PC-Anywhere
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PC-Anywhere is a remote control and remote access software application that allows users to connect to and manage computers over a network or the internet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PC-Anywhere canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8248391 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PC-Anywhere Context triple: [Hydra, supportsProtocol, PC-Anywhere]
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A.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a German software company best known for its remote access and remote control solutions that allow users to connect to and manage devices over the internet.
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B.
PuTTY
PuTTY is a widely used free and open-source terminal emulator and network client for Windows and other platforms, supporting protocols like SSH, Telnet, and serial connections.
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C.
Parallels
"Parallels" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1977 album *Going for the One*.
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D.
RDP
RDP is the IATA airport code for Durgapur Airport, a regional airport serving the city of Durgapur in West Bengal, India.
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E.
Putty
Putty is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, known for its forested landscapes and low-density population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PC-Anywhere Target entity description: PC-Anywhere is a remote control and remote access software application that allows users to connect to and manage computers over a network or the internet.
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A.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a German software company best known for its remote access and remote control solutions that allow users to connect to and manage devices over the internet.
-
B.
PuTTY
PuTTY is a widely used free and open-source terminal emulator and network client for Windows and other platforms, supporting protocols like SSH, Telnet, and serial connections.
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C.
Parallels
"Parallels" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1977 album *Going for the One*.
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D.
RDP
RDP is the IATA airport code for Durgapur Airport, a regional airport serving the city of Durgapur in West Bengal, India.
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E.
Putty
Putty is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, known for its forested landscapes and low-density population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
remote access software
ⓘ
remote control software ⓘ software application ⓘ |
| category |
remote desktop software
ⓘ
system administration tool ⓘ |
| communicationModel | host-remote architecture ⓘ |
| deploymentModel | on-premises software ⓘ |
| developer | Symantec ⓘ |
| developerAction |
Symantec advised users to temporarily stop using PC-Anywhere in 2012
ⓘ
linked to:
Symantec
Symantec released security patches for PC-Anywhere in 2012 ⓘ
linked to:
Symantec
|
| discontinuationReason | security concerns ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy | Symantec ⓘ |
| feature |
authentication
ⓘ
cross-platform connectivity ⓘ encryption ⓘ file transfer ⓘ host and remote components ⓘ remote desktop control ⓘ remote management ⓘ remote troubleshooting ⓘ session recording ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| networkProtocol |
IPX/SPX
ⓘ
NetBIOS ⓘ TCP/IP ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
DOS
ⓘ
linked to:
MS-DOS
Linux ⓘ Mac OS ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
OS/2 ⓘ |
| securityIncident |
2012 source code theft
ⓘ
2012 vulnerability disclosure ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportsAuthenticationMethod |
directory-based authentication
ⓘ
username and password ⓘ |
| supportsConnectionType |
LAN
ⓘ
WAN ⓘ dial-up ⓘ internet ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
clipboard sharing
ⓘ
file synchronization ⓘ multiple simultaneous sessions ⓘ |
| targetUser |
IT administrators
ⓘ
business users ⓘ help desk technicians ⓘ |
| useCase |
remote access to office computers
ⓘ
remote administration of servers ⓘ remote technical support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: PC-Anywhere Description of subject: PC-Anywhere is a remote control and remote access software application that allows users to connect to and manage computers over a network or the internet.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.