____________________________________________________________ \ / Scott Fosseen - Systems Engineer - Arrowhead AEA 5 \ www.aea5.k12.ia.us/aeaphone.nsf/Web/FosseenScott /____________________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Meeker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "* AEA Tech Contacts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: Introducing Apple Remote Desktop
> Dear AEA Tech Contacts, > > Below is an announcement of Apple Remote Desktop. If you would, please > forward this to your Technology Coordinator and Media Specialist lists. > > Thank you. > > Mike > > ************************************************************************** > > CUPERTINO, Calif., Mar 14, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- > Apple(R) (AAPL, Trade) today announced Apple Remote Desktop(TM) for Mac(R) > OS X software, which enables users, teachers and administrators to remotely > manage other Mac(R) desktops anywhere on a local network, AirPort(R) > wireless network or across the Internet. With Apple Remote Desktop, teachers > can view students' computer screens, perform group demonstrations and help > individuals with real-time screen-sharing, text chat and the "request > attention" command. System administrators can provide remote assistance, get > comprehensive system profiles, reconfigure system settings and quickly and > easily distribute software applications across hundreds of computers -- all > from one central location over both Ethernet and AirPort wireless networks. > > "Apple Remote Desktop is the easiest way for teachers and administrators to > support Mac users in the classroom and remote workgroups," said Philip > Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. > "Powerful features like screen sharing, system monitoring and software > installation over AirPort or the Internet make this a 'must have' Mac OS X > tool for every teacher and administrator." > > Apple Remote Desktop supports multiple levels of administrator access, each > with its own password, providing a secure way for teachers or > department-level administrators to assist users while restricting privileges > for deleting items or changing system settings. Teachers and administrators > can also remotely control computers by locking screens, starting, > restarting, sleeping or waking computers on an individual basis or for an > entire workgroup or computer lab. > > > Apple Remote Desktop also includes: > > -- fast and easy software distribution, enabling administrators to copy new > or updated applications to multiple systems with drag-and-drop simplicity; > > -- communication tools such as real-time text chat and the "request > attention" command, creating one-to-one interaction between teachers > and students in a classroom or administrators and users across a network; > > -- system monitoring which enables administrators and teachers to spot and > fix problems by remotely viewing and then taking control of a user's screen; > > -- the ability to observe up to 250 screens on a rotating cycle of four > screens at a time by administrators; and > > -- the ability to capture system profiles including installed hardware and > software to create detailed reports. > > > More information can be found here: > http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ > > Education pricing information: > www.apple.com/education/store > > > -- > Mike Meeker > Iowa K-12 AE > Apple Computer > 718 8th Ave SE > Dyersville IA 52040 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 563-875-6036 Office > 563-508-1860 Cell > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-cord@aea5.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
