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| Type | Public Corporation (Germany) |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Website | netviewer |
Netviewer AG was a German IT company headquartered in Karlsruhe. The company's software products provide web conferencing, desktop sharing, and remote maintenance capabilities. According to market research companies Frost & Sullivan[1] and Gartner,[2] Netviewer is among the leading European providers of web conferencing software. As of 2009, the firm employed more than 200 people at nine locations in Europe and served more than 15,000 corporate customers in 55 countries.
History
Netviewer was founded in 2001. In 2002, the firm won a competition for startup companies sponsored by German savings banks and McKinsey Consulting in Germany. In 2006 and 2007, it ranked in the top 10 of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Germany. Since 2011, Netviewer has been part of Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc.[3]
Products
The core functionality of Netviewer products was desktop sharing, establishing a direct connection between two or more computers over the Internet and permitting the exchange of screen contents. The firm's products include the web conferencing solution, Netviewer Meets; help desk and IT support software, Netviewer Support; a remote access tool, Netviewer Admin; and the web-based webinar and webcast solution, Netviewer Present.
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.[4]
Security
Netviewer products utilize 256-bit AES encryption and key-phrase-based authentication, and the software's security has been certified by Fraunhofer in an expert opinion.[5] The SIT opinion, which is dated April 2004, specifically pertains to Netviewer 2.0 (build 521), and there is currently no expert opinion available for newer versions.
See also
- GoTo (US company) - currently company with the legacy of these products
- Web conferencing
- Comparison of web conferencing software
- Collaborative software
References
- ↑ European Web Conferencing Software and Services Markets. Frost & Sullivan, September 2007
- ↑ Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing. Gartner Group, July 2008
- ↑ "Company Profile - Netviewer". Netviewer.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
also: "Citrix to Acquire Netviewer". Citrix. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2014. - ↑ "Overview - Products - Netviewer". Netviewer.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑
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.