[WEB4LIB] Re: SMS and push technology

[Raymond Wood]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 09:30:07AM -0800, Tom Edelblute imagined:
> I was asked to summarize the the list so here it is.  I had one response
> saying their college technical support uses a product called VNC.
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> 
> I had one other response saying they had installed Microsoft Systems
> Management Software, but did not have it fully configured.
> 
> I was hoping for more options so I will continue looking.

VNC is free software AFAIK.  Additionally, if you are
considering VNC, you may want to consider a variation called
'TightVNC' - this is VNC code that has been optimized for
low-bandwidth connections.

FYI,
Raymond

> Tom Edelblute wrote:
> > 
> > As we begin preparing for next years budget, we are ready to start
> > considering Systems Management Software and push technology.  Is anybody
> > using this successfully?  What would you recommend?
> > 
> > What I want is the ability to do the maximum amount of work from the
> > Central Library without having to go out to the branches for
> > troubleshooting and new installations.