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LapLink is one of those utilities that almost every office needs to have sitting around in the software closet. When you need it you need it. The new release incorporates the file transfer solutions expected from LapLink and also has several new capabilities that ensure the serious road warrior will use it on an almost daily basis. In fact, your office may end up with multiple copies residing in the software closet.
Long an essential tool for information systems professionals for setting up new computers, setting up programs and configuring new computers can now be done from remote control. It can be used for monitoring and troubleshooting multiple computers at once. Included serial and parallel cables make transferring files from a desktop to a laptop a snap. LapLink's SmartXchange allows synchronizing data and updating files automatically.
Remote access is a work concept that becomes extremely important for the road warrior needing to get at company databases and use capabilities of back-at-the-office systems. With LapLink you can log onto your desktop unit by modem, start your word processor, open a file on the remote computer and print it out on the printer back at the office while admiring the view from your hotel room on Kaanapali Beach. This is what's meant by "work anywhere, anytime." Unfortunately, once your boss finds out you can do this you'll have no excuse for turning in late monthly progress reports. If your office is on a network you can have your MPR print out on the boss' own printer while you're in Katmandu. This feature by itself is worth the price of LapLink. All the resources of your office computer are available to you via modem. I'm convinced that most business people haven't really considered the possibilities this kind of remote access opens up. You can access your e-mail from, query customer databases, peruse vital company statistics, deliver memos or e-mail to people back at the office, if your office network has a fax server you could even send yourself a fax. I'm not sure why anyone would want to send themselves a fax but the idea is indicative of the potential uses of remote access software.
The Windows interface is a major improvement to LapLink. Multiple windows allow you to transfer a file and, at the same time, remotely control another computer. The Chat feature lets you carry on an electronic conversation with a remote computer user. LapLink comes with both serial and parallel cables, an adequate manual and unlimited possibilities for changing the way you work while on the road.
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