<s>
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
is	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
computers	O
remotely	O
using	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citrix	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
acquired	O
ExpertCity	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
maintained	O
the	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
brand	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citrix	B-Application
spun	O
off	O
the	O
GoTo	B-Application
products	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
LogMeIn	B-Application
(	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
adopt	O
the	O
GoTo	B-Application
name	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
in	O
2022	O
)	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klaus	O
Schauser	O
co-founded	O
ExpertCity	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Santa	O
Barbara	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
led	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
's	O
design	O
and	O
development	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
"	O
ease-of-use	O
form	O
over	O
function	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ExpertCity	O
launched	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
in	O
1998	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Personal	O
"	O
version	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Corporate	O
"	O
edition	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2001	O
,	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
required	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
both	O
ends	O
,	O
but	O
ExpertCity	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
versions	O
compatible	O
with	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Palm	O
,	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
"	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
"	O
was	O
launched	O
and	O
targeted	O
at	O
small	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Citrix	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
agreed	O
to	O
purchase	O
ExpertCity	O
for	O
$225	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
in	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
closed	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
was	O
Citrix	B-Application
's	O
largest	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citrix	B-Application
planned	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
brand	O
,	O
pricing	O
,	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
ExpertCity	O
operate	O
from	O
its	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Santa	O
Barbara	O
under	O
Andreas	O
von	O
Blottnitz	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
served	O
as	O
ExpertCity	O
's	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Canadian	O
firm	O
01	O
Communique	O
filed	O
a	O
patent	O
infringement	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Citrix	B-Application
,	O
claiming	O
they	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
patent	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
obtained	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
(	O
USPTO	O
)	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
for	O
their	O
remote	B-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
I	B-Protocol
'm	I-Protocol
InTouch	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Citrix	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
alleging	O
patent	O
infringement	O
by	O
01	O
Communique	O
's	O
"	O
I	B-Protocol
'm	I-Protocol
InTouch	I-Protocol
Meeting	O
"	O
and	O
requesting	O
a	O
"	O
declaratory	O
judgment	O
"	O
against	O
01	O
Communique	O
alleging	O
that	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
did	O
not	O
infringe	O
the	O
original	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
's	O
launch	O
,	O
beta	O
user	O
Greg	O
Alwang	O
wrote	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
for	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
file	O
transfer	O
features	O
were	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
offered	O
by	O
competitor	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
complimented	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
usability	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
is	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
and	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
is	O
evolutionary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
received	O
several	O
recognitions	O
for	O
its	O
performance	O
,	O
including	O
Laptop	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Choice	O
Award	O
"	O
for	O
remote	O
access	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
category	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
"	O
Best	O
Utility	O
Product	O
"	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
"	O
World	O
Class	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Access	I-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
"	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
IT	O
Pro	O
"	O
Readers	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Remote	O
Control	O
Product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Network	O
World	O
Toni	O
Kistner	O
recommended	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
for	O
users	O
who	O
require	O
remote	O
access	O
to	O
large	O
data	O
stores	O
on	O
desktops	O
or	O
local	O
applications	O
too	O
costly	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
or	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
lose	O
important	O
desktop	O
data	O
should	O
their	O
personal	O
computer	O
be	O
lost	O
or	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2011	O
review	O
of	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
's	O
iPad	O
app	O
,	O
Jeffrey	O
Wilson	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
app	O
works	O
as	O
advertised	O
—	O
I	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
my	O
work	O
PC	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
—	O
but	O
it	O
could	O
benefit	O
from	O
a	O
more	O
responsive	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
host	O
computer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Bradley	O
of	O
PC	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
saw	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
as	O
an	O
"	O
insurance	O
plan	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
applications	O
or	O
data	O
from	O
his	O
laptop	O
on	O
his	O
iPad	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
unsure	O
if	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
named	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
the	O
best	O
remote	O
access	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
fifth	O
consecutive	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
