Wise Package Studio Standard

What's New in Wise Package Studio 8.0

• Support for Windows 7, including Windows 7 Migration Toolkit
• Support for Windows XP SP3
• Support for Windows Vista SP1
• Support for Windows Server 2008 R2
• Support for Windows Server 2008 SP2
• Support for SQL Server 2008
• Support for versions 3.0 and 3.5 of .NET framework
• Redistributable support for Windows Installer 4.5
• Support for new Internal Consistency Evaluation (package validation) rules from Microsoft

What's New in V7.0?

• Support for packaging virtual applications - Wise Package Studio 7 utilizes Altiris Software Virtualization Solution technology to create and manage packages for virtual applications
• Quality Assurance Enhancements - Wise Package Studio's functionality for assuring quality software packages now utilizes virtualization technology and supports testing of Linux packages
• WiseScript enhancements - WiseScript tool, which administrators use to create utilities, has been enhanced

For more details about What's New, please refer to the What's New in V7.0 document from the Evals & Downloads page.

Overview

Wise Package Studio Standard Edition is a basic packaging tool designed for individuals who prefer an ad hoc approach to packaging. It provides Windows Installer packaging and validation functionality, helping organizations quickly and reliably migrate applications to the .MSI standard using an ad hoc approach.

For differences between editions, please refer to the Feature Grid document from the Evals & Downloads page.

Patch Preparation and Testing

You can quickly prepare patches for error-free deployments with Wise Package Studio 6, using a four-phase process. With Wise Package Studio you can:

• Quickly assess the impact the patch will have on the production environment
• Create a focused, efficient test plan based on patch impact assessment
• Perform lab-based functional testing and "test fly" the patch in production without risk
• Perform a risk assessment to see if the deployed patch installed as intended, and quickly remedy any problems

Distributed Computing

Multiple packaging teams need fast, easy access to shared files and common packaging tasks. With distributed computing support, enterprise-level use of Wise Package Studio is much faster and efficient because common packaging tasks, such as compiling and importing, are run from the server.

Preflight Deployment

Preflight Deployment allows you to determine—before deployment — if an application or patch will succeed or fail by testing it in your real-world environment. With Preflight Deployment, you can see why deployments fail on specific machines without disrupting end users or endangering your production environment.

Standard Operating Environment

Now you can include your organization's standard operating environment (SOE) as a protected entity within the Wise Software Repository. By storing your organization's core desktop image in the repository, you can check for conflicts against it during the conflict management process. Applications conflicting with the SOE are highlighted, allowing packagers to easily modify the application to ensure conformance with organizational standards.

Language Pack

Wise Package Studio includes Language Pack.