<s>
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
suite	O
of	O
computer	O
programs	O
by	O
Symantec	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
of	O
the	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
remote	O
program	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
running	O
the	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
host	O
if	O
both	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
interconnected	O
networks	O
and	O
the	O
password	O
is	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
runs	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	B-Device
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
1.0	O
for	O
DOS	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamic	O
Microprocessor	O
Associates	O
(	O
DMA	O
)	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Dynamic	O
Microprocessor	O
Associates	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Symantec	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Norton	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1993	O
,	O
Symantec	O
released	O
Norton	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
1.0	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Symantec	O
,	O
the	O
maker	O
of	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
,	O
revealed	O
a	O
security	O
breach	O
and	O
told	O
users	O
to	O
stop	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
pending	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
problem	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
new	O
secure	O
code	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
leaked	O
and	O
distributed	O
through	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
responded	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
cumulative	O
hot	O
fixes	O
to	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
versions	O
12.0.x	O
,	O
12.1.x	O
and	O
12.5.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
also	O
released	O
hot	O
fixes	O
for	O
the	O
pcAnywhere	B-Protocol
versions	O
,	O
12.5.x	O
and	O
12.6.x	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
Symantec	O
Management	O
Suites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
gave	O
out	O
free	O
upgrades	O
to	O
all	O
customers	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Symantec	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
dating	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Symantec	O
announced	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
life	O
for	O
Symantec	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
FAQ	O
"	O
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Symantec	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
replacement	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
product.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
recommends	O
users	O
disable	O
PC	B-Protocol
Anywhere	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
standalone	O
version	O
Bomgar	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
