Apple Debuts Apple Remote Desktop!!

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
From Macminute.com:



Apple offers remote desktop management software



March 14 - 16:40 ETÂ*Â*Apple today introduced Apple Desktop Remote for Mac OS X, "the easiest way for teachers and administrators to support Mac users in the classroom and remote workgroups." The software allows teacher and administrators to monitor up to 250 screens, perform group demonstrations, and offer help to individuals with real-time screen-sharing and text chat. Apple Remote Desktop is available now in a 10-client edition for US$299, or an unlimited client version for $499. Educational discounts are also available. (At press time, Apple had yet to update its site with information on the product.)



<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020314/sftH087_1.html"; target="_blank">Click here for the full press release!</a>





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  • Reply 1 of 25
    michael greymichael grey Posts: 384member
    If this is as good as it looks, it could be a very big plus teachers. Heck, just the 'screen lock' feature should be enough to make every teacher with a room full of computers want it.



    Looks like it has some business application, too. But try telling that to the Corporate IT guys.



    Just please, please, PLEASE, tell me this is secure. Macs have a reputuation for being harder to hack, free of worms, etc. If they find a hole in this thing in the next few months it will really get off to a bad start.
  • Reply 2 of 25
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    <a href="http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/"; target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/</a>;
  • Reply 2 of 25
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    nevermind. Willoughby beat me to it.



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  • Reply 4 of 25
    pendrakependrake Posts: 44member
    Wow, we knew this was coming but this was a bit earlier than I expected for sure. Nice feature sets - remote software updating, heirarchical administration, black and white remote viewing (now we know what that is for). This should seriously clear up a lot of the "my son is downloading pr0n to his laptop" issues, as the teachers/admins will be able to easily see whats what remotely.



    :-)
  • Reply 5 of 25
    quaremquarem Posts: 254member
    This is the direction I like to see Apple take: delivering technologies that leverage Apples position in existing and potential markets. This is what matters most to the Digital Hub, its not having all these iApps and iDevices just because. The Digital Hub is about having the iApps and iDevices that matter the most.



    When it gets right down to it, it is what you can do with your computer that matters most.



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  • Reply 6 of 25
    pendrakependrake Posts: 44member
    Actually, the business side is even cooler. New business idea - use remote desktop to be the remote Admin for a bunch of small companies. You can do software updates, training and support, all remotely, working from home.



    What's even cooler (and very suprising!) is that is supports back to 8.1 for clients. Who woulda thunk that?



    Betcha this sells a bunch of those 22" monitors, too... :-)
  • Reply 7 of 25
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Tell me: Why O Why aren't these software features built into Mac OS X? Think of the potential number of "pros" they would add to any windows xp/mac os x comparisons. While not part of the "digital hub," Apple could make a limited-user consumer "i" version and a professional "pro" version. Sigh.
  • Reply 8 of 25
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    this isn't really that new. It's an OS X version of Network Assistant with a few new features it seems.



    still nice but it doesn't bring anything new to the table that Apple hasn't already offered
  • Reply 9 of 25
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,425member
    [quote]Originally posted by applenut:

    <strong>this isn't really that new. It's an OS X version of Network Assistant with a few new features it seems.



    still nice but it doesn't bring anything new to the table that Apple hasn't already offered</strong><hr></blockquote>





    Good Catch Applenut. I'm slightly underwhelmed...this indeed is a feature that should not be ala carte but included in the next version of Mac OSX. Give companies a reason to add Apple Servers.
  • Reply 10 of 25
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    [quote]Originally posted by applenut:

    <strong>this isn't really that new. It's an OS X version of Network Assistant with a few new features it seems.



    still nice but it doesn't bring anything new to the table that Apple hasn't already offered</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Apple braings a MAJOR new thing to Remote Desktop: It runs in OS X!





    I use ANA everyday, and have so for the last 3 years. I cant live without it. I begged an Apple senior engineer into porting it to X at a local convention, and he winked, nudged and say "we will think about it". (hehe). I have basically known about this for about a year now. It finally out! Now I can move to in my IT/IS dept! Thanks Apple!
  • Reply 11 of 25
    rosettastonedrosettastoned Posts: 154member
    Based on what you can see on Apple's site, how is this comparable to other VPN and VNC clients out there? I use VNCThing at work every day to control a PC under my desk so that I don't have to have two monitors. Works like a charm. What about VPN? Thoughts??



    BTW, Thanks to everyone who voted to make me a "Member"!! Oh wait...



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  • Reply 12 of 25
    msleemslee Posts: 143member
    I think this is substantially more powerful than the Network Assistant.



    This is very, very cool. Damn, $149 for academics is a pretty great price.
  • Reply 13 of 25
    jaredjared Posts: 639member
    [quote]Originally posted by sjpsu:

    <strong>Tell me: Why O Why aren't these software features built into Mac OS X? Think of the potential number of "pros" they would add to any windows xp/mac os x comparisons. While not part of the "digital hub," Apple could make a limited-user consumer "i" version and a professional "pro" version. Sigh. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Then they would be losing money on every copy of the OS they sell...
  • Reply 14 of 25
    thinkingdifferentthinkingdifferent Posts: 1,604member
    [quote]Originally posted by RosettaStoned:

    <strong>Based on what you can see on Apple's site, how is this comparable to other VPN and VNC clients out there? I use VNCThing at work every day to control a PC under my desk so that I don't have to have two monitors. Works like a charm. What about VPN? Thoughts??

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    There is no reason that this wouldn't work across a VPN. All a VPN provides is the network connection.
  • Reply 15 of 25
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    [quote]Originally posted by dstranathan:

    <strong>



    Apple braings a MAJOR new thing to Remote Desktop: It runs in OS X!





    I use ANA everyday, and have so for the last 3 years. I cant live without it. I begged an Apple senior engineer into porting it to X at a local convention, and he winked, nudged and say "we will think about it". (hehe). I have basically known about this for about a year now. It finally out! Now I can move to in my IT/IS dept! Thanks Apple!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    of course. the simple fact that it runs in OS X is the big seller but the feature set seems pretty much identical. even many of the windows and dialogs are almost exact.



    A friend of mine told me that Apple was going to have an OS X version of NA a while ago but I thought it must have been bagged as it took so long to come out.



    Seems a bit expensive though. Edu pricing is good but 500 for this is a little odd. It costs as much as Server itself.



    [quote]I think this is substantially more powerful than the Network Assistant.<hr></blockquote>



    can you list any improvements you know of? I haven't looked at every single thng but I don't see anything new



    <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 16 of 25
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    OS X Server costs 2x as much as Remote Desktop
  • Reply 17 of 25
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    Awesome stuff. As I slowly add macs to my home network (and remove all of the wintel machines hehe) I think I may consider buying this...
  • Reply 18 of 25
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

    <strong>OS X Server costs 2x as much as Remote Desktop</strong><hr></blockquote>



    that's correct. I got confused with the 10 client version.



    Thisn should be PART of Server not half of servers price in addition to server.
  • Reply 19 of 25
    jlljll Posts: 2,713member
    [quote]Originally posted by applenut:

    <strong>



    that's correct. I got confused with the 10 client version.



    Thisn should be PART of Server not half of servers price in addition to server.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    But buying Mac OS X Server doesn't mean that you'll need ARD, and buying ARD doesn't mean that you'll want to use Mac OS X Server.



    By keeping it a separate (pay for) product, ARD could get more resources that ANAT, since it generates income for Apple now.
  • Reply 20 of 25
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    Dear anyone,

    \tIs there a way to make a network connection without first getting IP address, like AppleTalk!
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