It is a very big deal as people use more and more mobile devices to communicate and access remote computers.

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Startups nurtured in the Verizon family include a company providing robots for home health monitoring and a company connecting all the devices in a home for remote access and control.

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These include low-cost remote access appliances like the PogoPlug, midrange NAS storage devices such as Netgear's Stora, and expensive but powerful solutions that cater to the technically inclined, such as HP's MediaSmart products powered by Windows Home Server.

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Mobile devices also enable patients in remote areas to access physicians and services that were previously unavailable.

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Remote access to corporate app stores should be granted to enable access for mobile devices that do not sit on the corporate LAN.

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The Los Gatos, California company announced this morning that it will make its popular streaming service that much easier to access by adding a Netflix button to the remote conrols on a host of connected devices beginning this spring.

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Users can also use the new "Remote Files" application for direct access to any of their Windows PCs from any of their other devices.

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Users also have the ability to remote access from anywhere at any time via desktop computer or using a free app available for Android and iOS devices.

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