Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 31st Jan 2008 20:56 UTC
"Using VNC to remotely access your desktop, applications, and documents sounds like a great solution when you are out and about, but it has a few significant drawbacks: you have to leave your machine turned on, the VNC protocol is not secure, and often you need a dedicated VNC client to access your desktop. Ulteo, the company started by Gael Duval of Mandriva fame, is set to offer an alternative solution. Ulteo gives you access to a full-fledged KDE desktop hosted on the company's own servers while taking care of the behind-the-scenes stuff. While the service is still in beta and by invitation only, I had a chance to take it for a spin, and I found it promising."
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Member since:2005-07-24
I can't say, because I have no experience with Apple's product. But NX will provide a snappy enough desktop for everyday use over a 56k modem connection. I could not run a whole branch office over that, of course. But for a single user it is, in general, quite usable. And remember, the NX server and libraries are FOSS. It's just the client that isn't (yet).
Member since:2006-01-06
Well, since ARD is simply a few propietry extensions to VNC, it most likely does.
The good thing about it is that it's essentially a VNC server included with every copy of OS X. Unfortunately, you have to change a setting in System Prefs before it lets non-ARD clients connect.
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2005-07-23
I highly doubt it could beat Apple Remote Desktop, which isn't free as well