The DES software, implemented entirely by authors at the [**Center for Sensing Solutions**](http://www.eurac.edu/en/research/technologies/CenterforSensingSolutions/Pages/default.aspx) at [**Eurac research**](http://www.eurac.edu),
is a stand-alone application that enables a concurrent execution of configurable Task Plugins and enables Data transfers to different systems by means of a set of Processor definitions
in XML format. It has been primarily developed to fit the requirements of the Eurac receiving station processing chain and Data Infrastructure where big amounts of data
in XML format. It has been primarily developed to fit the requirements of the Eurac satellite receiving station processing chain and Data Infrastructure where big amounts of data
are processed and transferred from system to system or delivered to some end users. The DES implements a concurrent, multi-threaded mechanism to execute configurable Tasks or Jobs
implemented in form of dedicated plug-ins or scripts, and enables data transfers using different kind standard protocols like *HTTP, SFTP, FTP, SSH*. However, the DES may be seen as a general,
multi-tasking application that can execute concurrently configurable tasks or jobs implemented in dedicated plug-ins or scripts. The basic concept behind the DES is that data is organized in a hierarchical
