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| Type | Public corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, Germany, |
Key people | Robert Gratzl Jörg Mayer Lars Thomas |
| Products | Netviewer GoToMeeting, Netviewer GoToAssist, Netviewer GoToAssist Corporate |
Number of employees | ~200+ (April 2009) |
Netviewer AG was a German IT company headquartered in Karlsruhe. The company's software products provided web conferencing, desktop sharing, and remote maintenance capabilities.
History
editNetviewer was founded in 2001. In 2002, the firm won a competition for startup companies sponsored by German savings banks and McKinsey Consulting's German branch. In 2011, Netviewer was acquired by Citrix Systems under the division Citrix Online.[1]
Products
editNetviewer products focused on desktop sharing between two or more computers over the Internet and allowing the exchange of screen contents. Netviewer provided the following products:
- Meets, webconferencing
- Support; help desk and IT support
- Admin; remote access
- Present; webcasting.[citation needed]
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 for remote access, were released. No free versions were available; only trial versions.[2]
Security
editNetviewer products use 256-bit AES encryption and key-phrase-based authentication. and the software's security has been certified by Fraunhofer certified the software security in April 2004.[3]
See also
edit- GoTo (US company) – currently company with the legacy of these products
- Web conferencing
- Comparison of web conferencing software
- Collaborative software
References
edit- ^ "Company Profile - Netviewer". Netviewer.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
also: "Citrix to Acquire Netviewer". Citrix. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2014. - ^ "Overview - Products - Netviewer". Netviewer.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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Reinema, Rolf (April 2004). "Results of the test of the Netviewer Software by the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Telecooperation" (PDF). dialogika.de/support. Fraunhofer SIT. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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.
External links
edit- English homepage Archived 2009-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- German homepage Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- TechCrunch on investments into Netviewer
