BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jason Swager Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:19 pm    Post subject: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software The company I'm working for has encountered some problems - both internally and with customers - where a software suite composed of remote desktop (or desktop sharing), instant messaging, chat, meeting (essentially a multiple user chat) and file transfer capabilities would solve our problems. The targeted platform is Windows. The primary problem that we are encountering is firewalls - both the companies and customers. All users of the software will be "hiding" behind one or more firewalls. In our case, we expect that any user can establish an outbound connection, but cannot accept inbound connections. We do not expect our customers to modify their firewalls. This prevents us from using software like NetMeeting, PCAnywhere, and WinVNC. The obvious solution is to have a server of some sort directly on the Internet or in a properly configured DMZ and have all users establish a connection directly to it. Many of the tool suites that already exist use this approach - for example, WebEx. But one of the requirements is that the server be housed at our company, not in someone else's server farm. Can anyone recommend a tool suite that does this sort of thing? Freeware/open source is preferable, but I would also appreciate any commercial recommendations that fit these requirements. And now for the really hard part: would there be such a tool suite that meets these requirements and was written in Delphi whose source code is freely available or via purchase? Or maybe accessible from a Delphi written program, via COM, ActiveX, or similar technology? Thanks in advance, Jason Swager Back to top Harri Vartiainen Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software Jason Swager wrote: Quote: And now for the really hard part: would there be such a tool suite that meets these requirements and was written in Delphi whose source code is freely available or via purchase? Or maybe accessible from a Delphi written program, via COM, ActiveX, or similar technology? I think NetOp would fill your requirements, but I'm not able just now to find information about "special modules" from their webpages. The tool is accesible via ActiveX component, IIRC. http://www.netop.com/ Back to top Herbert Sitz Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software "Jason Swager" <jswager-remove (AT) activevoice-remove (DOT) com> wrote Quote: The company I'm working for has encountered some problems - both internally and with customers - where a software suite composed of remote desktop (or desktop sharing), instant messaging, chat, meeting (essentially a multiple user chat) and file transfer capabilities would solve our problems. The targeted platform is Windows. The primary problem that we are encountering is firewalls - both the companies and customers. All users of the software will be "hiding" behind one or more firewalls. In our case, we expect that any user can establish an outbound connection, but cannot accept inbound connections. We do not expect our customers to modify their firewalls. This prevents us from using software like NetMeeting, PCAnywhere, and WinVNC. For a good discussion of firewall friendly remote terminal software options, see: http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=116223&ixReplies=22 Back to top Herbert Sitz Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software "Jason Swager" <jswager-remove (AT) activevoice-remove (DOT) com> wrote Quote: The company I'm working for has encountered some problems - both internally and with customers - where a software suite composed of remote desktop (or desktop sharing), instant messaging, chat, meeting (essentially a multiple user chat) and file transfer capabilities would solve our problems. The targeted platform is Windows. The primary problem that we are encountering is firewalls - both the companies and customers. All users of the software will be "hiding" behind one or more firewalls. In our case, we expect that any user can establish an outbound connection, but cannot accept inbound connections. We do not expect our customers to modify their firewalls. This prevents us from using software like NetMeeting, PCAnywhere, and WinVNC. And another thread about being "firewall friendly" with VNC: http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=163169&ixReplies=4 Back to top John Wester [Group W] Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software In article <40fec1d9$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com>, jswager- [email]remove (AT) activevoice-remove (DOT) com[/email] says... Quote: snip Can anyone recommend a tool suite that does this sort of thing? Freeware/open source is preferable, but I would also appreciate any commercial recommendations that fit these requirements. And now for the really hard part: would there be such a tool suite that meets these requirements and was written in Delphi whose source code is freely available or via purchase? Or maybe accessible from a Delphi written program, via COM, ActiveX, or similar technology? Two things spring to mind: webeX - http://www.webex.com/ I've used this in the past succesfully groove - http://www.groove.net This maybe overkill. I've used it in the past (v 1 days) and it was a real pig over slow networks. Having said that, I've been watching them and with Microsoft being a partner now, the performance issue may be improved... Both of these are firewall friendly. -- John Life is complex. It has real and imaginary parts Back to top Eric Hill Guest Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software Quote: webeX - http://www.webex.com/ I've used this in the past succesfully We use webex at the office. It works rather well over most any connection, though dialup can be painful at times. I haven't had any connection issues with it, which is probably why it costs so damn much... Eric Back to top Jim Muir Guest Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:00 am    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software We have been using E/pop from WiredRed www.wiredred.com I believe it is accessible through firewalls, was written in Delphi and has been problem free for us. Back to top Phil Shrimpton Guest Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:07 am    Post subject: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting software Jason Swager wrote: Hi, Quote: The company I'm working for has encountered some problems - both internally and with customers - where a software suite composed of remote desktop (or desktop sharing), instant messaging, chat, meeting (essentially a multiple user chat) and file transfer capabilities would solve our problems. The targeted platform is Windows. With the exception of the remote desktop functionality, Jabber (www.jabber.org) may suite your needs. On the surface it is just another IM protocol, but in reality it is much more than that. As it is based on XML, it can be made firewall friendly just by running the server on port 80 <g> Phil Back to top Dennis Passmore Guest Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Re: Remote desktop/instant messanging/chat/meeting softw Jabber in conjuction with Exodus works great and since it is Delphi code it can be plug'd into most any Delphi application. Dennis Passmore Ultimate Software, Inc. 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