Netviewer
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Netviewer AG is a German IT
company headquartered in Karlsruhe
. The company's software products Netviewer Meet, Netviewer Support, Netviewer Admin, and Netviewer Present provide web conferencing, desktop sharing, and remote maintenance capabilities.
in Germany.
is the core functionality of Netviewer AG products. It works by establishing a direct connection between two or more computers over the Internet. Screen contents can be exchanged in real time between the participating computers for as long as the connection is maintained. The direction of viewing can be switched at any time. No installation is required to use the software. Netviewers products include the web conferencing
solution Netviewer Meet, helpdesk and IT support software Netviewer Support, remote access
tool Netviewer Admin and the web-based webinar and webcast
solution Netviewer Present.
Netviewer Meet is available as freeware
for private users and as a software-as-a-service or on-premise licensing models for commercial use. The other products are available as software-as-a-service or on-premise licenses exclusively.
encryption and key-phrase-based authentication. Fraunhofer
has certified the security of the software in an expert opinion.
The SIT opinion is dated April 2004 and is for Netviewer 2.0 (build 521). There is no opinion about newer versions.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
company headquartered in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
. The company's software products Netviewer Meet, Netviewer Support, Netviewer Admin, and Netviewer Present provide web conferencing, desktop sharing, and remote maintenance capabilities.
History
Netviewer was founded in 2001. In 2002 Netviewer won a competition for startup companies sponsored by German savings banks and McKinsey Consulting in Germany. In years 2006 and 2007 Netviewer ranked in the top-10 of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50Deloitte Fast 500
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards are run and moderated by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. They recognize the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in regions around the world...
in Germany.
Products
Desktop sharingDesktop 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...
is the core functionality of Netviewer AG products. It works by establishing a direct connection between two or more computers over the Internet. Screen contents can be exchanged in real time between the participating computers for as long as the connection is maintained. The direction of viewing can be switched at any time. No installation is required to use the software. Netviewers products include the web conferencing
Web conferencing
Web conferencing refers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote locations. Most vendors also provide either a recorded copy of an event, or a means for a subscriber to record an event. The service allows information to be shared simultaneously, across geographically...
solution Netviewer Meet, helpdesk and IT support software Netviewer Support, remote access
Remote access
In telecommunication, the term remote access has the following meanings:#Pertaining to communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link...
tool Netviewer Admin and the web-based webinar and webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
solution Netviewer Present.
Netviewer Meet is available as freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
for private users and as a software-as-a-service or on-premise licensing models for commercial use. The other products are available as software-as-a-service or on-premise licenses exclusively.
Security
Netviewer products use 256-bit AESAES
AES may refer to:Standards, systems, and methods* Application Environment Services, a component of Digital Research's GEM windowing system* The Advanced Encryption Standard...
encryption and key-phrase-based authentication. Fraunhofer
Fraunhofer Society
The Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with 60 institutes spread throughout Germany, each focusing on different fields of applied science . It employs around 18,000, mainly scientists and engineers, with an annual research budget of about €1.65 billion...
has certified the security of the software in an expert opinion.
The SIT opinion is dated April 2004 and is for Netviewer 2.0 (build 521). There is no opinion about newer versions.
See also
- Web conferencingWeb conferencingWeb conferencing refers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote locations. Most vendors also provide either a recorded copy of an event, or a means for a subscriber to record an event. The service allows information to be shared simultaneously, across geographically...
- Comparison of web conferencing softwareComparison of web conferencing softwareThis page is a comparison of web conferencing software available for various platforms.- Comparison chart :- Terminology :In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:...
- Collaborative softwareCollaborative softwareCollaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...