There is already several remote computer management software available in the market. Moreover, the latest versions of operating systems now include remote control and remote help tools. Unfortunately, many of them are rather complicated and not all that user-friendly.

Here is a comparison table of most popular remote access and control solutions with our Multi Screen Remote Desktop software:

	Multi Screen Remote Desktop	VNC	Radmin	PC Anywhere	Laplink 2000
Remote access and control
Control a remote desktop	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
View multiple hosts simultaneously	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Host accepts multiple connections	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Simultaneous admin and host	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Show administrator's screen to host	no	no	no	yes	yes
File transfer	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Remote clipboard	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Remote registry	no	no	no	no	no
Remote reboot	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Blank remote screen	no	no	no	yes	no
Launch remote applications	no	no	no	no	yes
Scan for active hosts	no	no	no	yes	yes
Printer redirection	no	no	no	yes	yes
Record & replay session	no	no	no	yes	no
Send Ctl-Alt-Del combination	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Scaleable windows	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Different screen resolutions & color depths	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Unlimited address book	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Web browser integration	no	yes	no	no	yes
Other parameters
Messaging	no	no	no	yes	no
Integrated chat	no	no	no	yes	yes
Audio announce to host	no	no	no	yes	no
Run as service	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Video hook driver (kernel mode)	no	no	yes	no	no
Scripting	no	no	no	yes	no
Silent installation mode	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Customer and technical support	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Size of installation package	1.3 MB	1.3 MB	1.9 MB	37 MB	12 MB
Price per computer	$15	-	$17.5	$200	$36
Security features
Password protection	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
IP Filter	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
User acknowledgement at host	no	yes	yes	yes	no
Traffic encryption	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Audit log	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Caching of access passwords	yes	no	no	no	no
Protocol support
TCP/IP	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
IPX/SPX	no	no	no	yes	no
Netbios	no	no	no	yes	no
Netbeui	no	no	no	yes	no
HTTP	no	no	no	no	no
Platform and OS
Windows Server 2003	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Windows XP	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Windows 2000	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Windows 9x (95, 98, ME)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Windows NT 4.x	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Windows 3.x	no	yes	no	no	yes
MAC	no	yes	no	no	no
Linux	no	yes	no	no	no
OS/2	no	yes	no	no	no
DOS	no	yes	no	no	no
Connectivity
WAN	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
LAN	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

As you may see, the time for network terminals has returned, however now they serve a completely different purpose: to allow users to work with multiple computers using one handy terminal. Remote computer management software is intended for just this purpose.

Also you may compare other remote access solutions with Remote Desktop Control: GoToMyPC, Laplink, PCAnywhere, Real VNC, Remote Administrator, Remote Desktop Connection, Tight VNC, Ultra VNC, VNC.

Additionally we want to note, that our Multi Screen Remote Desktop software is simple to use. An experienced system administrator, or even a grandmother or a child, will all find our product handy and easy-to-use.