Altiris Delivers Installation Development Tools for Windows Vista, 64-bit and Virtualized Applications.Altiris Working with Nalpeiron to Prevent Software Piracy The illegal copying of software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale. The software industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy, and although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on a SALT LAKE CITY -- Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS ATRS Arkansas Teacher Retirement System ATRS Automated Transport and Retrieval System ATRS Aerial Targets Squadron ATRS Automated Trouble Reporting System ATRS Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society ATRS Automatic Turbine Run-up System ), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the release of the Wise Installation Studio([TM]) 7.0 product. This new version supports the creation of installations for Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. (a), 64-bit Windows operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , and Windows Mobile 5 devices. The Wise Installation Studio product also now helps software developers significantly reduce software support costs by supporting Altiris([R]) Software Virtualization Solution Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising.  This article or section appears to contain a large number of buzzwords and may require cleanup. ([TM]) technology. Software developers can use Wise Installation Studio to package applications in the virtual software archive (.VSA VSA (in New Zealand) Voluntary Service Abroad ) format to help eliminate file and registry conflicts between applications. This release of the Wise Installation Studio product also includes integration with Nalpeiron PRO-Tector Standard(a), which helps developers create trialware versions of their applications. To help prevent piracy of trialware applications, PRO-Tector Standard electronically generates, tracks and enforces software licenses. PRO-Tector Standard provides a range of options to protect software intellectual property through the software trial period and product activation. Nalpeiron is offering Wise Installation Studio 7.0 customers a free copy of Nalpeiron PRO-Tector Standard, if desired. "Altiris is providing commercial software developers with unique tools to reduce support costs and drive software sales," said Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing. "Wise Installation Studio 7.0 allows application developers to create virtual software application installations and provides a way to protect applications from piracy through collaboration with Nalpeiron. In addition, this new version was built to accommodate installation authoring for software applications running on the latest computing platforms like Windows Vista, 64-bit and Windows Mobile 5." Altiris offers two installation creation products for software developers: Wise Installation Studio and Wise Installation Express([TM]). Wise Installation Studio is a full-featured product that contains advanced installation authoring capabilities, including support for the Windows Installer (.MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. ). WiseScript (.EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. ), and virtual software archive (.VSA) formats. Wise Installation Express is a basic installation authoring tool intended for software developers who only need support for the Windows Installer (.MSI) format. Both products support Windows Vista and 64-bit Windows operating systems. Licensing and availability Wise Installation Studio 7.0 is now available at an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $1,199 per user. Wise Installation Express is also available now at an MSRP of $449 per user. For more information or to contact your local Altiris sales representative, please visit www.altiris.com/sales or www.wise.com/products/installations.aspx. About Altiris Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit www.altiris.com. Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Software Virtualization Solution is a trademark of Altiris, Inc. Wise Installation Studio and Wise Installation Express are trademarks of Wise Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Altiris, Inc. (a) The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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