Written by Master Gadgets on 4 October 2007
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Access your desktop remotely have an Internet meeting all in a secure way using these online offering from Citrix
Online collaboration application are becoming increasingly popular. WE looked at a couple of such online meeting s with colleagues or simply access your desktop from anywhere in the world without worrying about the IP addresses or firewall configurations. And most importantly in a secure way, so that even if you log on to your office PC will remain least affected. The applications we are talking about are GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting. Both are Java based and load very fast. All you need to have is an Internet-ready PC, on which you connect through the Web-browser.

1. GoToMyPc: With this application you can access your desktop any PC that’s connected to the internet. To start using the service, you need to get registered at GoToMyPc.com and have your user-account created. It is a simple Process. Then. you need to install a client on your PC. This process is also not very cumbersome, as it is menu-driven. feed in an access code (another password) to your PC. On the remote end you simply access the GoToMyPC website from computer with a browser, log in to your account, and after a thin Java Web client launches, you’ll enjoy full access to your PC, remotely. It is Proconfigured at the highest security setting-AES 128-bit end-to-end encryption, so you don’t need to worry about compromising your system or data on a public terminal. Incidentally, there aresome freely available solutions like Hamachi, which also allow secure, remote PC access.They also work pretty well, with the only drawback being that you need to have it installed on the remote and host machinse.

2.GoToMeeting: It is a solution for online meetings, training sessions, and collaborative gatherings. Anyone with a PC and an Internet connection and browser can host, attend, or participate in a matter of few seconds. GoToMeeting features an advanced secure communication architecture that uses SSL and highest level of encryption. The corporate flavor of the offering, increases the number of attendees per meeting and adds secure Administration Center, allowing administrators to rapidly deploy and manage multiple users and creates robust reports to track meeting and usage ststistics.

Price: Rs 8,250 ( GoToMyPc) and Rs. 21,500 (GoToMeeting)annual charge

Key Specs: Remotely access your desktop or have a web meeting with multiple users, share your desktop screen and record meetings

If you don’t mind paying, these applications could effectively be used to work remotely on a PC or to have better collaboration.

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