SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwire - September 17, 2008) - Acresso Software today released new versions
of AdminStudio and Workflow Manager designed to align with the most
pressing issues around application management: simplifying day to day
application management, preparing organizations for OS migrations such as
moves to Windows Vista™, and streamlining the preparation for an
application virtualization implementation. Both new releases, AdminStudio
9.0 and Workflow Manager 5.0, bring best practices for managing application
readiness in traditional (MSI) or virtual application environments. These
new releases arm enterprise IT organizations with powerful tools to reduce
repetitive tasks and increase reliability and uptime for the entire
organization.
In further validation of the importance of AdminStudio in application
virtualization readiness, a new benchmark study released from the Tolly
Group touts significant benefits from projects managed with AdminStudio in
combination with Citrix® XenApp™ when compared with the solo use of
the XenApp application profiling tool. In lab tests, AdminStudio decreased
the time to prepare an enterprise-level application for streaming via
XenApp by up to 60%.
"Our tests clearly showed the time savings realized using AdminStudio in
the application virtualization packaging process versus XenApp alone," said
Kevin Tolly, CEO of Tolly Group. "In an enterprise setting, there may be
hundreds of applications that need to be prepared for virtual deployment,
and prepping applications poses a significant challenge because of the time
and effort the process can take. The Tolly Group tests using AdminStudio
showed time savings with each application and a dramatic time savings of up
to 47% when working with large-scale enterprise applications like Microsoft
Office. Enterprises are also likely to experience lower TCO in application
management because the environment is better-behaved and well-structured,
providing greater flexibility to deploy applications as needed."
"Enterprises are increasingly adopting application virtualization across
their user base for all Windows-based applications. Citrix XenApp is the
only application virtualization solution that enables on-demand delivery of
both Line of Business applications and productivity applications to a wide
range of users including task workers, office workers, and mobile workers.
Our goal is to enable IT departments to fast-track their application
delivery projects. AdminStudio has proven to be a vital tool for quickly
preparing hundreds of Windows applications for virtualization, which can
then be streamed to ultimately thousands of laptops and desktops by
XenApp," stated Sumit Dhawan, vice president of product marketing,
Application Virtualization Group, Citrix Systems, Inc.
AdminStudio is designed for both traditional application management,
demonstrated by long-term partnerships with traditional deployment industry
leaders Microsoft and Novell, and the upcoming virtualization demands that
will affect the way enterprises prepare applications for deployment. For
this emerging technology, Acresso has partnered with the top application
virtualization vendors, including Citrix and VMWare (formerly Thinstall).
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Acresso works closely to track all
new Microsoft technologies that affect enterprises in both traditional and
virtual environments.
Key features in AdminStudio 9.0 and Workflow Manager 5.0 include:
-- Pre-conversion scanning for application virtualization projects allows
organizations to quickly determine which applications may be best suited to
a virtualized environment.
-- Virtual application management processes deliver unprecedented time
savings by streamlining the process of packaging applications through a
single interface for managing existing traditional MSI packages as well as
virtual applications.
-- Virtual application suiting aligns multiple applications in one
container, delivering on a popular customer request for interoperability
between virtual applications, which speeds the adoption of virtualization
within organizations.
-- Support for Citrix XenApp ensures alignment with the latest version of
the Citrix application virtualization engine.
-- Support for VMware ThinApp 4 updates support for the most recent
release of the VMware (formerly Thinstall) application virtualization
solution.
-- Editing capabilities via InstallShield 2009 simplify the MSI editing
process while enabling packagers to customize MSI packages or create new
packages to best accommodate their organization's requirements.
"Acresso powers the business of software and enterprises rely on
well-running software packages to smoothly run their business. AdminStudio
helps enterprises ensure their software is properly managed to an
individual enterprise's business requirements and runs as expected, without
error, each and every time," said Steve Schmidt, VP of Product Management
for Acresso. "AdminStudio is designed with a keen eye toward the changes in
the software market that are affecting the way enterprises prepare
applications for deployment. Aligned with the industry's most powerful
technology leaders, Acresso continues to create the tools will drive this
shift in technology deployment."
About Acresso Software
Acresso Software provides solutions that power the business of software for
multiple customer segments, including hardware and software producers,
engineers and developers, helping them uncover revenue opportunities,
streamline their infrastructure and reduce costs. The company's proven
solutions, including the FLEXnet and InstallShield product lines, have been
simplifying the business relationship between software and hardware
producers and their enterprise and government customers for more than 20
years. Acresso maximizes the value of the software the world develops and
uses. For more information, please go to:
www.acresso.com.
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