pcAnywhere Solution Initial Release Feature Set Comparison vs. pcA Box and Carbon Copy
| Article:HOWTO9459 | | | Created: 2008-10-21 | | | Updated: 2011-12-22 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO9459 |
Question
What are the features and capabilities of the initial release of pcAnywhere Solution?
Answer
Feature set comparision: pcAnywhere Box vs. pcAnywhere Solution:
| Features |
pcAnywhere Box |
pcAnywhere Solution |
| Remote Control |
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| File Transfer |
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| Remote Management |
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| Centralized Management |
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| 64-bit Support |
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| 3rd Party Protocol Support |
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| User Interface for Settings and Preferences |
Native win32 interface |
Web interface via Notification Server |
| User Interface for Remote Control |
Native win32 interface |
Web interface via Notification Server |
| Authentication Support |
pcAnywhere, ADS, NT, Windows, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Microsoft LDAP, Novell LDAP Netscape LDAP, Bindary, NDS, RSA, Smartcard |
pcAnywhere, ADS, NT |
| Protocol Support |
TCP/IP, COM, TAPI, ISDN 2.0, SPX, NetBIOS |
TCP/IP |
| Access Server Routing |
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| Encryption Support |
pcAnywhere, Symmetric, Public Key |
Symmetric |
| Windows Platform Support |
2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 |
2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 |
| Linux Platform Support |
RHEL3, RHEL4, SLES 9, SLES 10 |
RHEL3, RHEL4, SLES 9, SLES 10 |
| Mac Platform Support |
OS 10.4, OS 10.5 |
OS 10.4, OS 10.5 |
| Handheld Platform Support |
Windows Mobile 5, Windows Mobile 6 |
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| Cross Platform Remote (CPR) Support |
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| Java Web Remote |
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| Gateway Installation Included |
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| Symantec Packager Support |
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| Text Chat |
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| Conference Mode |
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| Whiteboard |
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| Log Methods |
Local Machine, Windows Event log, SNMP, Central Server |
Notification Server |
| Quick Deploy |
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| Quick Connect |
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| Modify Host TCP Port |
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| Session Recording |
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Feature set comparision: Carbon Copy Solution vs. pcAnywhere Solution
| Features |
Carbon Copy Solution |
pcAnywhere Solution |
| 1.0 Security |
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| Password protect agent |
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| Inactivity timeout definition |
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| Session timeout definition |
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| Remote control sys tray icon |
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| 1.2 Approve Connections | ||
| Never |
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| Always |
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| Only When Logged on to NT/2000 |
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| Custom Approve Connection Message |
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| 1.3 Connection Notification and Action |
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| Notify on Connect |
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| Notify on Disconnect |
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| Reboot on Disconnect |
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| Logoff Agent on Connect |
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| Logoff Agent on Disconnect |
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| 1.4 Authentication Support |
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| Active Directory |
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| Native NT |
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| Proprietary Method to Solution |
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| PAM (Mac) |
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| Open Directory (Linux) |
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| 1.5 Login Security |
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| Maximum Number of Login Attempts |
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| Login Timeout Definition |
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| Lockout of Offending Systems |
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| 1.6 Data Encryption |
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| Manual |
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| Session Data |
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| 1.7 Connectivity | ||
| Modify Host TCP Port |
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| Gateway / Access Server Support |
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| 1.8 Platform Support | ||
| 64-bit Support |
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| Windows 2008 / Vista |
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| Windows 2003 / XP / 2000 |
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| Windows ME / 98 |
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| Mac / Linux |
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| 1.9 Additional Features | ||
| Multi-Monitor Support |
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| Whiteboard |
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| Remote Printing |
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| Chat |
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| 2.0 Remote Control | ||
| Full Screen |
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| Screen Sharing |
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| View Only (Spy Mode) |
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| Lock Host Keyboard / Mouse |
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| Reboot Host on Command |
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| Send Ctrl+Alt+Del |
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| Session Recording |
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| Blank Host Screen |
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| Take Snapshot |
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| Connection Status |
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| Logoff / Reboot Host on Disconnect |
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| Connect to Host Behind Firewall / NAT |
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| 3.0 File Transfer | ||
| Compression |
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| Synchronization |
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| Clone Folder |
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| Compare Folder |
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| Automated File Transfer |
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| Automated Batch Files |
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| Transfer to Many Systems Concurrently |
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| Scheduled Scripts |
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| Report Generation |
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