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| Macrovision Releases InstallAnywhere 8 Macrovision has announced a new version of its multi-platform installation solution that helps software producers create and deliver professional, user-friendly and accessible installations. The enhanced solution provides users with new customization options, greater accessibility support and advanced installation collaboration tools. Delivering solutions for multiple platforms can be a challenge for software producers. Many rely on custom installations for each target operating system, each having its own installation experience and requiring individual maintenance. All of these can add additional development overhead and support costs, confusion to customers, and unnecessary time spent on the release process. The ideal solution would offer these producers a way to create a high-quality, standardized installation experience for all of their customers, regardless of whether they used Unix, Linux, Mac OS X or Windows. Creating this installation collaboratively between application and installation developers would bring additional benefits of speed, accuracy and repeatability. Now, Macrovision is delivering InstallAnywhere 8 to ease these challenges. With support for a broader range of operating systems, InstallAnywhere 8 provides software producers a way to create installations for all of the platforms they support through a single, standardized installation project. It also now enables installation developers to create accessible installations that are Section 508 compliant, a requirement of many government customers and individuals with disabilities. Macrovision is also introducing InstallAnywhere Collaboration, a new 'plug-in' tool for Eclipse that offers a new level of collaboration around the installation creation process, empowering development teams to work together more efficiently. When used together, the two offerings are designed to simplify and accelerate the software installation and delivery process and provide a more streamlined, consistent deployment experience. InstallAnywhere 8 is available in Standard and Enterprise editions. Both offer integration with Macrovision's solutions for continuous connection between software producers and customers, as well as updated support for the latest operating systems. InstallAnywhere 8 Enterprise edition extends the Standard edition with new team development and collaboration tools, multi-language design capabilities, support for shared components, cross-product dependencies, and more. With this release, Macrovision is also announcing a service plan for its legacy InstallShield MultiPlatform tool, as well as new InstallAnywhere 8 capabilities to help users migrate their legacy InstallShield MultiPlatform projects to this new release. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |