Latest Software Installation Development Tools Enable Developers to Leverage Microsoft .NET XML Web Services Framework.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Wise Solutions, the leading provider of application installation and management products and services, announces the release of version 4.2 of its Wise for Windows Installer Microsoft's installation system for Windows. The installer, which is available in Visual Studio and other stand-alone programs, compresses the application into .MSI "package" files, and the MSIEXEC.EXE program in the Windows PC performs the installation. Transform files (. and Wise for Visual Studio .NET A suite of programming languages and development tools from Microsoft that supports the .NET environment. Upon its introduction in 2001, it included Visual C# and .NET versions of Visual Basic and Visual C++. See .NET. products that provide corporate and independent software developers the tools for authoring and customizing software installations. These new releases allow developers to leverage the latest Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. technologies, including complete support for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Installer and .NET XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . Successfully deploying Web services and Web applications requires sophisticated tools to handle the installation, configuration and frequent updates of these applications. The latest release of Wise products offers the industry's first distribution management tool that helps prepare Web services and Web applications for deployment. "We are proud to again be first-to-market with total support of Microsoft technologies, and these latest features ensure developers can easily deploy XML Web services applications and comply with Microsoft standards," said Kim Kim orphan wanders streets of India with lama. [Br. Lit.: Kim] See : Adventurousness Gusta, strategic market manager at Wise Solutions. "Both products guide developers through the installation development lifecycle, supporting Windows Installer technology independent of the development environment." Wise for Windows Installer guides developers from design to delivery providing professional, reliable software installations. Wise for Visual Studio .NET, similar in functionality and based on the award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" Wise for Windows Installer, is embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. within the Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms .NET interface. Wise for Visual Studio .NET synchronizes the installation development lifecycle, resulting in simultaneous development of installations and applications - ultimately reducing development time, eliminating installation errors and improving end-user installation reliability. Moreover, this is accomplished automatically, requiring little developer interaction. "As a Microsoft Partner, Wise is a great help to developers building highly distributed applications An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications , like XML Web services," said Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. Henry, lead product manager for Visual Studio at Microsoft. "Integration with Visual Studio .NET makes the lifecycle more efficient, eliminates common installation problems, and improves the end user's satisfaction by improving the installation experience." Both products share key features: -- XML Web services support makes it easy to create installations for Microsoft's IIS Web server. The XML Web services template sets up the required directories, and the Virtual Directory feature makes configuration simple, providing everything needed to deploy XML Web services -- With Clean Build, developers can enhance installation quality by building installations on "clean" build PCs. With this feature, all the necessary source files are copied to a build PC, and the installation is built without impacting your pristine build environment -- Microsoft Visual Basic and C# Project import allows developers to import projects created in Visual Basic (version 5,6, or .NET) or C# -- MSI Script(TM) is a real powerhouse when it comes to viewing and editing any Windows Installer package as a logical, sequential script. Users can define IF statements, set properties and add comments, while still following all of the open standards defined by the Windows Installer service -- WiseUpdate(TM) makes it easy for your end-users to upgrade to the latest version of your software. Without any coding changes, your software can automatically check for available updates and download and install the updates. Unlike other expensive update services that connect to third-party servers, you can provide unlimited updates to your customers with no additional cost or risk About Wise Solutions Inc. Wise Solutions is the leading provider of application installation and management software and services to Fortune 1000 companies. With a worldwide customer-base, Wise Solutions' global headquarters is located in Plymouth, Mich., with regional sales and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. offices in Washington, D.C., Redmond, Wash., and the Netherlands. Wise's corporate solutions, including the award-winning Wise Package Studio, help system administrators and corporate developers solve their application installation and management problems. Wise's unmatched expertise developing installation technology and experience helping companies deploy applications is the basis for the company's renowned products and services. Wise products make the job easier, save time and money, and produce high-quality, reliable installations. Learn more about Wise Solutions on the Web at www.wise.com. (C)2002 Wise Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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