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Developers Can Now Create and Deliver Applications
in the App-V Format, Accelerating Cost Savings and
Deployment Flexibility
InstallShield 2010 includes
over 400 new and improved features that customers have
been asking for, including a revamped IDE that long-time
InstallShield users will love. And of course it supports
all the latest Microsoft technologies like Windows 7.
Want to create virtual applications? It’s the future of
installations, and InstallShield 2010 is the only
installation tool that supports Microsoft App-V.
What’s New in InstallShield 2010? A Lot!
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Microsoft App-V Support:
Deploy applications as App-V virtual packages.
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Windows 7 and MSI 5:
Install on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and
leverage MSI 5 features.
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New IDE:
Flattened architecture and dynamic search tools save you
tons of time on everyday tasks.
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String Editor View:
Control the localizable text strings displayed at run
time.
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Text File Changes View:
Configure search-and-replace actions to quickly modify
text files at run time.
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Web Applications – New IIS Tools:
New IIS scanner and improved view make it easy to create
IIS Web sites, applications, and virtual directories.
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Virtual Machine Detection:
Block your installations from running on virtual
machines.
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Setting Permissions:
Overcome MSI LockPermissions limitations.
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Unicode Support:
Improve multi-language installation development with
Unicode support.
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Billboard Support:
Display Adobe Flash billboards and HTML controls on
dialogs for branding.
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Overview
If your software targets
Windows®, InstallShield® is your solution. For over 20 years, InstallShield
has been the gold standard for Windows software installations, used by
virtually every major software company in the world.
Your software should install reliably and make a
great first impression. It deserves the best. It deserves InstallShield.
InstallShield 2010: The Best Is Even Better
InstallShield customers: If you haven’t upgraded in a while, this is the version
for you.
- It includes over 400 new and improved
features from customer requests, like a revamped IDE and new IIS tools for
Web application installs.
- It supports the latest Microsoft
technologies like Windows 7 and Windows Installer (MSI) 5.
- It has revolutionary new support for
building Microsoft App-V virtual packages.
For MSI, Servers, Mobile Devices, and
More
- Easily create Windows 7 and Vista Logo
Certified MSI installations.
- Get support for Microsoft’s latest products,
including Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.
- Build installations for mobile devices,
database servers, and Web applications.
The Easy Way to Build Reliable, Flexible
Setups
- Tailor the look of installation dialogs with
the Visual Dialog Editor and Adobe Flash support.
- InstallScript gives you maximum flexibility
in your installations.
- Maintain a clean build system with the
Standalone Build.
- Simplified patch and upgrade creation,
debugging, and build report tools help ensure your installer’s quality.
Cut Your Setup Development Time in Half
- InstallShield’s revamped IDE, automated
wizards, and pre-built objects make quick work of any project.
- The Project Assistant walks you through the
setup creation process, helping you avoid errors.
- A single InstallShield setup can present
text in up to 35 languages – no manual translation needed for standard
dialogs.
Editions and Licensing Options to Fit
Your Needs
- Available in three editions: Premier,
Professional, and Express in both English and Japanese.
- Buy InstallShield as either a node-locked or
concurrent license.
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Premier
The top-tier InstallShield Premier Edition
is the world’s most powerful and flexible solution for Windows
installations. Software companies serious about providing reliable,
professional installations for their products trust the InstallShield
Premier Edition.
Try it now and see.
InstallShield Premier Edition gives
you all the
capabilities of our Professional Edition,
plus tons of exclusive
functionality, including:
- Avoid common installation
issues—Validators in the InstallShield Best Practices
Validation Suite alert you if your installation violates any best
practices guidelines.
- Maintain a clean build
system—With the Standalone Build engine, you can use only
the part of InstallShield that compiles installations.
- Improve your end user's
experience—With refreshed end-user dialog designs.
- Easily convert legacy
installations into MSI packages—With InstallShield
Repackager, you can easily create MSI packages.
- Localize your installation—InstallShield's
multilingual support lets you create installations for 35 runtime
languages from one installation project.
- Quickly roll out new
installations—With network repositories, it's now easy to
build a repository of common elements that multiple installation
authors can access and reuse in projects.
- Create trial versions
without modifying code—With the try-and-die type of
trialware's simple configuration changes, you can easily offer
potential customers a fully functional. trial version of your
product (After the predetermined trial limit has been reached on an
end user's machine, the trial version automatically expires).
- Save time with the IIS
Scanner—Only the Premier Edition allows you to import the
IIS data from an existing Web site into your InstallShield project
automatically using the IIS Scanner.
InstallShield Premier Edition is
available as either a node-locked or concurrent license. You can also
optionally purchase the Virtualization Pack with the Premier Edition to
support building Microsoft App-V virtual packages.
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Professional
InstallShield Professional Edition is a
powerful and easy-to-use solution, ideal for both novice and seasoned
installation developers. While most homegrown installation tools are not
optimized for current industry standards, InstallShield Professional
makes your life easy by letting you take advantage of latest
technologies.
Try it now and see.
Using InstallShield Professional Edition,
developers can:
- Reduce development time
— Quickly and easily build your installations by moving
pieces of an existing project (dialogs, custom actions, or features)
to another installation project; create and manage re-usable project
outlines so you don't have to start your installations from scratch.
- Easily customize your
installations — Modify the layout of existing end-user
dialogs; manage multiple product versions, allowing specific
features to be included in a release via user-defined flags; and
much more.
- Better control your
installations with InstallScript — Add InstallScript custom
actions to your MSI projects or create InstallScript projects that
control your entire installation.
- Get advanced support for
latest technologies — .NET Framework 3.5, IIS 7.0, Windows
Server 2008 R2, Direct X 9.0c, Windows Mobile platforms, and more;
edit XML files; and add 64-bit support to your installations.
- Validate your installations
for Windows 7— Ensure your software installs and runs
reliably on Windows 7.
InstallShield Professional Edition is
available as either a node-locked or concurrent license. You can also
optionally purchase the Virtualization Pack with the Professional
Edition to support building Microsoft App-V virtual packages.
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Express
InstallShield Express Edition is ideal for
software developers and setup authors looking for a quick, easy, and
cost-effective solution for creating reliable Windows Installer (MSI)
installations.
Try it now and see.
Unlike homegrown solutions, the Express
Edition shields you from the complexities of building a setup. It comes
with an easy-to-use Project Assistant – a wizard that guides you through
the MSI installation creating process, step-by-step.
- Easy to learn and use –The
Express Edition sizably reduces the time required for setup authors
to successfully complete installation projects. It also lets
experienced developers save time by more efficiently jumpstarting
new projects.
- Fits into any budget –The
Express Edition is ideal for software developers and setup authors
looking for a cost-effective solution for creating reliable Windows
Installer (MSI) installations.
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InstallShield 2010 Service Pack 1
InstallShield 2010
supports the latest Microsoft technologies like Windows 7, Windows Server 2008
R2 and Windows Installer (MSI) 5. InstallShield 2010 makes it easy to create
applications that meet Microsoft’s requirements for the “Compatible with Windows
7” logo.
InstallShield 2010 also has support
for SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 SP1.
New Virtualization Pack for Sale for InstallShield Premier and
Professional
Now when you build an MSI, InstallShield 2010 can simultaneously build it as an
App-V virtual package. All the work is done for you, so you don’t have to learn
a new technology. App-V support is ideal for creating conflict-free product
evals and for companies adopting application virtualization in their own
environments.
InstallShield 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
includes changes that offer support for the final released versions of Windows
7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Installer 5.It is recommended that all
users of InstallShield 2010 Premier, Professional and Express install this
update.
Price
There is no additional cost for the InstallShield 2010 Service Pack 1 for
customers who have purchased InstallShield 2010 or who have upgraded to
InstallShield 2010 via their current maintenance plan.
The InstallShield Service Pack 1 will
not accommodate customers on versions of InstallShield prior to InstallShield
2010; you would have to upgrade to the latest version (2010) in order to obtain
support for Windows 7 and Windows Installer (MSI) 5.0.
At this time, customers will need to
upgrade to InstallShield 2010, and then download the InstallShield 2010 Service
Pack 1 to obtain support for Windows 7 and Windows Installer (MSI) 5.0.
As an update, the new InstallShield
2010 Service Pack 1 can be downloaded from
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q206429
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