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XENOCODE – Virtual Application Studio 2008 SP1

27 juillet 2008
Xenocode Virtual Application Studio

Virtual Application Studio est la nouvelle génération de virtualisation d’applications.
Elle permet à tout type d’applications (.NET, Java, bureautique, métier, …) d’être déployé instantanément par des exécutables de manière fiable et sur tout support.

Virtual Studio Application 2008 SP1 intègre de nombreuses améliorations de fonctionnalité et mises à jour, y compris:

  • Auto-configuration d’applications dont Microsoft Office 2007 : fonctionnalité exclusive, elle élimine complètement la nécessité de tout snapshot pour configurer Microsoft Office 2007.
  • Possibilité d’importer les configurations d’applications externes, y compris VMware ThinApp / Thinstall : un simple clic suffit, sans qu’il soit nécessaire de tout reprendre.
  • Communication entre les applications virtualisées : des applications multiples partagent des ressources et « parlent » virtuellement les unes avec les autres.
  • Tarification très concurrentielle : notamment pour les établissements d’enseignement, organismes gouvernementaux et éditeurs de logiciels.

Dans cette version de Virtual Studio Application, l’accent est porté sur la configuration automatique des applications, ce qui élimine la complexité et la durée de capture et de séquençage des installations. La possibilité de migrer instantanément les configurations de solutions tiers de virtualisation telles que VMware ThinApp est également synonyme d’efficacité.

Virtual Studio Application avec Service Pack 1 intègre également de nombreuses améliorations de compatibilité, de fiabilité et d’amélioration de la performance basées sur le feedback des clients des  premières versions.

Xenocode libère les applications du système d’exploitation en les transformant en un simple EXE.

Les applications « Xenocodées » ne nécessitent pas d’installation, de configuration, d’agent ou de pilotes. Elles sont isolées et fonctionnent sur Windows Vista et immobilisé les ordinateurs de bureau. Les applications virtualisées peuvent être facilement déployées sur des périphériques USB, des intranets d’entreprise, Internet ou l’infrastructure existante à l’aide de logiciels tels que Microsoft SMS, LANDesk Management Suite, BMC Configuration Management et Novell ZENworks.

Les applications .NET, ou Java virtualisées sont prêtes pour un déploiement instantané.

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THINSTALL – Version 3.387

10 mai 2008

Nouvelle version Thinstall : 3.387

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Maintenance corrective et nouveautés :

  • Changement de look
  • Pré-configuration de package.ini par interface graphique
  • Modification de Log Monitor
  • Amélioration du support MS-DOS et 64-bit

Le changelog :

  • Added new graphics for the Setup Capture wizard
  • Fixed a problem in which Setup Capture writes to the package.ini file with MSIInstalDir but the build expects MSIInstallDirectory
  • Fixed an issue in which snapshot.exe sometimes fails when an application contains invalid icon data
  • The installer now supports overridding INSTALLDIR when installing .msi files using a command line interface
  • Log Monitor uses a new shared memory object format. Applications packaged with older versions of Thinstall will no longer produce trace files when a newer version of Log Monitor is running. To produce trace files for older packaged versions of Thinstall, use a copy of an older log monitor application
  • MS-DOS and 64-bit child processes are created natively outside of a virtual environment (previous versions of Thinstall failed to create these processes). This resolves an issue in which a packaged application might not print on 64-bit systems
  • Added the AllowUnsupportedExternalChildProcesses option under [BuildOptions] in the package.ini file. When set to 0, an attempt by the virtualized application to create a child MS-DOS or 64-bit process will fail. When set to non-zero (default), the process will be created natively outside of the virtual environment
  • Fixed a problem in the ts_load_internal_module
  • Resolved issues in which Sandboxes were stored to the root directory of mapped drives or UNC paths
  • Fixed a race condition in .ini file processing that can occur in Microsoft Office 2007 that causes app to crash
  • Implemented the runtime EULA package.ini setting. By default this is 0. Setting it to 1 will cause the EULA to be displayed. Consult your Master License Agreement to determine if you need to display the EULA or not
  • Implemented Setup Capture GUI changes to add easy access to PermittedGroups, Compression, SandboxPath, and Build
  • Prevented exclusion of « HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings5.0User Agent » and « …Internet SettingsUser Agent » registry keys from capture. This fixes an issue in which .NET 1.1 is packaged with IE to provide web-based .net applets without installing .NET
  • Implemented a fix for Cisco Security Agent that has a race condition that was causing a failure when running under Thinstall
  • Fixed corrupted registry isolation when HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.txt has HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESchema or any other non-existing top-level key. The error message when a DLL can’t be loaded is now more precise. Proper debugging of vregtool is now enabled
  • Fixed a bug in log monitor that was occurring when dereferencing bad pointers and was causing a failure during the logging process
  • Removed small compression. Because of licensing issues, small compression is no longer available. Packages that used small compression will switch to fast compression
  • RegGetValue() will expand REG_EXPAND_SZ strings by default
  • Fixed a number of unicode issues where ANSI string lengths were not calculated correctly for 2-4 byte characters
  • Fixed issues in which child process command line arguments were not being passed along correctly
  • Fixed an issue in which Thinreg would sometimes fail to execute .vbs scripts when .vbs type association has been changed to notepad or other processes

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VMware – Projet North Star (Thinstall) Beta 2

7 mai 2008

Le projet VMware North Star entre dans sa deuxième phase

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La version 3.386 introduit 2 nouvelles fonctionnalités :

  • Application Sync – Gestion des mises à jour d’applications virtualisées
  • Application Link – Liens entre applications virtualisées

L’annonce :

Key Features

This release is the second in a multi-beta release for VMware’s Project North Star. This release is focused on quality and includes a variety of bug fixes. The following new features have been added:

  • Application Sync – This feature enables you to deploy Project North Star (Thinstall) application updates. Application Sync automatically checks for and installs updates to your packaged applications. Updates might include changes such as a new version, service pack updates, or configuration changes in the package.ini file.
  • Application Link – This feature connects deployed applications. For example, you can establish a relationship between a deployed instance of Microsoft Office 2003 and a new Microsoft Office plug-in. Application Link enables you to establish a link between applications without having to encapsulate them into the same executable package.
  • Support for VMware serial numbers.
  • Added support for logging capture and runtime environment to assist with technical support.

Fixed Bugs

The following section contains bugs that were fixed for the VMware Project North Star (Thinstall) Beta 2 release:

  • MS-DOS and 64-bit child processes are created natively outside of a virtual environment (previous versions of VMware Project North Star (Thinstall) failed to create these processes). This resolves an issue in which a packaged application might not print on 64-bit systems.
  • Added the AllowUnsupportedExternalChildProcesses option under [BuildOptions] in the package.ini file. When set to 0, an attempt by the virtualized application to create a child MS-DOS or 64-bit process will fail. When set to non-zero (default), the process will be created natively outside of the virtual environment.
  • Fixed a problem in the ts_load_internal_module
  • Resolved issues in which Sandboxes were stored to the root directory of mapped drives or UNC paths.
  • Application private font files are now stored in the cache directory instead of in the Sandbox. The cache directory is located in the %LocalAppData%Thinstall directory. This reduces the amount of data transferred for roaming profiles. The VMware Project North Star (Thinstall) global cache is shared across multiple thinstalled applications.
  • Fixed a race condition in .ini file processing that can occur in Microsoft Office 2007 that leads to a system failure.
  • Implemented the runtime EULA package.ini setting. By default this is 0. Setting it to 1 will cause the EULA to be displayed. Consult your Master License Agreement to determine if you need to display the EULA or not.
  • Implemented Setup Capture GUI changes to add easy access to PermittedGroups, AppSync, Compression, SandboxPath, and Build.
  • Implemented a fix for Cisco Security Agent that has a race condition that was causing a failure when running under Project North Star (Thinstall).
  • Removed small compression. Because of licensing issues, small compression is no longer available. Packages that used small compression will switch to fast compression.
  • Fixed an issue in which Thinreg would sometimes fail to execute .vbs scripts when .vbs type association has been changed to notepad or other processes.
  • Fixed a problem that caused long delays in Vista-style open file dialogs when browsing to network shares.
  • VMware Project North Star (Thinstall) now allows surrounding spaces in section and key names for .ini files.
  • Improved support for Internet Explorer 6.
  • Fixed a problem with clip art not showing up in Word 2007 on Vista.
  • Fixed a problem that occurred when opening Word and Excel attachments in Outlook 2007 in which a .vbs script was included.
  • Fixed a problem that occurred with automatic update of Visio 2007.
  • Fixed a number of problems related to merged isolation mode of the registry.
  • Fixed a problem with connecting to a remote registry.
  • Improved support for editing of OLE embedded objects.
  • Fixed a problem with memory-mapped files that caused Autodesk Revit 2008 to crash during startup.
  • Enable window theming by applications that use SetWindowsHookex.

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THINSTALL – Version 3.358

22 mars 2008

Version 3.358 de Thinstall – Maintenance corrective

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Les mises à jour s’enchainent !
En détail :

- Divers correctifs liés à Vista (fixed an issue with the File/Open dialog in Vista)
- Meilleure intégration de certaines applications telle que Skype

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THINSTALL – Version 3.350

8 mars 2008

Version 3.350 de Thinstall – Maintenance corrective

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En détail :

- Fixed crash of Office 2003 on Terminal Server
- Take upgrades into account when determining the main exe container for shortcuts
- Don’t depend on file type associations to execute .vbs files, instead execute them directly
- OpenFile(OF_CREATE) implies read/write access.
- Fixed problems with strings containing Japanese characters
- GetDriveType to return DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR if the path doesn’t end with slash.
- Fixed problem with running large packages on 64-bit versions of Windows
- Fixed problem with handling of \\?\Volume{}
- Virtualize CreateDirectoryEx()
- Fixed tlink silently ignoring the bottom sections of big package.ini.
- Virtualize TransmitFile()
- Fixed issue where file handle locks are not being released
- Handle buggy services which have Handler as a __cdecl function instead of a __stdcall function

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VMware – Projet North Star

29 février 2008

Thinstall se transforme en VMware Project North Star

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Suite au rachat de Thinstall, VMware intégre les technologies de virtualisation d’application qui permettent d’exécuter en toute sécurité une application sans installation.
En attendant VMware Application Virtualization, l’éditeur propose le projet North Star Beta :

http://www.vmware.com/whatsnew/thinstall.html

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THINSTALL – Rachat par VMware

19 janvier 2008

VMWARE, spécialiste de la virtualisation rachète la société Thinstall

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Thinstall

L’éditeur met à son catalogue une solution de virtualisation applicative : Thinstall Virtualization Suite

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THINSTALL – Version 3.332

16 décembre 2007

Nouvelle version Thinstall sous la forme d’une maintenance corrective

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En détail :

- Fixed a problem where error messages were not displayed correctly in SetupCapture
- Save drives to be scanned by SetpuCapture across reboots
- Fixed generation of incorrect VirtualDrives lines in Package.ini (fixes licensing of QuickBooks 2008)
- Fixed problems when using « D:\Program Files » instead of « C:\Program Files »
- Added ExternalDLLs option
- Respect suppression of error messages requested by app when loading a DLL fails
- Fixed problem which caused long delays in Vista-style Open File dialogs when browsing to network shares
- Fixed MUI problem with DialogBoxParam
- Allow surrounding spaces in section and key names for .ini files
- Fix IE6
- SxS now looks up the source directory for dependants
- Fixed problem with SQL Server Configuration Manager
- Fixed problem with clip art not showing up in Word 2007 on Vista
- Fixed problem with opening Word and Excel attachments in Outlook 2007 where a .vbs script was included
- Fixed a problem with automatic update of Visio 2007
- Fixed a number of problems related to Merged isolation mode of the registry
- Fixed problem with connecting to remote registry
- Fixed problem with icon extraction functions
- Properly recognize MS-style short names with an extension
- Timeout sooner on service-implemented COM object creation
- Exclude Thinstall directory from SetupCapture so we won’t be including snapshot files in the package
- Fixed problem with SxS manifests on Vista
- Fixed problem where Crystal Reports would display an error message « Can’t find module »
- Improve support for editing of OLE embedded objects
- Fixed problem with memory mapped files which caused Autodesk Revit 2008 to crash during startup
- Have thinreg remove intermediate directories on uninstall
- Fixed problem where captured files on extra drives may not be visible on other machines
- Fixed problem where permission is denied during registry snapshot
- Prevent unnecessary copying of .exe files to the sandbox by ShellExecute
- Make tlink search its own directory for thinreg.exe when generating .msi files
- Add support for REG_QWORD in the build tools
- Enable window theming by apps which use SetWindowsHookex for this
- Added documentation for BlockSize and ExcludePattern

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Virtual Iron – Version 4.2

15 décembre 2007

Snapshot, Sauvegardes
Augmentation dynamique de la taille des disques virtuels
Support étendu de Red Hat Enterprise et SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Virtual Iron

L’annonce :

Virtual Iron Version 4.2 is the first Xen®-based server virtualization solution to include:

  • Multi-pathing for virtual server Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks to support business continuity and redundancy.
  • LiveSnapshot™ – virtual server snapshots for hot backup and patch management. These capabilities enable offloaded, space efficient and no-downtime backups on live virtual machines running in production environments and also reduce the time for virtual machine patching in development and test processes.
  • The ability to dynamically increase the size of both disk groups and virtual disks – providing increased storage on demand.

The release also adds other new capabilities including:

  • Broader OS support, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, to meet demand for mainstream, production use.
  • Packaged Virtual Server tools as an ISO, which appears to the administrator as a virtual CD ROM, to further simplify deployments and upgrades.

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THINSTALL – Version 3.3

4 novembre 2007

Thinstall - News

Avec cette nouvelle version de virtualisation d’applications, Thinstall fournit la génération automatique de packages MSI compatibles avec les leaders du déploiement d’applications : SMS, Tivoli, Altiris, LANDesk, Macrovision, BMC et CA.
Thinstall a également annoncé son intégration à AdminStudio 8.6 de Macrovision.

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