mRemote features:

• Panels and tabs allow to group certain connections together, dock them to any side of the window or completely undock them and move them to another screen for example
• Multiple supported protocols (RDP, VNC, ICA, SSH, Telnet, RAW, Rlogin and HTTP/S)
• Easy to organize and maintain list of connections
• Inheritance makes it possible to store properties on folder basis and let the underlying connections inherit this info
• Support for importing connections from Active Directory
• Allows creating nested containers (folders) to categorize connections
• “Quick Connect” feature to quickly open a connection without creating an entry
• “Quick Search” feature to quickly find a connection while typing
• Support for SCP/SFTP (SSH) file transfers
• Assign icons to connections to easily identify purpose
• Screenshot manager allows to collect multiple screenshots and save them all together or copy them to the clipboard
• View remote session info and log off sessions (RDP)
• Portable
• Auto-Reconnect feature
• “Auto-Update” feature
• SQL Server support
• Show description tooltips when hoovering over connections
• System tray icon with connection menu
• Fullscreen (Kiosk) mode
• Assign global credentials to use when no information is provided on connection basis
• Host Up/Down (Ping) feature shows if the selected host answers to a ping

mRemote is a free and open source software written in VB.NET and C# 2.0. You can download it from http://www.mremote.org/wiki/Downloads.ashx. For more on how to use and configure mRemote, visit the Help page.

It is very easy to use, just enter the IP address of the PC you want to remote, select the operating system and login with your username and password.

zaDesktop features:

• Supports connections to the following host OS: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008 (Longhorn)
• Screen resolution suported: 640×480, 800×600 or 1024×768
• Bits-per-pixel supported: 8 or 16 bit per pixel.
• On Smartphones, you can select the Context menu to Double Click, Left or Right Click, Show Keyboard and perform other actions, without needing a stylus.

It also has a version for Pocket PC and the other for smartphones without a touchscreen.

You can download zaDesktop from http://www.codebrowser.org/zadesktop/main.php. It requires Microsoft Compact .NET Framework 2.0 or above.

CrossLoop is powered by the proprietary CrossLoop VIP Tunnel, a secure peer-to-peer data transmission system. CrossLoop encrypts all files and messages exchanged on our network to ensure user privacy. Only you and your invited friends or family can view or share control of your computer.

All data sent over the CrossLoop network is encrypted at the endpoints using a 128-bit Blowfish encryption. For more detailed information on CrossLoop security, visit the Security page.

CrossLoop is very a secure tool to remotely access any PC. A randomly generated 12-digit access code must be matched with the host to connect and a permission from the remote side is required before any screen images are sent to a remote computer.

CrossLoop is completely free, you can download it from http://www.crossloop.com/download.html. It only takes a few minutes to setup and no signup is required. CrossLoop will automatically configure itself to your network environment. You can choose to manually configure your proxy setting as well. To learn how to use CrossLoop to connect to your friend’s PC, read the Help page.

With NTRadmin, you can remotely manage all your local and remote network computers and servers with just a few mouse-clicks, all you need is a browser and an Internet connection.

NTRadmin combines two of the most popular modes on the internet right now: customer service and social networking. It is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) remote systems management tool that includes customer support and Spain’s first social network. In the customer service, you can receive technical support from other members, exchange ideas and experiences amongst themselves, and develop new functionality to be incorporated into the product or shared with other customers. In the social networking area, you can talk to other systems-professionals, and invite their contacts to join the community.

NTRadmin features:

Network Management

• Manage all IT assets either within a network or via a simple internet connection
• Gain remote control when needed in order to diagnose and resolve issues instantaneously
• Create groups, transfer files to users and remotely turn computers on or off

Task Management through NTRadmin Bots

• Run or schedule one-time or periodic tasks
• Design tasks for individual computers, a selected group or the entire network
• Launch tasks using the NTRadmin Bots - with or without user involvement
• Deploy network tasks, even when computers are offline
• Access a detailed performance report of executed tasks

File Management

• Upload files and installation packages
• Store, group and organize files centrally for future deployment
• Access files from anywhere
• Transfer files of any size to an individual computer, a selected group or to the entire network

Community

• Join our community to increase and exchange information and knowledge
• Receive technical support from NTRglobal or the NTRadmin community
• Propose or exchange new Bots and ideas within the community

Message Center

• Receive all notifications centrally
• Get system messages, alerts and requests from users
• Obtain task completion confirmations

NTRadmin is available as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and as a license for your own servers. You can speak with other professionals within the sector in order to expand your customer, provider, and expert-advisor. To try the NTRadmin for 15 days, click here to register.

Serial to Ethernet Connector uses virtual port technology which emulates real serial ports. With this, you are no longer limited to just 1 real port and may create COM port connections without occupying any real serial port.

Serial to Ethernet Connector able to create four different types of connection:

1. Port-to-port connection - connect two computers over TCP/IP network
2. Port-to-TCP client - connect to remote server and send/receive communication serial data over TCP/IP network
3. Port-to-TCP Server - Server listens to all incoming connections at the defined TCP port and redirects input/output serial data to TCP/IP network.
4. Port-to-UDP connection - connect two serial ports via UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

Features of Serial to Ethernet Convertor:

• Share your serial port device with others using TCP/IP client-server application
• Connect to remote computer using null-modem emulation
• Provide access to up to 255 serial ports simultaneously
• High speed data exchange from/to virtual serial port (up to 256 kbits)
• Automatically restore connection within a customizable timeout on connection brakes
• Dynamically change communication port parameters without necessity to reopen it
• Ports could be automatically configured every time you boot your PC
• Map your real serial port to any other virtual or real port (up to 255)
• Customize serial port’s connection parameters (baudrate, parity, flow-control, databits, stopbits)
• Connection speed in serial port pairs is much more reliable and faster than in physical links
• Fully compatible with Windows 98SE/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003/64-bit XP/64-bit 2003
• Fully compatible with HyperThreaded and multi-processor systems
• Works under virtual machine
• Single license allows you to install this application on two computers to provide client-server architecture

Download the trial version of Serial to Ethernet Connector here.

WinRemotePC 2007 Lite comes with a client and a server module. The server is the program on the machine that shares its screen, and the client (or viewer) is the program that accesses and interacts with the server.

WinRemotePC 2007 Lite can be downloaded free from http://www.winsoftmagic.com/downloads.html.

Remote Desktop Connection 6 includes a significant and much-aniticipated new feature like:-

• Ability to connect to a Vista or Longhorn Server machine using Microsoft’s new Network Layer Authentication technology via Windows XP or Windows 2003
• Provides a way to use any new Terminal Services features introduced in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” to connect a computer running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1.”

According Cybernetnews, Previous remote desktop connection on vista having connection problem to Windows XP or Windows 2003 which ” a warning saying that it couldn’t properly authenticate the PC “, if you updating the latest remote desktop 6, you might not facing the warning problem again.

Here is download links for Remote Desktop Connection 6 for various OS:

• Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 for Windows XP
• Desktop Connection 6.0 for Windows XP x64
• Desktop Connection 6.0 for Windows Server 2003
• Desktop Connection 6.0 for Windows Server 2003 x64

Via Cybernetnews

“VNC Navigator allows you to easily manage your VNC connections. Quickly connect to VNC Servers, and store passwords in an encrypted database”

VNC Navigator is a remote administration tool to help you easily manage your VNC servers. Currently this VNC Navigator supports the most famous versions VNC such as RealVNC, TightVNC and UltraVNC.

VNC Navigator keeps passwords in an encrypted database on your local hard drive. To Connect to one of your servers, simply double click on the server entry. Icons at the system tray will indicate the connectin status. The viewer can be easily swithed to normal mode or full screen mode.
Guides on Installation and Usage: http://www.intelliadmin.com/VNCNavigator_Manual.htm
Download free if use for 3 servers or less: http://www.intelliadmin.com/VNCNavigatorFree.exe

For more info about TightVNC’s features: http://www.tightvnc.com/intro.html

For those who needs to support local or remote Windows users will find TightVNC a useful tool. Remotely controlling a PC is nothing new now days, it just depend on the security and speed of the tool and of course everybody is looking for a free solution.

TightVNC 1.3.8 can be downloaded from http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html

Helps on installation and configuration: http://www.tightvnc.com/support.html