- Platform: Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
- Media: CD-ROM
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Amazon.com Review
Remotely accessing computers--whether from the next desk over or in a remote office thousands of miles away--is an essential part of business life. Keeping things running smoothly and safely, Symantec's pcAnywhere 10.5 allows users to work where they like without worrying about slow file transfers or malicious hackers. The package is designed for two sets of users: help desk staffers who want to watch what their clients are doing or even take over operations remotely, and mobile professionals who need to access files or run programs while far from their desks.
Installing and setting up the software can be tricky for novices, so most users should have competent IT staff on hand to take care of glitches. Once installed, it's easy to remotely control machines or quickly drag and drop files via cable or modem using the simple, intuitive interface. Essentially, the remote machine opens a window into the host computer to watch or take over its functioning. While this may take a bit of adjustment at first, it quickly becomes second nature.
The security features for pcAnywhere are strong, varied, and impressive, including basic authentication, roaming network search for unauthorized connections, and comprehensive logging. IT professionals will appreciate the rebootless install feature, which lets them put the software on employees' computers transparently. Remote access should be safe and painless, and pcAnywhere 10.5 is both. --Rob Lightner
Amazon.com Product Description
pcAnywhere 10.5 is remote control software with powerful encryption and authentication capabilities, giving users peace of mind that remote sessions will be secure. Speed up performance with the new optimization wizard and use pcAnywhere with cable and DSL modems for faster remote control sessions. pcAnywhere is now compatible with all Microsoft 32-bit platforms, so users can connect to any pcAnywhere host computer, regardless of which version of Windows is running.
Symantec's pcAnywhere includes several other new features and administrator tools designed to increase security, optimize performance, and make the software easier to use and customize. A new Host Assessment tool lets users check the configuration of their host connection items to ensure better use of security features and help identify areas where they might be at risk. For added security, the host icon in the system tray now displays information about who is connected to the host.
A customizable container view now allows users to turn watermarks on or off, so help desk operators and others who manage a large number of connection items can have an unobstructed view of their connection lists. The new Rebootless Host feature in the pcAnywhere packager lets administrators create host-only packages that do not require end users to restart their computers once the installation is complete.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Degrading Quality,
By A Customer
This review is from: pcAnywhere 10.5 Host & Remote (CD-ROM)
As with many of Symantec products over the years, the quality factor seems to be degrading with each new release. pcAnywhere is certainly no exception. What was once a stellar product backed by quality support is now riddled with installation issues, product quality issues, lack of performance and hardly any support at all.Installation on certain Windows 2000 and XP machines may render the operating system unbootable, in which case you must reinstall the operating system from scratch to get the system working again. Assuming you manage to successfully install the product, performance is naggingly slow on connections slower than a T1 line or internal 100Mbps Ethernet network. You'll likely go mad attempting to type text on a remote computer attached via DSL or cable modem. The only notable exception is that pcAnywhere performs file transfers (particularly updates to existing files) at rather outstanding speed by using Symantec's SpeedSync technology. On the down side, we have found that the pcAnywhere host has a habit of hanging. The only way to unhang the host is to restart the pcAnywhere service on the remote box. If the remote host is not on the local domain, you may have to drive to the remote location to restart the pcAnywhere service. Windows Terminal Services offers a much better alternative and is included with Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server. Windows Terminal Services is also available on Windows XP Professional under the name Remote Desktop Connection.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Slow, slower, slowest!,
By A Customer
This review is from: pcAnywhere 10.5 Host & Remote (CD-ROM)
I've used PC Anywhere in all its iterations. As a professional software analyst, I used to require that all my clients purchase a copy.But not anymore. My biggest beef is that even when both the host and remote connections are high speed Internet, this product responds too slowly. When using this product, I can click with my mouse, go to the bathroom, get a second cup of coffee and pet my dog before the command will take effect. I much prefer using WebX or VPN as a tool of choice for remote support. On the plus side, remote support after hours, while slow, is relatively painless.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Caused an infinite loop on XP Pro.,
By "wojo94" (Oak Park, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: pcAnywhere 10.5 Host & Remote (CD-ROM)
Good product if it would work. Installed on a Dell Inspiron 4000 running XP Pro. On the first re-boot the device driver (ATi2dvai) caused an infinite loop. After an hour of re-boots I was finally able to get in to safe mode and see the 5 other error messages (video compatability problems, AW_HOST.sys had to be disabled, WINAW32.exe no functioning.....) Ended up having to restore back to two weeks ago. This is a good product if you don't mind a slow connection and are NOT running XP. If you are running XP or plan to in the future wait for a new version to come out before buying pcAnywhere
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