WISE Package Studio is End of Life

Your migration to AdminStudio for Symantec from Wise Package Studio.

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Convert Windows installers using AdminStudio for Symantec

In November Symantec formally announced that development efforts for the Wise Package Studio product family will be discontinued. If you are an existing Wise Package Studio customer with current maintenance, then you can migrate to a new offering called AdminStudio for Symantec by purchasing a cross-grade license. If your maintenance has expired you can still benefit from the cross-grade license pricing but you will also need to purchase Maintenance Subscription Renewal options to bring your maintenance back up-to-date.

AdminStudio for Symantec is a branded version of Flexera Software AdminStudio and it includes all of the functionality found in the traditional AdminStudio product plus features specifically developed for users of Altiris management suites and existing Wise Package Studio users.

The following editions are available:

• AdminStudio for Symantec - Standard Edition
• AdminStudio for Symantec - Professional Edition
• AdminStudio for Symantec - Enterprise Edition

Features

What are the benefits of migrating to AdminStudio for Symantec?
Customers that immediately migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec will have:

• The ability to repackage 64-bit applications into the Windows Installer (.MSI) format, something which has become increasingly important as more and more organizations migrate to Windows 7 and are therefore standardizing on 64-bit Windows clients and using 64-bit applications.
• The ability to repackage applications into the native package formats supported by leading application virtualization technologies, including Microsoft (App-V), VMware (ThinApp), and Citrix (XenApp), using the Application Virtualization Pack add-on to AdminStudio for Symantec.

Who can migrate?
Wise Package Studio licenses covered by current Essential Support or Basic Maintenance as of November 7, 2011, are eligible to migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec. The current Wise Package Studio shipping version is 8.0. To qualify for the migration offer customers must purchase one year of Silver Level support for AdminStudio for Symantec. The migration program will be offered until November 7, 2012.

If the maintenance and support contract on your Wise Package Studio licenses has expired you can still participate in the migration program. Customers with Wise Package Studio licenses covered by support and maintenance that expired on, or after, November 7, 2010, are eligible to participate in the offer. In order for such licenses to be eligible for the offer, customers must purchase retroactive support and maintenance on those licenses through the date on which they opt into the offer.

What AdminStudio product am I entitled to as part of the migration offer?

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Enterprise Edition

• Wise Package Studio Suite
• Wise Package Studio Professional Edition
• Wise Package Studio Enterprise Management Server module
• Wise Package Studio Quality Assurance module

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Professional Edition

• Wise Package Studio Professional Edition
• Wise Package Studio Quality Assurance Module

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Standard Edition

• Wise Package Studio Standard Edition

Will AdminStudio for Symantec provide the same level of integration with the Altiris products as Wise Package Studio?
Yes. The version of Flexera AdminStudio for Symantec available in November 2011 will include limited integration with Altiris, but not full integration with the Altiris software catalog and library. Flexera plans to enhance that integration by developing an Altiris Connector that will enable packages created in AdminStudio for Symantec Enterprise and Professional Editions to be added to the Altiris software catalog and library.

If I migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec, can I continue to use Wise Package Studio?
Yes. Migration to AdminStudio for Symantec does not affect your existing Wise Package Studio product license. If you are in the midst of a Windows 7 migration, you can continue to use Wise Package Studio to repackage applications.

If you have any questions about your migration path from WISE Package Studio to AdminStudio for Symantec, then please contact ComponentSource.

About Wise Solutions, Symantec®/Altiris

Wise Solutions, Symantec®/Altiris is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.