Remote control software

FEATURED: Desktop Authority Listing updated: January 23, 2008

Desktop Authority manages the Windows desktop throughout the desktop lifecycle, reducing the total cost of desktop and application ownership by enabling administrators to proactively manage, inventory, secure and support desktops from a central location.

Desktop Authority centralizes control over the desktop, combining into one solution the functionality usually achieved with a combination of logon scripting, group policies, user profiles, and a variety of security solutions. By integrating configuration, inventory, reporting, patch management, anti-spyware, device lockdown, power management and remote management into a single solution, administrators can efficiently and effectively manage the desktop environment from one console, lowering the total cost of desktop ownership.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.69 [13 votes] - Vote
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AdminMagic - Remote Desktop Control Utility Listing updated: February 29, 2008

AdminMagic is a remote desktop control utility, featuring virtually real-time screen updating thanks to its improved screen engine. Thanks to its remote deployment and remote authentication, you don't have to visit each computer even if it is outside your trusted domain security. To minimize configuration and installation effort, AdminMagic has a wizard to ensure proper deployment and configuration.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.64 [28 votes] - Vote
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GoverLAN Listing updated: June 17, 2005

GoverLAN is a remote administration, user support and enterprise desktop management suite for Windows NT and Active Directory platforms. It is equally a critical asset for enterprise administrators, system administrators and technical support teams.

The GoverLAN Suite is composed of three main features:
GoverLAN Scope Actions: GoverLAN Scope Actions are a new concept in GoverLAN and represents a major improvement in what GoverLAN has to offer. This new feature empowers you to take control of your machines, users and groups as a whole. Every piece of information, every setting, and every action can now be reported, modified and executed at a scope level.
GoverLAN Administration & Diagnostics: Use GoverLAN to execute real-time remote administration and troubleshooting on your users, computers and groups.
GoverLAN Remote Control: 80% of the GoverLAN Remote Control code has been re-written to provide you with a much faster, more secure remote control feature. Support for clients with multi-monitors has also been added.
  • Users' Rating: 4.63 [75 votes] - Vote
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Radmin 3.0 Remote Control Listing updated: February 29, 2008

Radmin (Remote Administrator) is a secure remote control software which enables you to work on a remote computer in real time as if you were using its own keyboard and mouse. You can remotely access the same computer from multiple places and use advanced File Transfer function, multi-user Text and Voice chat, Remote Shutdown and Telnet. Radmin supports multiple monitors, folder management in Radmin phonebook, scan for available Radmin Servers, mouse wheel support and many others. Radmin utilizes DirectScreenTransfer technology that provides speed of work with a minimal CPU usage. The major advantage of DirectScreenTransfer is that it receives data directly from Windows, before it ever gets to the Video RAM.

Radmin 3.0 fully supports Windows Vista 32 bit, including User Account Control and Fast User Switching. Another feature of Radmin 3.0 is its security system, which provides a high level of data protection from interception or all types of malicious attacks. Radmin 3.0 demonstrates an increase of security due to its integration with professional developments such as Windows Security, 256 bit AES data encryption for all data transferred, NTLM/Kerberos and Active Directory support. User authentication is substantiated by a modified Diffie-Hellman 2048 bit algorithm. The new increased levels of Radmin Security protect all the active data on the network. Access rights are individual for each user. Special IP-filter tables restrict access to specific IP addresses and sub-networks.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.59 [39 votes] - Vote
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DameWare NT Utilities Listing updated: February 29, 2008

DameWare NT Utilities is an enterprise system management application for Windows NT/2000/XP, which provides an integrated collection of Microsoft Windows NT administration utilities incorporating a centralized interface for remote management of Windows NT/2000/XP Servers and Workstations. User management for Microsoft Exchange and Windows Terminal Server support is available from the Users view. All of the standard Windows NT/2000 Server and Windows NT/2000/XP Workstation utilities are included, along with many DameWare NT Utilities custom NT tools including Mini Remote Control.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.53 [91 votes] - Vote
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Net Control 2 Listing updated: January 14, 2005

Remote control and administration tool for local networks. Net Control 2 is an utility for administrators of office, school or home local networks. With a range of controlling and protection functions. Allows to control several computers simultaneously.
  • Users' Rating: 4.48 [50 votes] - Vote
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NetSupport Manager Listing updated: August 7, 2007

Perform remote support and management on multiple systems simultaneously over a LAN, WAN and the Internet with this PC remote control software. Provides speedy, secure remote PC access, dynamic inventory, automated scripting and more. Named Network World Clear Choice Winner. Free trial.
  • Users' Rating: 4.43 [35 votes] - Vote
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Mobile Admin Listing updated: July 10, 2006

Idokorro Mobile Admin gives IT Administrators the power to manage their entire network from anywhere they can use their wireless handhelds.

Windows Administration: Use Mobile Admin to manage Microsoft Windows computers and servers from your handheld, including:
Windows – restart servers; view event logs; start and stop services; Manage files, security, and print jobs; use the command prompt; and more; Active Directory – reset passwords; unlock accounts; manage users, groups, and more; Exchange – manage mailboxes and message queues; Cluster servers – manage nodes, resources, and more; IIS – manage websites, virtual directories, and FTP sites; Networking – manage DNS zones, DHCP scopes, Ping, and more
  • Users' Rating: 4.33 [6 votes] - Vote
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Mobile Desktop Listing updated: July 10, 2006

Idokorro Mobile Desktop is a client for Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop for BlackBerry wireless handheld devices. With Mobile Desktop you can create connections to almost any computer, then view the screen and even control the keyboard or mouse of the remote computer. Mobile Desktop allows you to use your BlackBerry device to view, access, and control the desktop of any computer.
  • Users' Rating: 4.27 [11 votes] - Vote
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RemotelyAnywhere Listing updated: April 9, 2003

RemotelyAnywhere is remote control software that allows fast and secure access and control of your PC or network from any web browser without the need for client software. Features include: Remote Control, File Transfer, User-Defined Access Control, Full Suite of Admin Tools, SSH and Telnet Servers, WAP Compatibility. Ideal for Windows XP, 2000 and NT. RemotelyAnywhere is protected with the highest SSL or SSH encryption standards. When running on Windows NT-based computers, RemotelyAnywhere tightly integrates with Windows NT's security model.
  • Users' Rating: 4.21 [19 votes] - Vote
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