AT A G L A N C E How Does VMware VMware ThinApp™ 4.5 delivers application ThinApp Work? virtualization to quickly deploy, efficiently manage VMware ThinApp virtualizes applications by encapsulating and upgrade applications without risk to application files and registry into a single ThinApp package that accelerate desktop value. Designed to eliminate can be deployed, managed and updated independently from the application conflicts and streamline management, underlying OS. The virtualized applications do not make any VMware ThinApp simplifies application changes to the underlying OS and continue to behave the same virtualization in any environment without across different configurations ensuring compatibility, consistent imposing additional cost and complexity to the server or client. end user experience and ease of management.
As a key component of VMware View™ 4, ThinApp • Simplify Windows 7 migration: Deliver application migration adds further OS isolation at the application layer to Windows 7 with ease by eliminating costly recoding and to virtual desktop environments and helps to regression testing while reducing support costs. reduce the management burden of desktop • Eliminate application conflicts: Isolate desktop applications applications and images. from each other and from the underlying OS to avoid conflicts. • Consolidate application streaming servers: Eliminate the need BENEFITS for dedicated server infrastructure by enabling multiple applications and “sandboxed” user-specific configuration data • Simplify Windows 7 migrations and settings to reside on the same server. • Eliminate application conflicts • Reduce desktop storage costs: Leverage ThinApp as a component of VMware View to reduce desktop storage costs • Minimize costly recoding and regression testing and streamline updates to end points. • Streamline application management • Augment security policies: Deploy ThinApp packages on • Reduce IT support and Help Desk costs “locked-down” PCs and allow end users to run their favorite • Strengthen endpoint security apps without compromising security. • Increase workforce mobility • Increase mobility for end users: Deploy, maintain and update virtualized applications on USB sticks for ultimate portability.
What’s New in ThinApp 4.5?
• Windows 7 Support Virtualize applications from Windows XP, Windows Vista, for deployment on Windows 7 while avoiding costly, time-consum- ing recoding and regression testing to accelerate and simplify deployment of business applications to Windows 7. • Easy upgrades from older ThinApp packages with Relink Upgrade existing ThinApp packages to the new ThinApp 4.5 format quickly and easily without the need for associated project files. • Performance Accelerator Improve the user experience and reduce network bandwidth VMware ThinApp simplifies application delivery by encapsulating consumption through reduced page file usage for virtual applications in portable packages that can be deployed to many end point devices while isolating applications from each other and the underlying applications and increased memory sharing between multiple operating system. instances of applications.
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Agentless Application Virtualization Seamless Integration with Existing infrastructure
• Agentless architecture • Easily plugs into existing architecture Designed for fast deployment and ease of management, VMware ThinApp plugs directly into existing IT tools and does ThinApp does not require any agent code on target devices. not require backend database server or dedicated hardware. • Complete application isolation • Integration with leading software delivery tools Package entire applications and their settings into a single ThinApp creates standard .MSI and EXE packages that can be executable that runs independently on any endpoint, allowing delivered through existing tools from Microsoft, BMC, HP, CA, multiple versions or multiple applications to run on the same Novell, Symantec, LANDesk and others. device without any conflict. • Support for Active Directory authentication • Built-in security Add and remove ThinApp users from Active Directory Application packages run in User Mode only, even in groups, and prevent unauthorized users from executing locked-down PC environments so end users have the ThinApp packages. freedom and flexibility to run their favorite apps without • Best with VMware View 4 compromising on security. Use ThinApp as a fully integrated component of VMware View • Performance optimizations to manage OS image and application images, reducing the Run applications directly from a compressed state with number of necessary desktop images to reduce storage block-by-block execution streaming to improve launch speed requirements and streamline desktop updates. and runtime performance. Fast, Flexible Application Packaging How To Buy • Package once, deploy to many VMware ThinApp is available as a standalone solution, or as a Package an application once and deploy it to desktops (physi- bundled component of VMware View 4 Premier. For more detail cal or virtual) running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and on how to purchase ThinApp, visit http://www.vmware.com/ Windows 7. products/thinapp/howtobuy.html. • 64-bit operating system support For information or to purchase VMware products, call 1-877- Migrate 32-bit applications to 64-bit operating systems with 4VMWARE (outside of North America dial +1-650-427-5000), no recoding. visit http://www.vmware.com/products or locate an authorized • Three-step Setup Capture VMware reseller in your area. Use a three-step process for pre- and post-install system states to simplify packaging and support applications that require a reboot during the installation process. Fast, Flexible Application Delivery • Application Link Configure relationships between virtualized applications, plug-ins, service packs and even runtime environments such as Java and .NET for auto updates of application dependencies. • Application Sync Automatically apply updates over the Web to applications on unmanaged PCs and devices to support mobile workers. • Support for USB flash drives and thin clients Deploy, maintain and update applications on non-standard hardware devices such as USB storage drives and thin client terminals.
