Desktop Transporter 2.0 controls Macs
updated 10:05 pm EST, Thu November 9, 2006
Desktop Transporter 2.0
DEVONtechnologies today launched a new remote desktop solution: Desktop Transporter 2.0. Based on recently acquired technology, the company said that the solution allows users to use other Macs on either the local network or the Internet without physically accessing them. "Like the much more expensive Apple Remote Desktop, Desktop Transporter shows the screen of the remote Mac either in a window or in full screen and allows the user to interact with the other computer as if it was the local one." Version 2.0, available as a Universal Binary, is a major update, adding a new menu extra to access remote Macs without launching the main Desktop Transporter application; in addition, a new background helper application takes care of sharing desktops even when the menu extra and main application are not running.
The software supports Apple's zero-configuration networking protocol, Bonjour, to allow users to easily find other Macs on the network without using an IP address. Desktop Transporter also supports Fast User Switching, clipboard synchronization for text and graphics in both directions, hardware acceleration, and support for non-English keyboards.
Desktop Transporter requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 later a fast LAN connection is strongly recommended. It sells for $30 with discounts for students and educators discounts available.
