SMS and push technology

[Jodi Thomson]

We are currently using VNC on our Staff Desktops as a remote administration
tool. However this is only good for troubleshooting minor problems. This
works fine and is a great deal more secure than Microsoft Netmeeting (which
we disable in Active Directory Group Policy). I also do not allow any remote
desktop tools on our servers as that is too much of a security hole.

We also have made the decision to implement SMS on our network and have
begun the development stage of this. Part of the decision to do so was the
ability to push software onto machines with zero user interaction. Once
completed we will drop VNC from our build.

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Jodi W. Thomson (Mr) A+, MCP - Computer Systems Consultant
Waikato University Library - Computing Operations Group
Ph: +64 7 838 4323
email: jodi at waikato.ac.nz

"Sorry, my brain won't engage without a coffee klatch"


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Novak [mailto:prx000 at mail.connect.more.net]
> Sent: Friday, 30 November 2001 09:45
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: SMS and push technology
> 
> 
> > 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.
> >
> 
> I think (but don't quote me on this) that VNC is desktop 
> sharing software,
> more than a remote management and software distribution tool 
> like SMS.  For
> what it's worth, for remote desktop access I use Netmeeting, a free
> Microsoft product (is that an oxymoron? :) ) that's standard 
> on Win2K and
> available for other windowses as well.  It's a great way to 
> jump to our NT
> server's desktop without having to leave the reference desk.
> 
> Mike Novak
> Technology Coordinator & Reference Librarian
> University City Public Library
> 
>