Yarkon Server, a BYOL AMI deployment.
    • Upgrades to all our AWS Marketplace listings, including new software and OS.
    • PAYGO (Pay as you go) subscriptions, replacing our tier based subscriptions.
    • Support for AWS regions added since our last release.
    • New documentation, focused on Quick Start guides.
    • Bug fixes.
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  • Yarkon version 6.1 is now available
    Jul 30, 2023

    Yarkon version 6.1 is now available

    Version 6.1.0 of Yarkon is now officially available, bringing an update to Yarkon Cloud

    This minor release includes:

    • Support for new AWS regions.
    • Improved license validation.
    • Bug fixes.
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  • Yarkon version 6.0 is now available
    Dec 31, 2022

    Yarkon version 6.0 is now available

    Version 6.0 of Yarkon is now officially available, for Yarkon Cloud and Yarkon Docker. We expect Yarkon Server, available from the AWS Marketplace, to be upgraded in the near future.

    This major release includes full support for all AWS S3 Storage classes.

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  • Yarkon version 5.4 is now available
    Jun 19, 2021

    Yarkon version 5.4 is now available

    Version 5.4 of Yarkon is now officially available, for all versions of Yarkon. This minor release includes:

    • UI improvements for the sign-up process.
    • Additional logging and debugging info capturing network requests and AWS responses.
    • Added support for new AWS regions.
    • Added support for Dell EMC - please contact us for details if interested to learn more.
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  • Yarkon version 5.3 is now available
    Feb 27, 2021

    Yarkon version 5.3 is now available

    Version 5.3 of Yarkon is now officially available, for all versions of Yarkon. This minor release includes:

    • Improvements to our IAM policy optimizer, allowing full support for non-inline policies. You can now use much larger policies with Yarkon.
    • Support for ENV based bucket list. This allows for an alternative more robust method to limit the bucket list shown to the user, instead of relying on IAM policies.
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  • Yarkon version 5.2 is now available
    Oct 25, 2020

    Yarkon version 5.2 is now available

    Version 5.2 of Yarkon is now officially available.

    This minor release includes full support for all US GovCloud regions.

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  • Yarkon version 5.1 is now available
    Jul 11, 2020

    Yarkon version 5.1 is now available

    Version 5.1 of Yarkon is now officially available.

    This minor release includes full support for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using any Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) compatible app such as Google Authenticator, Authy or Duo.

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  • Yarkon version 5.0 is now available
    Jun 17, 2020

    Yarkon version 5.0 is now available

    Version 5.0 of Yarkon is now officially available.

    This major release includes a number of new features, including:

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  • Yarkon version 4.5 is now available
    Apr 25, 2020

    Yarkon version 4.5 is now available

    Version 4.5 of Yarkon is now officially available.

    This minor release includes the Deep Links feature, allowing you to send links to S3 documents or folders to other Yarkon users, and these links will be automatically handled by Yarkon without having to browse to the target object.

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  • Yarkon Server version 4.4 is now available
    Jan 13, 2020

    Yarkon Server version 4.4 is now available

    Version 4.4 of Yarkon Server is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace.

    In this release we added the number one requested feature - Audit Trail, allowing organizations using Yarkon Server to get a full view into users’ actions in S3.

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  • Yarkon Server version 4.2 is now available
    Oct 1, 2019

    Yarkon Server version 4.2 is now available

    Version 4.2 of Yarkon Server is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace.

    In this release we added support for Server Side Encryption, fully compatible with buckets encrypted using SSE-S3, SSE-KMS and SSE-C.

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  • Yarkon Server version 4.1 is now available
    Aug 4, 2019

    Yarkon Server version 4.1 is now available

    Version 4.1 of Yarkon Server is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace, in both Pay-As-You-Go and Bring-Your-Own-License versions. As always, we also released the Shared Community AMI and the Docker versions, both available directly from here.

    In this minor release we added support for VPC endpoints buckets, allowing organizations using Yarkon Server to access their “VPC Only” S3 buckets through Yarkon without exposing these buckets to the internet, thus increasing security and allowing for enhanced logging of users’ actions.

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  • Yarkon Server version 4.0 is now available
    Jun 29, 2019

    Yarkon Server version 4.0 is now available

    Version 4.0 of Yarkon Server is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace, in both Pay-As-You-Go and Bring-Your-Own-License versions. As always, we also released the Shared Community AMI and the Docker versions, both available directly from here.

    This is the first major release of Yarkon Server in a year, and includes a full refresh of the user interface, as well as numerous enhancements.

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  • Yarkon Cloud version 4.0 is now available
    Jun 16, 2019

    Yarkon Cloud version 4.0 is now available

    Version 4.0 of Yarkon Cloud is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace and for sign up from this site.

    This is the first major release in a year, and includes a full refresh of the user interface, as well as numerous enhancements.

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  • Yarkon 3.9.0 is now available from the AWS Marketplace
    Jun 10, 2019

    Yarkon 3.9.0 is now available from the AWS Marketplace

    The next release of Yarkon Server, version 3.9.0, is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace.

    The highlight of this release is the newly added support for document versions, when using buckets with the versioning feature enabled. You can use Yarkon to upload new versions of a document, then view all versions in one convenient location, open or download a specific version, and even delete an older version you no longer want to keep.

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  • Yarkon 3.9.0 is now available with support for versions
    May 12, 2019

    Yarkon 3.9.0 is now available with support for versions

    The next release of Yarkon, version 3.9.0, is now officially available.

    The highlight of this release is the newly added support for document versions, when using buckets with the versioning feature enabled. You can use Yarkon to upload new versions of a document, then view all versions in one convenient location, open or download a specific version, and even delete an older version you no longer want to keep.

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  • Yarkon 3.8.0 is now available with enhanced single sign on
    Apr 7, 2019

    Yarkon 3.8.0 is now available with enhanced single sign on

    The next release of Yarkon Cloud, version 3.8.0, is now officially available.

    The highlight of this release is the enhanced single-sign-on implementations, now with support for “pass through” SSO, where user information is only kept in the Identity Provider.

    For more information, see the documentation.

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  • Yarkon 3.7.0 is now available with the all new storage analyzer
    Mar 16, 2019

    Yarkon 3.7.0 is now available with the all new storage analyzer

    The next release of Yarkon Cloud, version 3.7.0, is now officially available and immediately accessible to all our Cloud customers.

    The highlight of this dot release is the all new storage analyzer, allowing you to drill down, identify and reduce waste.

    Additional features included in this release:

    • The image preview will now support an “actual size” display mode, as well as the “size to fit” mode.
    • Users with a device that has lower memory would now be able to reduce the concurrency level of some RAM heavy operations, to improve stability.
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  • Yarkon Server 3.6.1 is now available from the AWS Marketplace
    Mar 11, 2019

    Yarkon Server 3.6.1 is now available from the AWS Marketplace

    The next release of Yarkon Server, version 3.6.1, is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace.

    Accompanying the AMP release, we now also made available a BYOL release option. Same as the AMP version, the BYOL version includes a FREE 30 day trial, with the added convenience of different monthly subscription licensing options starting at only $10 per month.

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  • Yarkon 3.6.0 is now available with branding for Cloud subscribers
    Feb 23, 2019

    Yarkon 3.6.0 is now available with branding for Cloud subscribers

    Version 3.6.0 of Yarkon Cloud is now available, including for the first time branding (white label) support. This feature was always available to users of Yarkon Server, and is now included in the monthly subscriptions for the Cloud version as well.

    Users of the FREE Tier of Yarkon Cloud will receive this feature when they upgrade to the paid monthly subscription.

    For more, see the [Getting Started](/yarkon-cloud-getting-started/#branding manual for Yarkon Cloud.

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  • Yarkon 3.5.1 is now available with S3 compatible support
    Feb 9, 2019

    Yarkon 3.5.1 is now available with S3 compatible support

    Version 3.5.1 of Yarkon is now available, including out of the box support for any S3 compatible storage provider, such as CEPH, Wasabi, Minio, and others.

    The new features are available immediately for users of Yarkon Cloud.

    Users of Yarkon Server should upgrade to the new release if interested. It is immediately available as a FREE trial AMI and docker. AWS Marketplace versions will be updated in the coming days.

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  • Yarkon Server 3.4.1 is now available with Docker support
    Jan 23, 2019

    Yarkon Server 3.4.1 is now available with Docker support

    Version 3.4.1 of Yarkon Server is now released - and for the first time includes a publicly available docker-optimized image.

    Using this docker image, you can now run Yarkon Server anywhere. For the full details, check out this document.

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  • Yarkon Server 3.3.6 is now available from the AWS Marketplace
    Jan 9, 2019

    Yarkon Server 3.3.6 is now available from the AWS Marketplace

    The next release of Yarkon Server, version 3.3.6, is now officially available from the AWS Marketplace.

    This major upgrade includes the following updates:

    • Improved file upload/download functionality.
    • Support for S3 acceleration.
    • Support for different types of files in the preview pane.
    • Single Sign On using SAML2 (SP and IP initiation).
    • Federated permissions.
    • Folder level permissions for users.
    • Display name for buckets.
    • Support for different S3 storage options.
    • Scripting API.
    • Upgraded the OS to Ubuntu 18.04 with all recent security patches.
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  • Yarkon 3.3.0 is now available with more file preview types
    Nov 4, 2018

    Yarkon 3.3.0 is now available with more file preview types

    The next release of Yarkon Cloud, version 3.3.0, is now officially available and immediately accessible to all our Cloud customers.

    The highlight of this dot release is the support for additional file preview options.

    • In addition to images of all types already supported in previous versions of Yarkon, we now have PDF documents, videos and text documents. For those who use S3 to store code documents, many of them would now be identified and syntax highlighting is available.
    • To ensure performance of the application is not impacted, you can now set an upper limit on the file size to preview.
    • Making sure the Preview pane is easier to access, we added a View menu, allowing you to control the panes directly from the menu.
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  • Yarkon 3.2.0 is now available with support for S3 Transfer Acceleration
    Oct 27, 2018

    Yarkon 3.2.0 is now available with support for S3 Transfer Acceleration

    The next release of Yarkon Cloud, version 3.2.0, is now officially available and immediately accessible to all our Cloud customers.

    The highlight of this dot release is the support for S3 Transfer Acceleration:

    • Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration enables fast, easy, and secure transfers of files over long distances between your client and an S3 bucket. Transfer Acceleration takes advantage of Amazon CloudFront’s globally distributed edge locations. As the data arrives at an edge location, data is routed to Amazon S3 over an optimized network path.
    • You can enable S3 Transfer Acceleration directly from Yarkon Admin Console, or using your AWS Console.
    • When using Yarkon, S3 Transfer Acceleration can be enabled or disabled at the account level and per bucket, so you have full control over the usage.

    For the complete details, see this document from Amazon.

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  • Yarkon 3.1.0 is now available with the all new upload manager
    Oct 15, 2018

    Yarkon 3.1.0 is now available with the all new upload manager

    The next release of Yarkon Cloud, version 3.1.0, is now officially available and immediately accessible to all our Cloud customers.

    The highlight of this dot release is the all new upload manager, that includes many features high on the wishlist, such as:

    • You can now pause/resume/cancel uploads. If an upload takes longer than you expected, you can now pause it, go offline, and proceed when you have connectivity again.
    • Yarkon will recover from connection issues; it will automatically retry in case of a failure, and will resume upload from where it was when a network error occurred, so you don’t lose time.
    • You can visually track the upload progress of all files, very helpful when you upload a large number of files.
    • Efficiently handle files large and small, up to the limits of S3.
    • For browsers that support folder uploads, these folders will be uploaded to S3 replicating their structure.
    • Drag and drop support is now available for all modern browsers, as well as IE11.
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  • Yarkon 3.0 is now available for Shared Hosting
    Aug 1, 2018

    Yarkon 3.0 is now available for Shared Hosting

    The next major release of Yarkon, version 3.0, is now officially available for our shared hosting solution. It includes numerous new features and enhancements, amongst them:

    • Federated security model - allowing cross account management. For more, see Security Models.
    • New licensing - now you can subscribe to Yarkon without going through the AWS MarketPlace Use the FREE sign up page to start now with no commitment, then upgrade when and if you need.
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  • The FREE Tier of Yarkon Cloud Edition is now officially available
    Jun 15, 2018

    The FREE Tier of Yarkon Cloud Edition is now officially available

    We know that trying Yarkon, just like any other cloud based system, requires some time and effort. To make it easier for you, we now introduce the FREE Tier of the Cloud Edition - making signing up to Yarkon even easier. Just use our website, and go to the FREE sign up page.

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  • Yarkon 2.8 is now officially available
    Apr 11, 2018

    Yarkon 2.8 is now officially available

    Version 2.8 of Yarkon is now available, including a number of major features and enhancements to the Enterprise Edition of Yarkon:

    • Single Sign On (SSO) using the widely available SAML2 standard is now supported.
    • In place database migration and import from backup are now available, making the upgrade process of Yarkon fully automated.
    • The full client side API is now accessible through the inclusion of custom scripting/automation support.
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  • Yarkon Team Edition is now officially available
    Mar 31, 2018

    Yarkon Team Edition is now officially available

    The Team Edition of Yarkon is now available, offering a new cost-effective choice designed for small teams.

    For a fraction of the price, you get the same great capabilities of the Enterprise Edition, limited to 20 active users.

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  • Yarkon 2.7 is now available with S3 Standard-IA Storage support
    Mar 8, 2018

    Yarkon 2.7 is now available with S3 Standard-IA Storage support

    Version 2.7 of Yarkon is now available, including full support for all S3 storage options: “Standard”, “Standard-IA (Infrequent Access)” and “Reduced Redundancy”.

    You can control the storage class settings for any document, or any folder including all its content, directly from the user interface with few clicks of the mouse. Changing your storage option was never easier.

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  • Yarkon 2.6 is now available with API support
    Jan 14, 2018

    Yarkon 2.6 is now available with API support

    Version 2.6 of Yarkon is now available, including for the first time a full API for the SDK Edition, with an unlimited time free trial.

    The API documentation includes full reference and numerous samples demonstrating how to use it in your web application. In fact, the Yarkon website itself is using these samples to show how simple it is to integrate the Yarkon SDK into a web page.

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  • Yarkon 2.5 is now officially available
    Nov 25, 2017

    Yarkon 2.5 is now officially available

    Version 2.5 of Yarkon is now available, including a number of major features:

    • White-labeling of client application.
    • Server side control of client application features.
    • Display names for buckets.
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  • Image Preview added in Yarkon S3 version 2.1
    Aug 26, 2017

    Image Preview added in Yarkon S3 version 2.1

    In version 2.1 release, included is the top request from users - preview for images. It is available for all images stored in S3, as a side panel in the main Yarkon interface.

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  • Cloud Edition of Yarkon S3 now available hourly with 14 day free trial
    Aug 18, 2017

    Cloud Edition of Yarkon S3 now available hourly with 14 day free trial

    Today we announce the immediate availability of the Cloud Edition of Yarkon hourly (pay as you go). It is available for the 0.2¢ (2 tenth of a cent) per user per hour, with a 14 day free trial, and is an addition to the current monthly subscription option. Discounted rates are also available for 1, 2 and 3 year subscriptions. Get it from the AWS Marketplace.

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  • Yarkon adding change log
    Aug 7, 2017

    Yarkon adding change log

    All editions of Yarkon for S3 will now have a change log available, courtesy of HeadWay. There will be an eye catching indication on the top left corner of the client, allowing end users to always see recent changes.

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  • Cloud Edition of Yarkon S3 now available
    Jul 25, 2017

    Cloud Edition of Yarkon S3 now available

    Today, we announce the immediate availability of our first subscription based product, Yarkon Cloud Edition, joining our lineup including the FREE Yarkon Web Edition. Get it from the AWS Marketplace.

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  • Welcome to the new Yarkon for S3 website
    Jun 1, 2017

    Welcome to the new Yarkon for S3 website

    The new and improved website is now ready. Check it out at https://yarkons3.com. It is still work in progress and new content is constantly being added.

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