Release: InstallFree Bridge 2.0
The Israeli startup InstallFree releases today the second generation of its application virtualization Bridge.
Bridge 2.0 comes exactly two years after the company public launch and first product release.
Bridge is able to create autonomous virtual applications (they don’t require an agent on the target OS to run) which can be updated or incrementally patched without the need to repackage them.
Like other application virtualization products, this one can’t virtualize those applications that depends on components running at kernel-mode, like device drivers, but it can virtualize a critical component of the Windows OS: Internet Explorer.
Any customization of the virtualized app is saved inside dedicated encrypted files, which can be centrally stored and redistributed, and which are not involved in any future application update.
Bridge also includes a centralized management console which leverages Microsoft Active Directory to distribute the virtual apps to corporate users.
From there the administrators can pack applications and patches, apply them to users and groups for delivery, and even manage the available software licenses accordingly.
First of all, Bridge 2.0 introduces the support for Windows 7. This means that the products provides application portability from XP to 7 and that it supports virtualized versions of Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 side by side with Internet Explorer 8.0. Unfortunately InstallFree doesn’t support yet 64bit versions of the Microsoft operating system, but plans to introduce it by Q3 2010.
Bridge 2.0 also introduces support for multi-domain environments and a smart connection manager that automatically select the nearest repository where to get application updates. This last option may be especially useful for branch offices deployments.
With this release InstallFree is trying to attract the many companies that waited so far to abandon XP because of the (many) Windows Vista faults but that are now facing technical issues in moving key software packages.
To do so, the company is offering an interesting promotion: customers can purchase a special license that allows them to virtualize just five applications of choice (no limitations here, customers are invited to pick up the most problematic ones). InstallFree offers to pre-package those five apps on behalf of the customer, giving away five incident support tickets to solve any issue after migration.
If the customer likes the technology he can extend the limited license to the full one (no way to have an additional five-apps-package).
And for those customers that want to try the product before buying, InstallFree now offers an online facility that can be accessed through a standard Microsoft RDP connection.
The lab environment is activated on demand: unfortunately, it still lacks the capability to see how application packaging works, but it’s a good opportunity to see how the administrative console works for distribution and execution of virtualized apps.
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