FTP - File Transfer Protocol circa 1971

One of the most basic collaboration needs our clients face everday is how to share file based documents such as drawings between offices, clients, and consultants.  A month doesn't go by when I don't hear the question, "why not just use FTP?".  There are many reasons why people should look beyond FTP when sharing company data.  Some of the more critical reasons are security, access tracking, and reliability. 

I found this article today that talks about FTP and some of the problems associated with it.  It makes some great points, such as the fact that it was first introduced in 1971 and is still in use today.  That's very impressive, obvously the orginal creators did something right.  But on the flip side, it's not encrypted, so even when you use passwords they are being sent in plain text over the Internet.  Addittionally, you don't have version control, detailed access logs or easily management permissions.