diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd211f5a0..080b9d732 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(GDAL)
 FIND_PACKAGE(CURL)
 FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB)
 FIND_PACKAGE(ITK)
+FIND_PACKAGE(LibVNCServer)
 FIND_PACKAGE(OurDCMTK)
 
 SET(wxWidgets_USE_LIBS base core gl net)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindLibVNCServer.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindLibVNCServer.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0308a0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindLibVNCServer.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Locate gdal
+# This module defines
+# LIBVNCSERVER_LIBRARY
+# LIBVNCSERVER_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to gdal 
+# LIBVNCSERVER_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find the headers
+#
+# $LIBVNCSERVER_DIR is an environment variable that would
+# correspond to the ./configure --prefix=$LIBVNCSERVER_DIR
+# used in building gdal.
+#
+# Created by Ulrich Hertlein. 
+
+FIND_PATH(LIBVNCSERVER_INCLUDE_DIR rfb/rfb.h
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}/include
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/include
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/include
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/include
+    /usr/include
+    /sw/include # Fink
+    /opt/local/include # DarwinPorts
+    /opt/csw/include # Blastwave
+    /opt/include
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/include
+    /usr/freeware/include
+)
+
+FIND_LIBRARY(LIBVNCCLIENT_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES vncclient
+    PATHS
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}/lib
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/lib
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/lib
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/lib
+    /usr/lib
+    /sw/lib
+    /opt/local/lib
+    /opt/csw/lib
+    /opt/lib
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/lib
+    /usr/freeware/lib64
+)
+
+FIND_LIBRARY(LIBVNCSERVER_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES vncserver
+    PATHS
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}/lib
+    $ENV{LIBVNCSERVER_DIR}
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}/lib
+    $ENV{OSGDIR}
+    $ENV{OSG_ROOT}/lib
+    ~/Library/Frameworks
+    /Library/Frameworks
+    /usr/local/lib
+    /usr/lib
+    /sw/lib
+    /opt/local/lib
+    /opt/csw/lib
+    /opt/lib
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/lib
+    /usr/freeware/lib64
+)
+
+SET(LIBVNCSERVER_FOUND "NO")
+IF(LIBVNCSERVER_LIBRARY AND LIBVNCSERVER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    SET(LIBVNCSERVER_FOUND "YES")
+ENDIF(LIBVNCSERVER_LIBRARY AND LIBVNCSERVER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index adc81da2d..e2fd8836e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,8 +169,17 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
         ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgwidgetwindow)
     ENDIF(BUILD_OSGWIDGET)
 
+    IF   (GLUT_FOUND)
+        ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgviewerGLUT)
+    ENDIF(GLUT_FOUND)
+
+    IF   (LIBVNCSERVER_FOUND)
+        ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgvnc)
+    ENDIF(LIBVNCSERVER_FOUND)
+
 
     #ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcegui)
+
     #to add subject to find socket#ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgcluster)
 
 ELSE(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
diff --git a/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp b/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
index 67f1f6b21..42b088df1 100644
--- a/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgforest/osgforest.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include <osgText/Text>
 
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
+
 #include <osgGA/StateSetManipulator>
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -1100,6 +1102,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     
     osg::ref_ptr<ForestTechniqueManager> ttm = new ForestTechniqueManager;
     
+    // add the stats handler
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
+
     viewer.addEventHandler(new TechniqueEventHandler(ttm.get()));
     viewer.addEventHandler(new osgGA::StateSetManipulator(viewer.getCamera()->getOrCreateStateSet()));
 
diff --git a/examples/osgvnc/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgvnc/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffd6a1461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgvnc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SET(TARGET_SRC osgvnc.cpp)
+
+SET(TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES ${LIBVNCCLIENT_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARY} ${JPEG_LIBRARY} )
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBVNCCLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR} ${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+#### end var setup  ###
+SETUP_EXAMPLE(osgvnc)
+
diff --git a/examples/osgvnc/osgvnc.cpp b/examples/osgvnc/osgvnc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..085aa8a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgvnc/osgvnc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#include <osg/Image>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
+
+#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
+
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <rfb/rfbclient.h>
+}
+
+struct ButtonMapping { int sdl; int rfb; };
+
+ButtonMapping buttonMapping[]={
+    {1, rfbButton1Mask},
+    {2, rfbButton2Mask},
+    {3, rfbButton3Mask},
+    {0,0}
+};
+
+static rfbBool resize(rfbClient* client) {
+
+    static char first=TRUE;
+    
+    osg::Image* image = (osg::Image*)(rfbClientGetClientData(client, 0));
+    
+    int width=client->width;
+    int height=client->height;
+    int depth=client->format.bitsPerPixel;
+
+    std::cout<<"resize "<<width<<", "<<height<<", "<<depth<<" image = "<<image<<std::endl;
+
+    image->allocateImage(width,height,1,GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
+    
+    client->frameBuffer= (uint8_t*)(image->data());
+    
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void update(rfbClient* client,int x,int y,int w,int h) {
+
+    osg::Image* image = (osg::Image*)(rfbClientGetClientData(client, 0));
+    image->dirty();
+}
+
+static void kbd_leds(rfbClient* client, int value, int pad) {
+    printf("kbd_leds %d %d\n",value,pad);
+
+    /* note: pad is for future expansion 0=unused */
+    fprintf(stderr,"Led State= 0x%02X\n", value);
+    fflush(stderr);
+}
+
+/* trivial support for textchat */
+static void text_chat(rfbClient* client, int value, char *text) {
+    switch(value) {
+    case rfbTextChatOpen:
+        fprintf(stderr,"TextChat: We should open a textchat window!\n");
+        TextChatOpen(client);
+        break;
+    case rfbTextChatClose:
+        fprintf(stderr,"TextChat: We should close our window!\n");
+        break;
+    case rfbTextChatFinished:
+        fprintf(stderr,"TextChat: We should close our window!\n");
+        break;
+    default:
+        fprintf(stderr,"TextChat: Received \"%s\"\n", text);
+        break;
+    }
+    fflush(stderr);
+}
+
+class RfbThread : public OpenThreads::Thread
+{
+public:
+    
+    RfbThread(rfbClient* client):
+        _client(client),
+        _done(false) {}
+    
+    virtual ~RfbThread()
+    {
+        _done = true;
+        cancel();
+        while(isRunning()) 
+        {
+            OpenThreads::Thread::YieldCurrentThread();
+        }
+    }
+
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        do
+        {
+            int i=WaitForMessage(_client,500);
+            if(i<0)
+                return;
+            if(i)
+                if(!HandleRFBServerMessage(_client))
+                return;
+                
+        } while (!_done && !testCancel());
+    }
+    
+    rfbClient*  _client;
+    bool        _done;
+    
+};
+
+int main(int argc,char** argv)
+{
+    int i,buttonMask=0;
+    
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = new osg::Image;
+    // image->setPixelBufferObject(new osg::PixelBufferObject(image.get()));
+
+    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"image = "<<image.get()<<std::endl;
+
+    /* 16-bit: client=rfbGetClient(5,3,2); */
+    rfbClient* client=rfbGetClient(8,3,4);
+    client->MallocFrameBuffer=resize;
+    client->canHandleNewFBSize = TRUE;
+    client->GotFrameBufferUpdate=update;
+    client->HandleKeyboardLedState=kbd_leds;
+    client->HandleTextChat=text_chat;    
+
+    rfbClientSetClientData(client, 0, image.get());
+    
+    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Before rfbInitClient"<<std::endl;
+
+    if(!rfbInitClient(client,&argc,argv))
+        return 1;
+
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc, argv);
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
+
+
+    bool xyPlane = false;
+    bool flip = true;
+    float width = image->s();
+    float height = image->t();
+
+    osg::Geometry* pictureQuad = osg::createTexturedQuadGeometry(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),
+                                       osg::Vec3(width,0.0f,0.0f),
+                                       xyPlane ? osg::Vec3(0.0f,height,0.0f) : osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,height),
+                                       0.0f, flip ? 1.0f : 0.0f , 1.0f, flip ? 0.0f : 1.0f);
+
+    osg::Texture2D* texture = new osg::Texture2D(image.get());
+    texture->setResizeNonPowerOfTwoHint(false);
+    texture->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER,osg::Texture::LINEAR);
+    texture->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture::CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+    texture->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture::CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+    
+    pictureQuad->getOrCreateStateSet()->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0,
+                texture,
+                osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+
+    osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode;
+    geode->addDrawable(pictureQuad);
+    
+    viewer.setSceneData(geode);
+
+    viewer.addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
+    
+    RfbThread rfbThread(client);
+    rfbThread.startThread();
+
+    return viewer.run();
+}
+