Case Study: Essex Industries achieves secure, easy external file sharing and ITAR-compliant control with IntraLinks VIA

Essex Industries - Customer Case Study

Essex Industries, a long-established supplier to aerospace, defense, first response and medical markets, needed a reliable way to share very large, sensitive files (engineering drawings, sales documents, purchase orders) with external partners. Their in-house FTP site failed frequently—about an 85% first-use failure rate—and they required strict ITAR compliance and U.S.-only data storage, so ease-of-use, security, and auditability were essential.

Essex deployed Intralinks VIA, which proved itself almost overnight by simplifying external access (email invitation and quick password setup) while enforcing audit trails, version control, document expiration and U.S.-only storage. The rollout eliminated the problematic FTP server and informal Dropbox use, saved substantial time across Sales, Engineering, Marketing and HR, and delivered the security and compliance Essex required—prompting interest in expanding the deployment.

Essex Industries

Donna Wirth

Network Manager, Essex Industries