Symantec pcAnywhere v10.5 Beta!

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pcAnywhere is the world?s leading remote control software. With powerful encryption and authentication, it gives you peace of mind that your remote sessions will be secure. Speed up performance with the new optimization wizard. You can also use pcAnywhere with cable and DSL modems for faster remote control sessions. Now it?s even faster and easier to navigate directories on both machines when you?re transferring files. Use the AutoTransfer function to upload or download multiple files automatically. Whether you need to support servers, customers, or friends, choose award-winning pcAnywhere, the world?s best-selling remote control solution. pcAnywhere v10.5 will be fully compatible with Windows XP.

Host Security Assessment Tool:

Test your pcAnywhere host configuration to see if there are other security features in pcAnywhere that you should be taking advantage of.

"Rebootless" Host:

The pcAnywhere Packager can now create a smaller host package that does not require a reboot upon installation to provide basic remote control functionality.

Logging Enhancements:

With the latest additions to logging, failed attempts to connect to pcAnywhere due to incorrect serial number or unauthorized TCP/IP address will be captured. This will include the TCP/IP address of the person who is trying to connect and the time of the attempt.

Status Icon:

pcAnywhere v10.5 adds new information in the System Tray to give status on who is connected to your computer. Information includes Computer name and length of connection. This preview beta is time-stamped and will expire on November 30 2001.

We are very interested in your feedback on this product. We will give away 25 FREE copies of pcAnywhere 10.5 to the first 25 beta users that submit undocumented bugs. We will also randomly select 25 beta users who complete the beta survey after installing and testing the beta release. This survey will be e-mailed to you approximately 1 week after you download the beta.

Winners will be notified via email by December 1, 2001.

Please Note: This beta release is still under development and could possibly cause conflicts with system software, and any installed 3rd party extensions and control panels. We would like your feedback on the product, but we do not provide support for beta software. Installing this beta release of pcAnywhere will also remove any current version of the product.

If you are testing with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT or 2000

If you are testing with Windows XP