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Apple Remote Desktop Released

Posted by pudge on from the big-brother-is-not-all-that-bad dept.

A user writes "Apple Remote Desktop provides remote administration and viewing for Macs. It works back to Mac OS 8.1, over the Internet, provides remote software updates, system checks, screen locking and more. Sweet." Sweet indeed. I could use this for my home network (right now consisting of five Macs, going on six). The cost is $299 for 10 clients, $499 for unlimited clients.

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  1. Re:No dual licenses? by Praxxis · · Score: 5, Informative

    While it is not a robust and does not come with all the bells and whistles, you may want to consider using OSXvnc. It's free, provides basic desktop access via a VNC client or Web Browers, and did I mention it's free.

    Check it out; http://www.osxvnc.com/

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    -Praxxis
  2. Worth mentioning.... by Daniel+Wood · · Score: 2, Informative
    The Apple Education store sells this for $149(10 User) and $299(Unlimited).

    The Apple Education store has great discounts, you can get titles such as Final Cut Pro 3 for $299, MS Office v.X for $199, and File Maker Pro 5.5 for $149!

  3. Re:No dual licenses? by nachoman · · Score: 5, Informative

    And for those who don't know, VNC (the official version) IS available for old version of mac OS (both for 64K and PPC processors). Oh, and it works with Linux and windows too. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

    I've used VNC a lot of linux, windows and a bit on the mac. It works great and you can't beat the price.

  4. Apple Network Assistant by Agent000 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apple used to have a product called "Apple Network Assistant". It was everything that ARD is, but for OS 8 and 9. I've used it for administering a school network of a couple hundred macs of various ages, and it works great. It really simplifies software installation, among other things. ARD seems like simply an OS X version of ANA.

  5. Re:Sounds like Timbuktu to me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I've been using the Classic one, Apple Network Administrator for some time now. The benefit it has over Timbuktu is that it's geared towards *administering* mac workstations. It's more than just a remote tool. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but the Apple one gives you more tools for that particular purpose.

  6. Re:Apple shouldn't charge at all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It's only free with XP Professional which itself lists for I believe $200 more per desktop. Actual cost I'm sure is less, but far from free. And it only does remote screen sharing and not all the other administrative functions. Not the same at all.

  7. Remote Desktop != NXHosting by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 3, Informative

    NXHosting worked on an app/window level, while Remote Desktop works on the whole screen. Also, Remote Desktop has a bunch of management features that aren't mentioned in this thread.