Netviewer AG was a German
IT company headquartered in
Karlsruhe. The company's software products provide web conferencing, desktop sharing, and remote maintenance capabilities. According to market research companies Frost & Sullivan and Gartner, Netviewer is among the leading European providers of web conferencing software. As of 2009, the firm employed more than 200 people at nine locations in Europe and served more than 15,000 corporate customers in 55 countries.
History
Netviewer was founded in 2001. In 2002, the firm won a competition for startup companies sponsored by German savings banks and
McKinsey Consulting in Germany. In 2006 and 2007, it ranked in the top 10 of the
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Germany. Since 2011, Netviewer has been part of Citrix Online, a division of
Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Products
The core functionality of Netviewer products was
desktop sharing
Desktop sharing is a common name for technologies and products that allow remote access and remote collaboration on a person's computer desktop through a graphical terminal emulator.
The most common two scenarios for desktop sharing are:
* Remot ...
, establishing a direct connection between two or more computers over the Internet and permitting the exchange of screen contents. The firm's products include the
web conferencing solution, Netviewer Meets; help desk and IT support software, Netviewer Support; a
remote access tool, Netviewer Admin; and the web-based webinar and
webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand. Essentially, web ...
solution, Netviewer Present.
Netviewer Meet was available as
freeware for private users and as
software-as-a-service or on-premises licensing models for commercial use. The other products are available as software as a service or on-premises licenses exclusively.
After the acquisition of Netviewer, two different products, ''
GoToMeeting'' for web conferencing and ''
GoToAssist
GoTo Resolve (formerly GoToAssist & RescueAssist) is a cloud-based remote support platform designed and targeted at IT support teams and customer support organizations. In 2018, LogMeIn's GoToAssist was rebranded to RescueAssist creating the Resc ...
'' for remote access, were released. No free versions were available; only trial versions.
Security
Netviewer products utilize 256-bit
AES
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encryption and key-phrase-based authentication, and the software's security has been certified by
Fraunhofer in an expert opinion.
[
{{cite web , url=http://www.dialogika.de/~support/Dwnlds/Fraunhofer_SIT_Certificate_tcm23-584.pdf , title=Results of the test of the Netviewer Software by the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Telecooperation , last=Reinema , first=Rolf , date=April 2004 , website=dialogika.de/support , publisher=Fraunhofer SIT , format=PDF , accessdate=24 April 2014 , quote=The results of the detailed analysis carried out by the Fraunhofer Institute SIT are as follows: The current version of Netviewer 2.0 (build 521) satisfies the security demands placed upon it, i.e. all demands for correctness and effectiveness of the implemented measures are fulfilled. ] The SIT opinion, which is dated April 2004, specifically pertains to Netviewer 2.0 (build 521), and there is currently no expert opinion available for newer versions.
See also
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GoTo (US company) - currently company with the legacy of these products
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Web conferencing
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Comparison of web conferencing software
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Collaborative software
References
External links
Netviewer.co.uk English homepage Netviewer.de . . German homepageTechCrunch on investments into Netviewer
Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
Software companies of Germany
Companies established in 2001
Internet Protocol based network software
Remote desktop
Virtual Network Computing
Web conferencing