(Virtual Network Computing) Open source remote control software for accessing host computers from a variety of remote clients. A VNC "server" is the host being accessed, while the VNC "client" is the remote device doing the controlling and viewing. VNC uses Java client viewers, which can run on any platform that supports Java-based Web browsers.
Developed at Olivetti & Oracle Research Labs in the U.K. in the late 1990s, the Labs were acquired by AT&T in 1999. There are more than a dozen VNC versions available, both open source and commercial, including UltraVNC (www.ultravnc.com), TeamViewer (www.teamviewer.com) and RealVNC (www.vnc.com), the latter maintained by some of the original developers of the software. See remote control software.
Developed at Olivetti & Oracle Research Labs in the U.K. in the late 1990s, the Labs were acquired by AT&T in 1999. There are more than a dozen VNC versions available, both open source and commercial, including UltraVNC (www.ultravnc.com), TeamViewer (www.teamviewer.com) and RealVNC (www.vnc.com), the latter maintained by some of the original developers of the software. See remote control software.
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