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RealVNC is a server and client application for the Virtual
Network Computing (VNC) protocol to control another computer's screen remotely.
RealVNC is produced by the company RealVNC Ltd., which was founded by the same
AT&T team that created the original VNC program. RealVNC can be seen as a
continuation of the original VNC program. RealVNC runs on Windows, Mac OS X
(Enterprise edition only), and many Unix-like operating systems (Free &
Enterprise editions only). There is also a RealVNC client which runs on the
Java platform. There are beta versions of the Enterprise edition for Pocket PC
and 'VNC-over-HTTP' tunnelling for Windows and Linux.
VNC has a wide range of applications including system administration, IT
support and helpdesks. It can also be used to support the mobile user, both for
hot desking within the enterprise and also to provide remote access at home, or
on the road. The system allows several connections to the same desktop,
providing an invaluable tool for collaborative or shared working in the
workplace or classroom. Computer support within the geographically spread
family is an ever popular use.
For the individual user, one common scenario is using VNC to help troubleshoot
the computer of a distant less-technically-savvy relative. In other words,
sitting at your desk in Baltimore, you could use VNC to take control of your
relative's PC in California and show them how to install and use some new
software package by actually doing it yourself.
A very common business application of VNC is in remote system administration,
where it is used to allow administrators to take control of employee machines
to diagnose and fix problems, or to access and administer server machines
without making a trip to the console. VNC can also be used to provide a flexible
hot-desking and road-warrior environment by allowing employees to access their
office desktop and server machines from any machine in the company's offices or
from other remote sites, regardless of the type of computers involved at either
end.
VNC is widely used in educational contexts, for example to allow a distributed
group of students simultaneously to view a computer screen being manipulated by
an instructor, or to allow the instructor to take control of the students'
computers to provide assistance.
RealVNC Enterprise v5.0.5
