Thanks for the replies,
> I don't know which version of VNC people are talking about, but > www.ultravnc.com has worked pretty well for me between my PC > here and a > PC in the UK, both on 56K modems. Seems to have some extra video hook > DLL thingy that claims to speed things up. Also has file > transfer etc. It seems they have 2 different requirements now - one for remote accounts staff, for which I think the remote control will work and may be all they need. The other is for the trucks - job entry, quoting, invoicing, drawing review (although could be by email and attachments). This will need pda/notebook solution, so I'll look further into terminal services, plus possibly developing/purchasing web and/or pda apps. thanks, Steve > > Also, there seem to be quite a few people on the NZ .NET developers > email list (www.dot.net.nz) who are doing PDA-based stuff, > you might get > some interesting feedback there, if you're not looking for a > specifically Delphi-based answer. > > HTH, > > Conor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Terminal Services work well (Better than VNC) over a dial up, > especially > when graphics are cashed locally. It also handles the printing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I've got a request at present from a customer who has rapidly grown > from a > > one-man tradesman company to employing a dozen or more > staff, some in > the > > office, some working from another office and some on site > (construction). > > > > They need hardware and software to enable easy access to > quotes, jobs, > > drawings, email etc from remote sites. Some of these sites will not > have > > broadband, and they will need laptop/gprs or pda/gprs type > solutions. > > > > Before I get started researching, does anyone have any ideas or > opinions > or > > know of any existing solutions on: > > > > 1. remote access using pcAnywhere, VNC etc > > (too slow to be feasible over dialup?) > > > > 2. Terminal Services - is it practical to use over dial-up or gprs? > > > > 3. Remote printing - they may need to print quotes/Invoices from the > truck. > > > > 4. Redevelop a web interface to their software (or parts of it) so > direct > > data entry can be done with a browser, and therefore a pda. > > > > 5. Laptop users with full software/data and a synchronisation method > back > to > > the office DB - preferably over dial-up. (Briefcase) > > > > 6. Develop PDA cut down version of their software with similar > > synchronisation. > > > > What does everyone else do for remote users of their software? > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.683 / Virus Database: 445 - Release Date: 12/05/2004 > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
