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Thinstall Releases Application Virtualization Suite 3.0

Thursday, 08 February 2007 by Michel Roth

Thinstall today announced the release of Application Virtualization Suite 3.0 which simplifies the application process by eliminating the need for a pre-installed client and allows the applications to run securely and directly from any shared drive with no infrastructure enhancements. Thinstall is a client-less application virtualization solution that allows applications to be packaged into simple EXE files that run in user-mode, isolated from the host PC, without installation or changes to the local desktop�s registry and file system.

Version 3.0 significantly reduces the costs associated with software deployment and provides significant reductions in the time associated with regression testing, application deployment and end user support instances. The unique, client-less architecture allows �Thinstalled� applications to be run from any LAN, WAN, USB, CD-Rom drive, etc., with zero-footprint on the host PC. The applications run exclusively in user mode, ensuring seamless execution on locked-down desktops with no device drives installed, enabling administrations to maintain a secure, clean and stable user desktop and consequently, a heightened level of security. Thinstall can transparently stream large applications from a shared network drive with no client or server software to install, as well as run the application �off-line� on the PC.

Key Features
� Instant zero-footprint deployment
� User-mode only, no device drivers
� No client or Server required
� Fast, lightweight virtualization
� Streaming capability without server or client
� Support for offline execution
� Windows Vista ready � instant migration
� File System and Registry isolation eliminating conflicts
� Sandboxing to protect machines against modifications
� Support for most Windows applications

Benefits of deploying Application Virtualization Suite 3.0 include: significant reduction of regression testing costs; great reduction in the cost of maintaining secure locked-down desktops thanks to isolated applications; consolidation of terminal server and MetaFrame servers, reducing the need to create machine silos for specific applications; acceleration of software development allowing developers to use the latest runtimes, frameworks, and libraries and enhancement of work-force mobility, business continuity and disaster recovery since applications can be run offline directly utilizing any external media including USB Flash, CDROM and unattached laptops.

Full press release here.