Desktop sharing

Desktop sharing

Desktop sharing is a common name for technologies and products that allow remote access and remote collaboration on a person's computer desktop through a graphical Terminal emulator.

The most common two scenarios for desktop sharing are:

  • Remote log-in
  • Real-time collaboration

Remote log-in allows users to connect to their own desktop while being physically away from their computer. Systems that support the X Window System, typically Unix-based ones, have this ability "built in". Windows versions starting from Windows 2000 have a built-in solution for remote access as well in the form of Remote Desktop Protocol and prior to that in the form of Microsoft’s NetMeeting.

The open source product VNC provides cross-platform solution for remote log-in.

The shortcoming of the above solutions are their inability to work outside of a single NAT environment. A number of commercial products overcome this restriction by tunneling the traffic through rendezvous servers.

Real-time collaboration is much a bigger area of desktop sharing use, and it has gained recent momentum as an important component of rich multimedia communications. Desktop sharing, when used in conjunction with other components of multimedia communications such as audio and video, creates the notion of virtual space where people can meet, socialize and work together. On the larger scale, this area is also referred as web conferencing.

Comparison of notable desktop sharing software

Application/tool Cost Screen sharing Remote access Instant messaging Share control Video conferencing File transfer Operating Systems Supported
GoToMyPC $19.95/month Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Mac
IBM Lotus Sametime $338.00 annual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Linux, Mac
LogMeIn Free version available Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes Windows, Mac, Smartphones
Mikogo $19 - $25/month, free for non-commercial use Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Windows, Mac, Linux
Nefsis Free version available Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Linux
Netviewer $39.90/month, free for non-commercial use Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Mac
Skype free Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Windows, Mac, Linux
TeamViewer $749 - $2,690, free for non-commercial use Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android
Techinline $30/month, $20/5-session bundle Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Windows
Webex 45 cents per minute/per user Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, Solaris, iPhone
Yuuguu $19/month Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Linux, Mac

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