Remote Desktop Control vs. VNC

Here is a comparison table of VNC tool with our Multi Screen Remote Desktop software:

	Multi Screen Remote Desktop	VNC
Remote access and control
Control a remote desktop	yes	yes
View multiple hosts simultaneously	yes	no
Host accepts multiple connections	yes	yes
Simultaneous admin and host	yes	yes
Show administrator's screen to host	no	no
File transfer	no	no
Remote clipboard	yes	yes
Remote registry	no	no
Remote reboot	yes	no
Blank remote screen	no	no
Launch remote applications	no	no
Scan for active hosts	no	no
Printer redirection	no	no
Record & replay session	no	no
Send Ctl-Alt-Del combination	yes	yes
Scaleable windows	yes	no
Different screen resolutions & color depths	yes	yes
Unlimited address book	yes	no
Web browser integration	no	yes
Other parameters
Messaging	no	no
Integrated chat	no	no
Audio announce to host	no	no
Run as service	yes	yes
Video hook driver (kernel mode)	no	no
Scripting	no	no
Silent installation mode	yes	yes
Customer and technical support	yes	no
Size of installation package	1.3 MB	1.3 MB
Price per computer	$15	-
Security features
Password protection	yes	yes
IP Filter	yes	yes
User acknowledgement at host	no	yes
Traffic encryption	yes	no
Audit log	yes	yes
Caching of access passwords	yes	no
Protocol support
TCP/IP	yes	yes
IPX/SPX	no	no
Netbios	no	no
Netbeui	no	no
HTTP	no	no
Platform and OS
Windows Server 2003	yes	yes
Windows XP	yes	yes
Windows 2000	yes	yes
Windows 9x (95, 98, ME)	yes	yes
Windows NT 4.x	yes	yes
Windows 3.x	no	yes
MAC	no	yes
Linux	no	yes
OS/2	no	yes
DOS	no	yes
Connectivity
WAN	yes	yes
LAN	yes	yes

As you see compared software are almost identical for Microsoft Windows platform. For alternative OS better use VNC tool. If you need a support or technical consultations our commercial solution is better. Also we want to note that Multi Screen Remote Desktop software is very easy to use.

Also take a look at other VNC based software and compare them with Remote Desktop Control: Real VNC, Tight VNC, Ultra VNC.