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Create packages with our snapshot or SmartMonitor technology. Choose the package format thats 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 during SetupCapture. Capture applications without installing any packaging tool components on the capture machine and re-image and begin new captures through a URL. Now allows for capture of first-use settings into a transform (.MST). Revolutionary, patent-pending technology that allows you to perform multiple captures on a "non-clean" machine without re-imaging between captures. SmartMonitor is the only capture technology that records changes as they are executed by the source installation. SmartMonitor captures the replacement of files, overwriting of existing registry keys and more. Scans the PC before and after installation and records the differences between scans, including any changes to the files, registry, services or .INI files. Create .ZAP files with WiseScript Editor for non-.MSI installations and distribute them with Active Directory. Track and control the exact resources in the base capture compared to the resulting package. Eliminates end users missing key resources due to incorrect exclusion lists. See the actual changes made to .INI files in SetupCapture reports. Exclude specific sections of .INI files and gain more control over what is captured. Automatically specifies the files and registry keys to be excluded from the installation capture. Using Software Manager, you can create a global exclusion list where the specified file, directory, or registry key is permanently excluded from any captures. New in WPS 7: Supports exclusion list for post-processing.This means that packages created by Wise WebCapture and vendor-supplied packages can be checked against the exclusion list without running SetupCapture. Create a more reliable package by running the capture and adding the resulting content into a new feature of an existing package. Provides comprehensive detail & pinpoints the order actions occur during an installation. The easiest way to capture non-Microsoft ODBC changes. Save time using wildcards when specifying files or directories to exclude. Specify the rules associated with each component.Wise Package Studio automatically builds the components based on those rules, allowing consistent enforcement of standards and eliminating the need to specify component information every time a file is added. Convert legacy packages such as, InstallShield Professional .IPR and Microsoft SMS .IPF files into Windows Installer format, including .MSIs wrapped in .EXEs.

Wise WebCapture

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.MSI capture VirtualCapture SmartMonitor SetupCapture Snapshot SetupCapture .ZAP files Include/exclude reporting

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Reporting of .INI file changes Exclude sections of .INI files Automatic exclusion list generation Enhanced! Global exclusion lists

Capture into a new feature Ordered report capture changes Capture non-Microsoft ODBC settings Ability to use wildcards Component rules

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Visual Basic C# Import Wizard Easily package internally developed applications by converting Visual Basic 5, 6, .NET, and C# projects into .WSI or .MSI files. Application Watch Application Watch reporting Monitors a running application and creates a new installation that includes all other .DLL, .OCX, and .EXE files accessed by the application. Track or record files included or excluded during application monitoring.

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Package Customization New! Virtual Package Editor New! Linux Package Editor Windows Installer Editor Create and edit smart virtual software archive (.VSA) packages that include WiseScript installation logic to ensure the target system is configured to the virtual applications requirements. A user-friendly interface for creating and editing Red Hat Linux (versions 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 2.14) RPM packages. Also includes Preflight Deployment for Red Hat Linux RPM packages. Customize an installation by adding custom actions, editing dialogs, creating silent installations and more. Includes MTS/COM+ support, adding dependent merge modules, searching within a script, and adding command line options from Installation Expert. Create packages that take advantage of the new patching functionality in Windows Installer 3, including patch sequencing and removal. Automatically detects Windows Installer 3 and installs it if not present on the destination machine. Includes built-in support for more than 20 languages in addition to English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. Create localized installations in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and much more. Fully integrated support for Microsoft DIFx 2.0. Use the device driver template to add (*.inf) to the package. All necessary information to support DIFx in the installation is automatically included. Use the Windows Installer Editor to create an installation that will install a mobile device package to a desktop computer.The resulting package can then be copied to the mobile device using Hotsync (Palm) or ActiveSync (Windows). Create and edit packages for PocketPC, Smartphone, and Windows Mobile applications. Create packages that meet the unique requirements for Citrix/Terminal Server environments. Distribute the compilation of large setups across multiple processors, dramatically reducing the amount of time it takes to compile.

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Supports Microsoft Driver Framework 2.0 (DIFx) Enhanced! Support for mobile devices Enhanced! Mobile Device Package Editor Citrix and Terminal Server support ExpressBuild

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Support for server installations Eliminate the tedious, difficult work of preparing server installations. Easily automate much of the server installation process, including configuration of SQL Server databases, adding and managing users, and configuration of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) applications. MSI Script View and edit any Windows Installer package as a script. Define IF statements, set properties, and add comments to the installation script while still following all of the open standards defined by the Windows Installer service. Built in support makes it easy to edit Windows Installer source lists.

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Combines the ease of drag-and-drop functionality with more than 80 built-in script actions available for customizing script properties and building utilities. New in WPS 7: WiseScripts are now portable, meaning all source files can be condensed into one package, and easily moved to a new location.VB scripts can be used as include scripts and COM objects can be created or called from the script. Customize Windows Installer-based installations received from vendors by simulating installation of the application, recording the options chosen, and using the output to create a transform (.MST) file. The fastest way to update existing Windows Installer applications. Save significant time and effort in creating Windows Installer patches. X

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Create patches UpgradeSync Web services support

Windows Installer Editor meets the unique requirements associated with installing Web-based services and content, including installing to Web farms, creating websites from scratch, support for IIS 6.0 and selecting a website at install time. Compilation, component, table and validation errors appear in a common location in Windows Installer Editor. Double-clicking an error takes you to the part of the package that generated the error for easy troubleshooting. Unique utility saves time creating Windows Installer command lines.

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Advanced Conflict Management and Application Isolation Enhanced! ConflictManager Detects and resolves software conflicts before applications are deployed to desktops in the organization. New in WPS 7: Conflict detection can be run automatically on packages when they are imported.This saves time and helps ensure package consistency. Automatically scans the Wise Software Repository and identifies situations where a patch will overwrite dependent files required by a package. New in WPS 7: Supports assessment of virtual software archive packages. Identifies and remediates situations where a patch doesnt upgrade all instances of a due to application isolation or other causes. New in WPS 7: Supports assessment of virtual software archive packages. SOEs are now a protected entity within the Wise Software Repository for improved conflict management. Detect and resolve conflicts involving Windows Installer patch (.MSP) files. Organizations with multiple, decentralized teams can access packages maintained by other teams while retaining separate repositories, meaning packages can be checked for conflicts across the organization. Automatically detects conflicts between an applications and other items on a desktop, identifying each conflict and presenting methods for resolution. Fully automates the conflict resolution process by detecting and resolving application conflicts with a single mouse click. Tailor the included resolution rules in order to suit organizational standards. Isolates the set of applications used by a particular location, department, or workgroup, allowing administrators to only focus on conflicts between those applications. Isolate application files, minimizing the possibility of conflicts and improving desktop reliability. Supports automatic or manual isolation for Windows XP, Windows 2000,Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me. Output can be saved as an .MST file. Resolve conflicts between registry keys installed by GPOs and application packages prior to deployment. Resolve conflicts between files and registry keys installed by device drivers and application packages.

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Enhanced! Patch Impact Assessment Enhanced! Patch Risk Assessment Standard operating environment support Windows Installer patch support Enterprise conflict management Wizard-based conflict resolution Automated resolution rules Customized resolution rules Application grouping

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Conflict management for Group Policy Objects Conflict management for device drivers

Quality Assurance Testing and Validation Preflight Deployment Allows deployment of "zero touch" .MSI packages to production desktops that simulate an installation and reports back results.The best indication of real-world success or failure without impacting production desktops. Preflight testing includes patches and hotfixes.

Patch Preflight testing Enhanced! Test Expert

X Automatically generates a master test plan with multiple test cases based on the package contents.Walks you through the process of testing packages in your environment and allows you to create customized test plans. New in WPS 7: Ability to install and run the package in a virtual layer, which means the machine can easily be restored to its original state once testing is complete. Now you can associate transforms to their base .MSI package in order to test the actual installation as it will occur in the production environment. Test Expert allows you to easily identify resources required by an application that cannot be accessed due to issues such as limited user rights, missing files, busy files, corrupted files and more. Tests an installation package to ensure there are no internal conflicts within the installation, including checks for internal consistency, component design, file duplication, advertising support, uninstall support and compliance with Windows 2000 Logo specifications. Also provides customizable validation rules. After finding validation errors, the Package Validation tool allows error correction with a single mouse click.

Test with transforms (.MSTs) Resource access testing

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Quality Assurance Testing and Validation continued Citrix and Terminal Server validation Customized package validation Package Validation supports Citrix and Terminal Server packages through use of a rule set that ensures conformance to these requirements. Suppress specific error types, customize the manner in which specific rule violations are resolved, and write your own validation rules.

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Package Distribution Package Distribution Group deployment Microsoft SMS 2003 support Active Directory handoff Integration with Altiris Software Delivery Solution Integration with leading distribution systems Internet installations for .MSI packages The fastest way to move source files to a network, FTP server, or desktop deployment. Group related packages together in a single deployment and specify the installation order. Integrated with Microsoft SMS 2003.

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X Streamlines the process of distributing applications through Active Directory. Provides multiple package handoff options, package fingerprinting and package editing and validation from the Altiris console. Provides package handoff with Altiris Software Delivery Solution, Microsoft SMS, Active Directory, Novell ZENworks, LANDesk Management Suite, IBM Tivoli, Mobile Lifecycle Automation Suite, Novadigm Radia, and ON Command CCM. Efficiently deploy Windows Installer packages via the Internet. X X

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Structured Process Built on Best Practices Best practice processes Project-based Workbench interface Web-based management reports Secure process templates and projects Shared Workbench Integrated security Project tracking and metrics Task assignment Pre-built, customizable, point and click processes built on best practices promote consistent, reproducible results and reduce errors. Workbench provides a project-based framework that guides you through all phases of application preparedness. Authorized managers can access important information on packaging projects through a convenient Web-based interface. Process templates and projects can only be modified by the administrator or designated owner, providing a more secure environment. Workflow process templates can be shared by teams maintaining separate repositories. Control access to repackaging projects with user security features fully integrated with Windows NT, 2000 and XP. Includes integration with NT groups. The Workbench documents detailed project task history and metrics for advanced project management. Assign project tasks to individual team members or add items to a projects To Do list.

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Centralized Repository for Managing and Storing Application and Related Information Wise Software Repository A detailed collection of the application packages, components and related information used by an organization, stored, shared and maintained in a centralized database and accessed through Wise Package Studio. Common packaging tasks, such as compiling and importing, are run from the server, significantly improving performance and providing fast, easy access to shared files and common packaging tasks. Prevents simultaneous changes to a package, tracks changes and allows roll back to a previous version. Merge module functionality allows you to easily manipulate packages with merge modules and switch versions of merge modules when resolving application conflicts.

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Centralized Repository for Managing and Storing Application and Related Information continued Patch import Natively import Microsoft patches and hotfixes into the Wise Software Repository using Software Manager and associate them with other repository elements, such as packages or SOEs. Specify the files and command lines needed to install a package, including external packages not in the repository. Provides a means for accessing and managing the packages, components resources, and meta data in the Wise Software Repository. Import packages, manage databases, and more. New in WPS 7: Support for importing and managing virtual software archive packages. Manage .MSTs as separate entities for more detailed information, group transforms with packages, and easily deploy transforms with base packages. Capture a complete standard operating environment (SOE) for better management of standards, ensuring applications do not alter the SOE, and provide a more stable desktop platform. Specify dependencies between packages in the repository as well as a required installation order. Ensures applications are installed in the correct order and any dependencies are taken into account prior to distribution when creating a wrapper for a deployment group. Create meta data elements to store additional package information, such as package owner, license information, and installation details. Import Windows Installer patch (.MSP) information into the repository for improved application information management and conflict resolution. Run auto-import as a service of the operating system to import new or updated packages into the repository at any time. Import any installation, regardless of current format, into the Wise Software Repository without repackaging the installation. SQL Server support is available for the Workbench and ConflictManager databases. Import every table of your .MSI packages into the Wise Software Repository and perform detailed queries on table data. Import Group Policy Objects, improving desktop reliability by resolving conflicts between registry keys installed by GPOs and application packages. Import device driver information, improving desktop reliability by resolving conflicts between files and registry keys.

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Package Meta Data Windows Installer Patch Support Auto-import service Universal import without repackaging SQL Server support MSI table query Group Policy Objects import Device driver import

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