Altiris Wise Package Studio

The premier application lifecycle management solution.

Product Overview

Wise Package Studio 8.0 provides advanced software packaging functionality including creating and customizing packages, virtualizing software and identifying and remediating issues that prevent software from properly functioning in a customer’s environment. Wise Package Studio software is the premier application lifecycle management solution and gives you control of your organization’s applications, deployment preparation, and corporate standards. Wise Package Studio provides everything you need to prepare applications for deployment.

Furthermore, any companies moving to Windows 7, will find Wise Package Studio a key tool for successfully migrating legacy applications to the newest Microsoft OS. Utilizing application repackaging in OS migrations means quicker and more reliable rollouts with fewer errors and helpdesk calls.

Features

	Patch testing and management When you need to quickly test and deploy critical patches,Wise Package Studio helps you understand how patches will affect your environment. Patch risk assessment gives you the tools to identify instances of vulnerable files that will not be upgraded by a patch and enables you to remediate such situations. Patch impact assessment identifies situations in which the installation of a patch could have an adverse impact on software in your environment. Patch testing helps you create a test plan and use Preflight Deployment to test your patch.
	Take advantage of software virtualization Increase desktop stability and lower costs by utilizing software virtualization. By running virtual applications, you eliminate the possibility of conflicts with other applications and with the base operating system. Use Wise Package Studio to create, edit, and manage virtual software archive packages, which enable applications to run in a virtual environment when used with Symantec? Workspace Virtualization.
	Effortless distribution When it’s time to distribute your packages, Wise Package Studio ensures efficient and seamless deployment.Packages created with Wise Package Studio can be distributed by all of the leading software distribution systems, including Altiris Software Management Solution from Symantec and Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager.
	Flexible Structure, Innovative Technology Wise Package Studio’s flexible and modular structure provides an extensive array of solutions for any organization. From the world’s largest enterprises to single-person packaging teams, Wise Package Studio allows you to purchase the functionality that best suits your organization. Do you want to add Quality Assurance capabilities to your team? It’s easy; just add the Quality Assurance module to Professional Edition. Looking for a way to manage application requests and share resources among teams, but you don’t need Quality Assurance? Simply add Application Gateway and Enterprise Management Server to Professional Edition. You can choose from the following editions and add-on modules to configure a Wise Package Studio solution that meets your needs.
	SetupCapture Create packages with our snapshot or SmartMonitor technology. Choose the package format that’s right for you: .MSI, setup.exe or, new in WPS 7, support for virtual software archive packages that work with Altiris Software Virtualization Solution™. Also new in WPS 7: Easily restore your development machine to its original state by deleting or deactivating the virtual software layer created

Benefits

Key Features

Get a jump start on Windows 7
64-bit support
Create, edit, and manage packages for virtual applications
Support for additional package formats

Key Benefits

Increase application rollout success and ensure business continuity
Standardize desktop configurations
Reduce the time, effort, and cost associated with delivering applications
Reduce the cost and complexity associated with hardware or OS migrations

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System Requirements

System Requirements

Computer/processor—PC with a Pentium III-class processor, 800 MHz
Operating system—Windows 2000 or later (SP4 recommended), Windows XP Professional (SP2 recommended), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista
Browser—Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. Note: Reports require 6.0 or later, or Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 7
RAM—256 MB; 1 GB recommended
Free space on installation drive—Standard Edition: 150 MB; Professional Edition, Server with SharePoint: 150 MB + (number of applications x30 MB); Professional Edition, Client: negligible
Network (not applicable to Standard Edition)—Windows based network environment
Database (not applicable to Standard Edition)—Your environment must contain at least one server that has one of the following:
- Microsoft SQL Server (English version only). Version 7.0 required; 2000 recommended. SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express are supported.
- Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) does not support Wise Package Studio client installations. If you will install Wise Package Studio in a client-server configuration, use SQL Server.
- If you are upgrading from a previous version of Wise Package Studio that used Access databases, the Wise Repository Manager will upgrade the databases to SQL Server or MSDE.

Web Applications Requirements

Operating system—Windows 95 or later
Wise Package Studio Web applications are available only if you purchased the following:
- Management Reports (included with Enterprise Management Server module)
- Preflight Data Collector and Preflight Analysis (included with the Quality Assurance module)
- Wise Web Capture (included with the Professional Edition

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