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TeamViewer

Developed by	TeamViewer GmbH
Latest release	4.0.5543 / 29 January 2009
Operating system	Windows, Mac OS
Available in	English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese
Type	Remote administration software
License	proprietary, free for private usage
Website	www.teamviewer.com

TeamViewer is a software package for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer that works behind firewalls and NAT proxy. TeamViewer was founded in 2005 in Uhingen, Germany and has over 15 million users worldwide.^[1]

[edit] Establishing Connections

To connect to another computer run TeamViewer on both machines without the need of an installation procedure. With the first start automatic partner IDs are generated on both computers. To establish a connection it is required to enter the partner ID and the password into TeamViewer.

[edit] VPN

TeamViewer includes the possibility to run a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The computers which are connected through a VPN behave like in a common network. This allows to share network resources with partners around the world.

[edit] Cross-platform

Cross-platform work is possible between Windows and Macintosh systems.^[2]

[edit] Personal and Enterprise editions

The personal-use version is free, while the business editions costs from $219 for one month, up to $ 1,399 for a perpetual license^[3]. The personal-use version of the software has limited features compared to the commercial version, and it is not licensed for use in a commercial environment.^[4] Extras which are provided additionally in the licensed version are the customization of the client module (QuickSupport) and the TV Manager, a database AddOn tool which allows the session logging for billing purposes.

[edit] Security

TeamViewer uses a full encryption, based on RSA private-/public key exchange and AES (256 Bit) session encoding. As the private key never leaves the client and the host computer, it is ensured by this procedure that interconnected computers cannot decipher the data stream. Each TeamViewer client has already implemented the public key of the master cluster and can thus encrypt messages for the master server and check the signature of the master, respectively. This PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) effectively prevents Man-in-the-middle attacks. Despite the encryption the password is never sent directly but only through a challenge-response procedure and is only saved on the local computer.

[edit] See also

• Citrix XenApp
• Comparison of remote desktop software
• GoToMeeting
• NX technology
• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
• Terminal Services
• Virtual Network Computing (VNC)

[edit] References