Virtualization Strategies for the CIOIT shops using Microsoft's free patch management tool, Windows Server Update Services, can now
use it to send updates to App-V.
WSUS now supports updates for all Microsoft application
virtualization products, including service packs, optional updates, critical updates and
security updates, Microsoft said this week.
A new product category will be added to WSUS server under Microsoft Application Virtualization family, called Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5. This new category will show up when new updates are available for App-V, and updates will be available through Microsoft Update and the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Requires Free Membership to View
When you register, you’ll also receive targeted alerts from my team of editorial writers and independent industry experts with the latest news, tips, and advice to help you do your job more efficiently and effectively. Our goal is to keep you informed on the hottest topics and biggest challenges faced by IT professionals today working with desktop virtualization technology.
Margie Semilof, Editorial Director
App-V can be a "life saver for OS migrations" because it
prevents application conflicts and drastically reduces the time it takes to put an application into
production, according to Keith Lee, an end-user support manager at a large hospital in New
England.
"We leverage [Systems Center Configuration Manager] with integrated WSUS, so [App-V support] may assist us in getting updates to our devices," Lee said.
App-V simplifies the application migration process because it removes the need for local installation. Instead, apps live on a server and are delivered to end-user devices from the back end, where the apps are centrally managed. App-V applications are also isolated, so there are no application conflicts when moving an app from Windows XP to Windows 7.
Windows 7 is supported in App-V Version 6 and is available to Software Assurance customers in the latest Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and to Remote Desktop Services customers.
Microsoft is also adapting App-V for server images for the next version of Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager, due out in 2011.
Other application virtualization tools that compete with App-V include VMware's ThinApp, Citrix XenApp and third-party vendor products such as InstallFree.
Let us know what you think about the story; email Bridget Botelho or follow @BridgetBotelho on Twitter.
Join the conversationComment
Share
Comments
Results
Contribute to the conversation