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Apple Remote Desktop 2 Released

Posted by pudge on from the neato dept.

chasingporsches writes "Today Apple released Apple Remote Desktop 2, a major upgrade of their network management software. New features include new software management support, and VNC support, which allows you to control and view any VNC-enabled Mac, Windows, or UNIX-based machine. Unlimited client price is $499, 10-client $299. It's not available as a free upgrade, but you can get a discounted price if you purchased the previous version today or later."

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  1. Re:Fucked by Apple by chasingporsches · · Score: 4, Interesting

    $500 is a small price to pay for a software product that works as well as it does. if you haven't used remote desktop, it might seem like a steep price to pay. but if i had a number of machines to manage, $500 would save a lot of money in IT costs by controlling all of them from one computer. Remote Desktop isn't JUST VNC. also, this isn't aimed for consumers, it's aimed for businesses and education.

  2. You gotta wonder by foidulus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    what else Mr. Jobs is planning to reveal at the WWDC. We already got a few updates(G5 speed bump, upgrade to the remote control desktop). Besides Tiger, what else is there? New displays, while interesting, aren't really that groundbreaking(though I could be wrong), a G5 iMac? Probably not all that interesting for developers.
    There really isn't a whole lot of chance that there will be a G5 powerbook, so could Steve be holding back on something really groundbreaking?
    Lets use this post for pointless speculation!

    1. Re:You gotta wonder by foidulus · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Well, a new XCode is rumored to be part of Tiger. At think secret they have a rumor that XCode 1.5 has been seeded. You can download version 1.2, I haven't yet(because I am happy with it's C support, and I use Eclipse for Java) from Apple for free, I'm not really sure of what the extra features are.
      I haven't messed around with the distributed build and fix and continue features of XCode(which seem to be the most interesting), but after I get my G5(currently only have an iBook :( ) I think I will try playing with those.
      But yeah, for the time being you are probably better off running Eclipse versus XCode for Java. While XCode "works" under Java(and does automatically set the look and feel to be Aqua), there aren't that many features.

    2. Re:You gotta wonder by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Don't forget AirTunes/Airport Express. My pointless speculation is that the next generation iPod will have WiFi so it functions as (among other things) a remote control for iTunes on your G5 in the other room with the 250-gig music library ....

  3. The binoculars by Fulkkari · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Is it just me, but the binoculars (logo) and the black box makes me think of some kind of suspicious and/or illegal activity (spying, voyeurism, intrusion of private rights). A white box would have been better, because it is associated with goodness and cleanness while black is all that dirty stuff. Not a very good choice, huh?

    Oh, well. That aside, Apple Remote Desktop is maybe the coolest administration program I've seen. Very impressive. Nobody should stop from buying it because of the box it is packaged in.

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    I demand the Cone of Silence!
  4. chicken of the vnc, x2osx , tightvnc by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm sure someone can tell me...
    whats wrong with vnc programs like osxvnc exactly? I've only ever used them on a lan myself but i've even shared mouse & keyboard using X2OSX (like x2x or x2vnc but you've guessed it.. ) And certainly we've had a mac around that people have VNC'd into before just using tightvnc or whatever from their linux or windows boxen.

    theres probably something... i'd just like to know what the feature is you guys are paying for? ...its not that remote shellscript thing is it because guys... err...

  5. My point was... by Microsift · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What do you get upgrading from 95 to 98?
    What do you get upgrading from 98 to ME (I think you lost stuff here)

    Only the XP upgrade was truly compelling, but I know people who bought every one!

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    My other sig is extremely clever...
  6. SQL Question by breadiu · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I work for an orginaztion that is trying to implement an asset management system, and I know that Microsoft's SMS software stores its data in a SQL server. Apple says RD2 can "generate reports on data stored in the built-in SQL database." They also link to PostgreSQL. Does anyone know if it is possible to export RD2's data to a MS SQL server?