Desktop Sharing

Desktop sharing refers to any technology or product that can allow multiple users to share the same desktop even if the other users are using different computers. This remote collaboration can be made possible through the use of a graphical terminal emulator.

Desktop sharing basically allows users to do two activities remotely. The first activity is to allow a user to log in to a local computer even if he is in another city or country. Remote login allows any user to access his work computers from any device that can access the internet. Previously, the only way to access files remotely from the home is through the use of virtual private networks (VPN). This VPN can access files through the use of the Local Area Network (LAN) connection at your office. However, the VPN is only limited to accessing files that have been saved on the network. Files that are saved in hard drives were not accessible until the recent developments of remote desktop sharing applications.

Another activity that is allowed by desktop sharing is real-time collaboration. This application is a more complex area of desktop sharing because it uses other components of multimedia communications. Real-time collaboration also uses LAN connections in combination with multimedia technology to create a virtual space where different users located in remote areas can meet, socialize, exchange files and work together.

Used effectively, desktop sharing can become an important and valuable tool for business.