System Administrators

From the world's largest companies who repackage, manage and deploy hundreds of applications, to small organizations looking for an affordable solution for Windows Installer (.MSI) migration, Wise Package Studio is used by organizations of all sizes. How do system administrators use Wise Package Studio?

Migrating to Windows Installer (.MSI)

System Administrators embarking on Windows Installer (.MSI) migration turn to Wise Package Studio because it offers everything required to successfully and quickly migrate application installations to Windows Installer (.MSI) format. When you use Wise to help with migrating to this format, you in turn get the full benefits of Windows 2000/XP migration, such as self-healing, install-on-demand and rollback.

• Converts and repackages any existing installation into .MSI format with legacy conversion tools and SetupCapture
• Customizes repackaged .MSI installations through numerous tools, including the unique MSIScript
• Creates transforms (.MST) for customing installations already in .MSI format with InstallTailor

Managing Application Resources and Repackaging Projects

Organizations who want an end-to-end, structured process use Wise Package Studio's project management tools to begin preparing applications for deployment.

• The Wise Software Repository provides a centralized repository for storing, sharing and managing the organization's application packages and related components and information
• Exclusive project management tools help manage project history, assignments and metrics, and provide extensive reports

Repackaging and Customizing Installations

Repackaging and customization are the technical essence of preparing applications for deployment. Smart organizations trust the repackaging experts at Wise to provide the most technically innovative, reliable tools available. Numerous features in Wise Package Studio are used by system administrators for repackaging and customization.

• Virtual Capture allows you to perform repeated captures on a "non-clean" machine without re-imaging
• SetupCapture gives you a total picture of what occurs in the original .EXE with both snapshot and SmartMonitor technology
• Customize packages in any format, including Windows Installer (.MSI) script-based packages with multiple editing tools, or virtual software archive packages which work with Altiris Software Virtualization Solution

Identifying and Eliminating Application Conflicts

Wise Package Studio helps system administrators identify and eliminate conflicts before they reach end user desktops, eliminating the most frequent causes of application failure.

• ConflictManager detects conflicts between application and other objects on the PC
• Move through the process with step-by-step "wizards" or customize resolution rules
• The Application Isolation tool ensures applications use the correct version of shared components
• Enterprise conflict management features that help large organizations with decentralized teams efficiently resolve application conflicts

Validating and Testing Packages

Organizations use Wise Package Studio to easily test applications under conditions that mimic their environment and validate packages for compliance with corporate standards.

• Test Expert automatically and intelligently generates a master test plan based on package contents
• Create customized test plans for specific organizational needs
• Perform specific application verification tests to quickly verify items such as shortcuts and file extensions work as expected
• Identify uninstall problems
• Use validation tools to check for compliance with Windows 2000 Logo requirements and corporate standards

Releasing Packages to Distribution Systems

System Administrators use Wise Package Studio to complete the process of preparing application for deployment with automated features that make sending packages to distribution systems easy.

You can send packages to a network share point, Web server, and more. Wise Package Studio is integrated with all major software distribution systems. Manual steps are eliminated and you are guided step-by-step through the preparation process, depending on the distribution method you selected.