Application Virtualization Solutions
Altiris® Software Virtualization Solution™ (SVS)
Description from the manufacturer:
Altiris® Software Virtualization Solution™ software is a revolutionary
approach to software management. By placing applications and data into managed
units called Virtual Software Packages, Software Virtualization Solution allows
you to instantly activate, deactivate or reset applications and to completely
avoid conflicts between applications, without altering the base Windows
installation. Application streaming provides the on-demand delivery mechanism
that leverages the power of Software Virtualization Solution to enable the
real-time infrastructure.
Software Virtualization Solution ensures applications use correct files and
registry settings, without modifying the OS and without interfering with other
applications. This software management solution allows you to host multiple
versions of an application on the same system without conflicts between older
and newer files. And you can easily activate or deactivate your applications
based on need by sending a single command to the client systems.
Software Virtualization Solution integrates with Altiris extensible
management architecture (EMA), so you benefit from native integration with
Altiris' award-winning service, asset, and systems management solutions. EMA
makes it easy to extend capabilities as your business grows and your business
needs change.
Key Features & Benefits
- Eliminate application conflicts
- Instantly repair damaged applications
- Significantly reduce testing time for application rollouts
- On-demand application delivery
Manufacturer: Symantec Corp.
In April 2007 Altiris, Inc. was acquired by Symantec
Corp.
Wise Package Studio, also from Symantec, can prepare packages
for SVS.
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Citrix XenApp™
Description from the manufacturer:
Citrix XenApp™, a member of the Citrix Delivery Center product family, is an end-to-end application delivery system
that offers both client-side and server-side application virtualization for
optimal application performance and flexible delivery options. It’s the best
access experience for any user. With the secure application architecture,
organizations can centralize applications and data in secure data centers,
reducing costs of management and support, increasing data security, and ensuring
fast, reliable performance.
XenApp allows IT to deliver secure applications as a service, providing
on-demand access to users while affording IT the flexibility to leverage future
application architectures. It provides several benefits that make it a strategic
system for application delivery.
- End-to-end Windows application delivery
- Strongest security for applications and intellectual property
- Outstanding application performance over any network
- Fastest application delivery to all users - anywhere
- Continuous availability and reliable, fast application performance
- One interface, one logon, one great experience
Manufacturer: Citrix Systems, Inc.
Previous names of this product include Citrix MetaFrame and Citrix
Presentation Server.
Macrovision's AdminStudio works with Thinstall® and Citrix® to create and
customize virtual packages.
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Endeavors Technologies AppExpress
Description from the manufacturer:
AppExpress from Endeavors Technologies is a new approach to application
management and delivery that every IT department should consider. AppExpress is
an innovative tool for centrally deploying Windows® applications to client
devices. Instead of using traditional “push” technology such as Microsoft
Systems Management Server (SMS), or client-server based solutions to install or
run entire applications, AppExpress responds to user requests for applications
and immediately pulls the application to a user's desktop. However, only the
portion of code necessary to run the application is streamed to the client,
reducing a traditional install by 60-80%.
Manufacturer: Endeavors Technologies plc.
Note: As
announced on August 8, 2008, Endeavors PLC is currently in administration
and is in the process of being sold to Acresail Limited.
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InstallFree
Description from the manufacturer:
With InstallFree, corporate IT departments can deploy true virtual
applications that seamlessly integrates into any host desktop-environment.
Delivered applications are processed locally and run on-demand on any XP or
Vista based PC regardless of the host’s OS settings. Users using InstallFree
Encapsulated Applications can enjoy a natural user experience that consists of
offline availability convenience, software streaming efficiency, and full user
autonomy even on locked-down PCs.
Manufacturer: InstallFree Inc.
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Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
Description from the manufacturer:
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization is the only virtualization
solution that delivers applications that are never installed and dynamically
delivered, on demand. Whether deployed on desktops, laptops or, terminal
servers, SoftGrid changes application management from a series of manual tasks
into an automated, streamlined process that accelerates the pace and reduces the
cost of business.
SoftGrid's patented application virtualization, dynamic streaming delivery,
and centralized management technologies make everything from deployments and
upgrades to migrations and business continuity initiatives, easier and faster
with better agility:
- Application virtualization: Enable applications to run without the need
to visit a desktop, laptop, or terminal server. Applications are no longer
installed on the client—and there is minimal impact on the host operating
system or other applications. The most extensive virtualization technology
on the market, SoftGrid virtualizes per user, per application instance, as
well as key application components. As a result, application conflicts and
the need for regression testing are dramatically reduced.
- Dynamic streaming delivery: Applications are rapidly delivered using a
streaming protocol, when needed, to laptops, desktops and terminal servers.
Just 5%-40% depending upon application is needed to launch the application.
Additional components are delivered when as transparently requested by the
application. This results in faster delivery of the application when needed.
- Centralized, policy-based management: Virtual Application deployments,
patches, updates, and terminations are more easily managed via policies, and
administered through the SoftGrid console.
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
This product originated under the name Softricity. When
Microsoft
acquired
Softricity, Inc. in 2006 it was renamed to Microsoft Softgrid and later Softgrid
Application Virtualization. With
version 4.5 it was renamed to Microsoft Application
Virtualization with the official short name App-V.
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German webcast
T-Systems & Microsoft: "Bis zu 50%
Kosteneinsparungen durch Applikationsvirtualisierung mit Softgrid"
Welche Chancen und Risiken birgt die
Applikationsvirtualisierung mit SoftGrid? Für welche Unternehmen ist
diese Innovationstechnologie interessant? Wie kommen Einsparungen von 50
% in der Software-Verteilung zustande?
Webcast-Aufzeichnung (entgegen den Angaben auf der Seite nicht nur
Audio sondern auch die Folien)
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Rules of thumb from this Microsoft & T-Systems webcast:
- Application virtualization makes sense if you need to manage more than
100 desktops or more than 50 applications, where the number of applications
is more significant.
- About 70% of all applications can be virtualized, 30% cannot.
VMware ThinApp
Description from the manufacturer:
VMware ThinApp is an Application Virtualization Platform that enables complex
software to be delivered as self-contained EXE files which can run instantly
with zero installation from any data source. The core of ThinApp is the Virtual
Operating System, a small light-weight component which is embedded with each “Thinstalled”
application.
ThinApp acts as a thin Virtual Operating System (VOS) that merges a virtual
system environment with the real system environment. The Thinstall Virtual OS
consists of the Virtual File system (VFS), and Virtual Registry (VREG). ThinApp
generates a single secure executable file which virtualizes the application and
associated registry and filesystem changes.
ThinApp packages can be deployed using any existing software deployment
systems including Active Directory and SMS. ThinApp has no client or server
components to manage or maintain and ThinApp can transparently stream large
applications from any network attached storage devices without server software.
Manufacturer: VMware, Inc.
This product originated under the name Thinstall. After VMware acquired
Thinstall in 2008 it was renamed to ThinApp with the release of version 4.0.
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Macrovision's AdminStudio works with Thinstall® and Citrix® to create and
customize virtual packages.
Thinstall/AdminStudio Webcast: Application Virtualization Reduces Costs with
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