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Symantec pcAnywhere 12.1

The world’s leading remote access and control solution

For Windows XP/Vista®

Features

Features

  • Connect to remote devices simply and securely to support users in multiple locations
  • Connect to and manage computers running Microsoft® Windows®, Linux®, Mac® OS X Universal, or Microsoft Pocket PC
  • Manage computers and resolve help desk issues quickly
  • Enables remote users to easily find the hosts they need behind firewalls or routers
  • Makes remote connections easy and secure with new Basic View interface and built-in AES 256-bit encryption
  • Host Invitation allows end users to reverse connect to help desk without knowing IP addresses
  • Single Session Manager combines pcAnywhere Manager and all active sessions into one tabbed window view
  • Allows Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS X Universal, and Microsoft Pocket PC remote systems to connect to Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X Universal hosts
  • Connection wizard guides new users through initial client-host connection
  • Allows users to upload and download files across different platforms
  • Mandatory password protection and login encryption ensures access only to authorized users
  • Uses FIPS 140-2-validated encryption to AES 256-bit
  • Bandwidth Auto-Detect automatically maximizes performance for each connection type
  • Remote Management tools provide direct access to operating system utilities on the host system

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pcAnywhere™ Windows® Host, Remote & Gateway

  • Windows Vista™ (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate)
  • Windows XP Home & Pro, Windows XP Tablet & Media Center Edition
  • Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for POS
  • Windows 2000 Pro/Server/Adv Server
  • Windows 2003 Server (Standard & Enterprise)
pcAnywhere Host & Gateway are supported on Windows x64 (AMD64 or EM64T processors)

Required for all Windows installations
  • 35 MB of available hard disk space
  • 233MHz or faster processor
  • 128 MB of RAM
  • CD or DVD drive
  • CD writer/burner or ISO image reading application (electronic purchases only)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
     

ADDITIONAL PLATFORM SUPPORT


pcAnywhere™ CrossPlatform

pcAnywhere™ CrossPlatform Remote
  • Java™ Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES & WS 3.0/4.0, SuSE Enterprise Desktop 9 & 10, OpenSuSE 10.0/10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later (PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processors)
  • Windows 2000 or later

pcAnywhere Linux® Host

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES & WS 3.0/4.0, SuSE Enterprise Desktop 9 & 10, OpenSuSE 10.0/10.1, SuSE Enterprise Server 9/10
  • KDE or GNOME

pcAnywhere Mac OS® X Host

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later (PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processors)

pcAnywhere Web Remote™

  • Java™ Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or later
  • MS IE, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari

pcAnywhere Mobile™

  • Windows Mobile™ 2003 SE for Pocket PC/Pocket PC Phone Edition or later
  • 1 MB of available RAM for installation

Symantec Packager

  • Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate)
  • Windows XP Pro
  • Windows 2000 Pro/Server/Advanced Server
  • Windows Server 2003 (Standard and Enterprise)