CotermReal-time terminal collaboration

Like Google Docs for the Shell

Matthew R. Lauematt@akirisolutions.com

Distributed development turns small problems into large problems

My GIT repo is messed up …The build is broken …

etc …

What were your exact steps?Have you tried…

I don’t know.It doesn’t work.

It’s due tomorrow.

I’m at home, out of town, outside the firewall, running a different OS…

Coterm allows the right person to solve a problem regardless of:

• Location• System configuration• Firewall settings

“Typing is no substitute for thinking.” - Dartmouth Basic manual, 1964.

Host

Participant A Participant B

Coterm

Invited participants join a session hosted on a given terminal.

Coterm: features

Instant - immediately collaborate on an existing problem – no need to reproduce on a separate system.

Fast- quick text-based protocol – no cumbersome graphics transfer.

Secure - complete end-to-end encryption.

Accessible - works through existing firewall.

Easy - basic setup with minimal system requirements.

Coterm: firewalls and security

Akiri Solutions’ Secure Connector ™ functions as an application router.

• Clients open sockets to HTTPS (443) port and the secure connector handles routing.

• No listening sockets and no changes to firewall means no port attacks.

• Data is encrypted and decrypted at the client endpoints.

Coterm: how much?

COMMERCIAL LICENSE

$8 per user per month.

OPEN-SOURCE/NON COMMERCIAL

FREE

Coterm: how do I try it?

1. Register at the Akiri Solutions website:https://www.akirisolutions.com/register

2. Verify your email address and login.

3. Download coterm for your OS.

4. Run one instance, create a session and invite your own username.

5. Run a second instance – or more! - and join the session you created.

QUESTIONS?

Coterm: alternativesScreen sharing or

Online meetings

Pros Full multimedia support. Large feature set.

Cons Expensive. Installation required. System intensive. Slow.

SSH + Screens

Pros It works. Free.

Cons Difficult to set up. Poor Windows support. Firewall issues.

Akiri Solutions, Inc.

• Based in Palo Alto, CA with offices in Las Vegas, NV and Silicon Valley.

• Incorporated in 2010.• Developer products and software consulting.• Self-funded.• Coterm patent filed : 4/2012.