What is it?

PC Anywhere is the industry standard remote access software. The product comes from Symantec and is a tried and tested solution. The product allows two PCs to communicate over the internet or via a phone line. This product can be set up to be extremely secure.
 
PC Anywhere is often used for product support and has built in security features such as a dial back facility.
 

How can I use PC Anywhere?
The world or work has changed, solutions and products are applied globally, workers want to work from home accessing documents and information from work. The internet is making this revolution possible.  PC Anywhere from Symantec was perhaps the first product to truly match the needs of growing section of business and home workers who needed remote access to documents and information.  PC Anywhere allows the screen of a pc to be broadcast securely over the internet or a phone line so that it appears on monitor of another Pc.  You can sit at home, log on to your PC at work and work away as if you where physically in work.  Anyone viewing the screen at work will see documents open and shut, emails being received etc.  This tool proved extremely valuable for product support as it allows an engineer to work directly on the client computer.  One disadvantage with this method of working is that you need software installed on both the client and server PC.  The Server requires the host version of PC Anywhere, whilst the client requires the client version of PC Anywhere.

PC Anywhere is one of the most secure products remote access products on the market. You must install the host version on the Pc you wish to access remotely and the client version on the pc you wish to use to access the host pc. There are numerous security features in the product we aim to give you a brief overview of how the product can be used. It must be remembered that only time your pc is truly secure is when it is turned off. Hacking normally occurs from an internal source, disgruntled employees. However external hacking is a major threat. One of the simplest ways to secure your PC is to disconnected from the internet, with this in mind we will describe some of PC Anywhere's modes. The product can be run in internet mode or phone mode.

The first level of security is that a user must provide a password and name to access the system, by choosing a sensible password a lot of problems can be avoided.

The second level of security is that PC Anywhere on the host machine can be switched off and only turned on when needed.

PC Anywhere can be set up to only allow a certain number of login attempts.

How is PC Anywhere different from VNC?

Unlike VNC, PC Anywhere can use almost any type of protocol over an existing internet connection or through dial up directly between 2 computers. As long as your computer is able to receive an incoming call with a dial up modem, the PC Anywhere program will work.

What is included in the PC Anywhere Package?

You will receive the software install with a licensed copy of PC Anywhere and the first 2 hours of support using PC Anywhere FREE. A PC Bits n Bytes employee will install and set up the program FREE. Please see below chart for pricing.

The hourly rates for servicing without a PC Anywhere Remote Package is $15 per hour.

Service charge must be paid within 7 days of Service. Any late payment will be charged a late fee of 2% every 7 days from balance. No Remote Service will be given with any overdue account.