MONROE, MICHIGAN -- Digital Art Exchange, Inc. (DAX), the first managed Internet and application service provider for the graphic communications industry and Hilgraeve Inc., a leading provider of secure Internet delivery solutions and today announced a strategic partnership. Hilgraeve's HyperSend secure Internet delivery service will be integrated into the DAX suite of applications. The solution, DAX-IT (DAX secure Information Transfer) will allow the industry to take advantage of Hilgraeve's HyperSend file transfer technology. "Partnering with DAX allows us to extend the benefits of our HyperSend secure file transfer technology to the graphic communications industry," said Matt Gray, president and CEO of Hilgraeve. "HyperSend offers many advantages over FTP, and is a perfect fit for this industry because of its ability to send large files over the Internet in a fast and secure manner." HyperSend enables users to instantly and securely exchange information -- including very large files -- through the use of a Web browser. The HyperSend-powered DAX-IT application offers marked advantages over FTP when it comes to privacy, accuracy, dependability and security. "In the graphic communications industry today, security is always the number one concern when it comes to sending files digitally. Knowing we can offer this feature through our partnership with Hilgraeve, we're excited to promote an open digital workflow to our customers," said Martijn van Steeg, chief operating officer of DAX. "With this offering, three layers of encryption and a very user-friendly interface are available to our customers. This addresses the security issues that most companies in this industry have with FTP."