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Menneisyys
11-30-2006, 11:06 AM
UPDATE: thanks to akheron from AximSite, I’ve found the (beta version, but working) app. Thanks again!

Hi guys and gals,

I’m working on a FULL roundup of ALL Pocket PC – to – PC remote solutions.

Does ANY of you know where I can get the Pocket PC-specific CAB file of Symantec pcAnywhere (it’s just the Pocket PC client, NOT the pcAnywhere server itself)? It’s everything I need – as I already have the (beta) server (available at ftp://ftp.symantec.com/misc/sabu/pca12beta/SymantecpcAnywhere.exe ). Unfortunately, while the documentation refers to a “Mobile” (Pocket PC) client, I couldn’t find it anywhere. I couldn’t find any track of it on the Symantec Website. The Mobile update available at ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/pcanywhere/12.0/updates/pca1201_mobile.zip can’t be run by itself either – it’s just an update requiring a previous install.

I also contacted Symantec yesterday. The online chat was useless (the CS guy just repeated “you need to buy the full version” – oh yes, I am eager to shell out $200 for a product I just want to give a test ride for a roundup and won’t ever use otherwise) and I’m not at all sure they have received my mail I tried to send yesterday (had to send it via their online mailer app and I think it hasn’t sent out my mail – when I clicked the “Go” button, it switched to another page far too quick).

BTW, I’ve also posted a very early draft version of the comparison / feature chart of my forthcoming article to http://www.winmobiletech.com/PPC2PCRemoteRoundupTable.htm . It’a a Word export, not a native HTML chart and, therefore, its size is a bit big (200k). The chart, of course, doesn’t contain pcAnywhere; I’ll also insert it as soon as I’m able to thoroughly test the PPC version.

Of course, anyone who helps will get the proper credits and thanks in the article :)

Menneisyys
11-30-2006, 11:48 AM
Further discussion: http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1244263

BTW, the CS guy at the chat wasn't even able to say whether the full version has an "install mobile client to Pocket PC" option, let alone whether there's a separate product called 'pcAnywhere Mobile'... it seems they don't have the slightest clue about what they should support.

Menneisyys
12-01-2006, 11:07 AM
BTW, feel free to check out and comment on the comparison chart (the backbone of the forthcoming article). I’ll only be able to publish the final version of the article next week, it seems – I’m still awaiting answer from some of the software developers for some of my questions.

It’s at http://www.winmobiletech.com/PPC2PCRemoteRoundupTable.htm . Note that the chart is not finished yet; there’re still some table cells to fill in (for example, the HTTP gateway tests). The bandwidth usage etc. tests have already been conducted, on the other hand, and most “Verdict” cells are also filled in.