
RDP is compatible to almost every Microsoft Windows Operating Systems including other operating systems such as Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, and other new operating systems. The logmein program has other versions which include the logmein ignition for iPhone and iPod touch, the logmein central, logmein IT reach, logmein rescue, logmein hamachi2, logmein backup, and the logmein express. In 2007, the 6th version of the corporate edition was released, adding more user functions such as remote printing, remote sounds and other useful features. The corporate edition is the ultimate edition wherein service management capabilities are at its prime. These are the Personal edition, the corporate edition and the pro edition.

There are currently three editions of gotomypc. The RDP, or remote desktop protocol, is a program invented by Microsoft, which functions by giving a certain user an interface of another PC. Another version would be the logmein ignition which is an add-on program that allows a user to remotely access their PC without the use of Internet connection. It has a variety of versions which are specifically designed for a certain product like the logmein free which is absolutely free access software, the logmein pro2 which provides the user with additional options like online chat features, file management and remote sound. The logmein is another type of remote access software that allows a user to modify their PC via the Internet. Originally developed by Expertcity, gotomypc is a software specializing in remote control service that allows a certain user to operate, access and modify their computer through the use of another computer via the Internet. When it was terminal services, the software that activates it was called terminal services client. The software that enables this function is called remote desktop connection at present.

As of present, Microsoft has named the RDP as remote desktop services, which was known in the past as terminal services.
