Sharing applications

You've asked a pretty broad and vague question - the best answer will depend on knowing what you have to work with.

As far as the connection/application sharing piece, VPN connections would probably the most cost-efficient means of accomplishing this. At the central office, you would have a VPN concentrator and each roaming user would run a VPN client and a dial-up ISP account.

This would also address the problem of sending update files to the Prez. Keep in mind that everything sent over SMTP (whether you're using Outlook or some other e-mail client) is transmitted in clear text. If you have a VPN connection, that doesn't matter; otherwise it might matter a great deal depending on the sensitivity of the information.

paul

My friend, you may use one of the following.

1. Run a Citrix server on WinNT at you hq. All applications will be hosted by the Citrix server. Remote users can use the Citrix client. check out www.citrix.com

To connect to your HQ your users candial in and use RAS-VPN server that of Windows NT or 2K and Internet connected users can VPN to your hq network using PPTP (the MS VPN adapter).

To send update files to your president,
indeed you may use SMTP of which Outlook, Outlok express, Eudora Mail can work on as you client/application. The users can send the updtaes through your email. I hope this will make your president happy.