In today’s business environment, where you and your employees are constantly on the go, the ability to access critical information from virtually any location isn’t a luxury – it’s a must. But connecting to the office from a hotel or airport or coffee shop isn’t always secure. Cyber-criminals are constantly on the lookout for new ways to steal sensitive information like passwords. So what can you do to ensure that remote access is safe?

Read on to learn how a remote control solution enables you to safely access information from any location as well as manage PCs efficiently to stay on top of your business.

Doing more with less in tough economic times

Today you are being asked to do more with less, and to act more quickly and with greater impact on business success. Among your more important responsibilities are providing employees with access to business-critical information from remote locations and supporting the need to keep business going regardless of where people are.

Symantec pcAnywhere, the world’s leading remote control solution, provides secure remote access to computers and servers. It lets you stay productive while you work away from your office as well as quickly resolve server support issues.

• Work safely from anywhere. When you’re on the road pcAnywhere lets you connect to your office computer to quickly get the files you need. You can perform automatic end-of-day file transfers from one computer to another or exchange multimedia and other files that are too large to send by email. pcAnywhere lets you remotely connect to another computer and work as though you were sitting in front of it.
• Enable IT to troubleshoot remotely. pcAnywhere lets the IT people who support your business troubleshoot and quickly resolve computer problems. They can remotely perform diagnostics, check and modify settings, and deploy and install software. By gaining direct access to a user’s PC, they can quickly diagnose and resolve problems and upgrade remote desktops without leaving their desks. In addition, pcAnywhere lets IT people connect to servers to perform routine maintenance, deploy and install software patches and upgrades, assess performance, and troubleshoot network problems.

Despite the many benefits of remote control software, such as increased productivity and reduced support costs, some businesses have been reluctant to install it because of fears that it could expose data on individual PCs or the corporate network to unauthorized use, potentially disclosing trade secrets, confidential personnel records, and financial information.

Symantec pcAnywhere focuses on these security issues and includes features that help prevent unauthorized access and protect file transfers. The latest version, pcAnywhere 12.5, provides a number of global security options that help block unauthorized users at the point of entry.

Bottom line: Symantec pcAnywhere provides mobile professionals and IT with powerful and adaptable remote access and problem solving tools.