Symantec's pcAnywhere 9.0 reduces remote network management

Symantec has introduced pcAnywhere 9.0, the leading remote

control and file transfer system for mobile users and the IT professionals who support

them. pcAnywhere Version 9.0 features easier central administration, improved integration

with industry-leading network management solutions, increased security and enhanced

Internet-based functionality. These new features provide support staff and mobile workers

a secure and flexible solution for reducing remote management and support costs.

Version 9.0 eases deployment by enabling

IT professionals to pre-configure installation and runtime settings as part of the remote

installation procedure. Using an enhanced Host Administrator utility, pcAnywhere 9.0

provides access to remote Windows 95/98 and Windows NT systems and the capability to

reconfigure, start, stop and connect to the pcAnywhere host on the remote system. The

utility also enables administrators to view the security log on each machine. A Microsoft

Management Console (MMC) snap-in and can be integrated into any MMC-based console.

pcAnywhere 9.0 integrates into Norton

System Center, a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in module that can be integrated

into any MMC-based console, providing a single, consistent interface for remotely

deploying and managing pcAnywhere as well as other Symantec solutions. pcAnywhere 9.0's

administrative functions can also be integrated with Microsoft's System administrative

functions can also be integrated with Microsoft's System Management Server

(SMS), Computer

Associates' UniCenter TNG, Tivoli's Management Server, Computer Associates' UniCentre

TNG,

Tivoli's NetView management solution, and Remedy's Help Desk 4.0 and Action Request

Systems. pcAnywhere 9.0 allows IT managers to benefit from remote control technology today

while insuring their investment against future implementations of centralized management

tools.

To ensure secure remote control sessions, pcAnywhere 9.0

addresses IT professionals' most critical security concerns. This latest version includes

Windows NT authentication capabilities, allowing remote user authentication against the

Windows NT server and group names on the Windows NT domain server and enabling IT

professionals to leverage the Windows NT security scheme for all of their Windows 95/98

and Windows NT systems.

pcAnywhere's remote security features provide restricted

drive access, data encryption, file transfer rights and more. pcAnywhere 9.0 now further

protects against unauthorized access by providing a warning message when a host has been

launched without desktop security features enabled.

pcAnywhere now also supports access over Virtual Private

Network (VPN) connections for secure access via the Internet. Check Point VPN-1 solutions

enable pcAnywhere customers to surf the Internet securely while managing systems remotely.

Symantec and Yahoo!, a leading global Internet media company, have teamed to provide

integration with Yahoo! Pager(http://pager.yahoo.com) for the pcAnywhere 9.0 product and a

free copy of Yahoo! Pager is included on the pcAnywhere 9.0 CD. pcAnywhere users can now

easily find and communicate with each other through Yahoo! Pager and a pcAnywhere session

can be launched.