Top Remote PC Software

Here are the most popular Remote desktop PC softwares. The list might be helpful if you are considering having a Remote Desktop software installed in your computer network.

• For Windows operated units
Microsoft Windows have built-in Remote Desktop Control software. The following Windows Operating Systems have the built-in remote desktop feature: Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows XP, and Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, and Business editions.

• Platform-Independent
The following are the most popular Remote Desktop Control Softwares not manufactured by Windows, some of them are also platform-independent: VNC (Virtual Network Computing), Back Orifice, Radmin (Famatech Remte Administrator), ASA (Automated Systems Administration).

VNC is probably the most popular platform-independent Remote Desktop Control Software. The system,created by the Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab (ORL), uses RFB protocol (remote framebuffer) to remotely control other computer units. It allows the administrators to transmit keyboard and mouse events (or movements) from the mother-computer to another computer in the network. Although very user-friendly, VNC's “security” as a protocol is questioned.

• Non-Windows
Linux, UNIX, and BSD Operating Systems support remote administration via remote log in (through SSH or Secure Shell)

Macintosh users have the Apple Remote Desktop for remote administration capabilities.

VNC is also a good Remote PC Software alternative for these Operating Systems.