Altiris has added application virtualisation to its Wise software packager, in a move that the company claimed could save corporate users both time and money when repackaging applications for internal distribution.
The Altiris SVS virtualisation technology installs and runs each application on its own software layer which sits on top of Windows, and does not install anything to Windows itself. This should prevent applications from conflicting with each other and with Windows, the company said.
With the release of Wise Package Studio version 7, applications can be packaged to install as SVS layers, said Altiris regional manager Peter Thomson. He added that as well as reducing conflicts, virtualisation reduces the time taken to package new versions of an application, because it removes much of the need to test for conflicts.
"Repackaging applications is a huge business and the savings can be substantial," he said. "For example, a pharmaceutical company migrating to Vista has to repackage 1200 applications for the new operating system, and repackaging typically costs £500 per application."
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