You should take a look at NetSupport Manager. http://www.netsupportmanager.com/ I've used this in the past and was impressed with it's performance and capabilities. I believe it will do what you want and a whole lot more. I'm not sure what pricing is like though...
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey list, > > I have been charged with looking for a good remote desktop support solution > for our District. While I'm about to start my googlefu for solutions, I > figure it wouldn't hurt for a little wisdom from the crowd about various > solutions. > > Currently, we use DameWare Mini Remote Control. DameWare is an excellent > tool, but doesn't do everything we want it to do. > > Here's what we _need_: > > * Remote Control (Without asking permission) > * Remote Viewing (Hopefully without the user knowing we're viewing) > * View Thumbnails of a group of computers (what's missing in DameWare) > > Here's what we _want_: > > * Remote install of software/running of scripts. > * Who's logged in? > * A sortable/searchable list of computers. > * Remote system inventory (CPU, memory, HD, software optional) > * Support for Windows, Mac (and maybe Linux.) > * ...And features we're not even thinking of, but we probably want. > > (Basically, we want the functionality of Apple Remote Desktop on our > Windows desktops. As I don't see Apple making an ARD client for Windows > anytime soon, we need to see what else is out there.) > > Price is a factor in our decision making, but we're willing to look at any > solution which provides what we need. Any recommendations you guys can give, > or solutions we should probably avoid, are appreciated. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
