Altiris officially ships its Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) tomororw. If you haven't looked into it yet, you might start. It could have a huge impact on the way you deploy your Windows applications in your environment.
According to Altiris:
Altiris® Software Virtualization Solution™ 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.
Software Virtualization Solution ensures applications use correct files and registry settings, without modifying the OS and without interfering with other applications. The 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 and Benefits:
- Eliminate application conflicts
- Instantly repair damaged applications
- Significantly reduce testing time for application rollouts
- On-demand application provisioning