Flexera Software,
the leading provider of next-generation software licensing, compliance
and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises,
announced today the launch of
InstallAnywhere 2015.
The first multiplatform installation solution to support Docker, the
new release also simplifies deployment of complex applications by
enabling installations to connect to the leading database servers,
ensures that installations support Windows 10, and supports the latest
digital certificate requirements from Microsoft.
"Software
vendors want to lead their markets by supporting new technologies like
Docker, but they realise that many customers still require traditional
installers. So, they want to support both without duplicating effort for
installation development," said Maureen Polte, Vice President of
Product Management at Flexera Software. "InstallAnywhere 2015 is the
first installation development solution that supports Docker. And it
allows application producers to support both traditional multiplatform
installations and Docker images from the same project."
Docker Containers
Docker
is an open platform for developers and system administrators to build,
ship, and run distributed applications, whether on laptops, data center
VMs, or the cloud. InstallAnywhere 2015 increases producers' deployment
options and simplifies installation development by automatically
creating both Docker images and traditional multiplatform installers
from a single InstallAnywhere project. Users can search and pull images
from public and private Docker repositories to build containers that run
distributed applications on any system or machine where Docker is
supported - virtual, physical or cloud.
Simplifying Deployment of Complex Applications
Myriad
new features and enhancements in InstallAnywhere 2015 further extend
the solution's leadership position in multiplatform installation,
including:
- Windows 10 Support: Installation
developers can save time by creating a single installation project to
build installations for each supported platform including, now, Windows
10. InstallAnywhere 2015 already supports earlier versions of Windows,
Apple, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and IBM.
- Microsoft SHA-256 Support: InstallAnywhere
2015 prepares developers for changes in Microsoft's certificate
requirements. After January 1, 2016, installations will need to be
signed with SHA-256 digital certificates in order to be trusted by
Windows. InstallAnywhere 2015 supports SHA-256 certificates and digests,
enabling companies to start adopting SHA-256 certificates before the
January deadline.
- Multiplatform Development Environment Support:
Producers can increase efficiency by creating installers from the same
platform on which Java or multiplatform applications are coded, such as
Windows 10, OS X 10.10 and popular Linux distributions.
- Tomcat and WebSphere Web App Installations: Installations
for modern complex applications often require significant time and
effort connecting to a web server to create or update a web app.
InstallAnywhere 2015 streamlines this process, allowing developers, with
just a few clicks, to create installers that can securely deploy WAR
and EAR files to Apache Tomcat and IBM WebSphere.
- Installs Connecting to IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL, and MySQL: Development
of installations for complex applications are greatly simplified by
installations that can easily connect to the leading database servers
such as IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL, and MySQL. Built-in panels give users
the ability to easily connect installations to their preferred database
server.