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A Wise Way To Upgrade

Altiris just updated its Wise Installation Studio to help IT easily move users to Vista. Besides supporting Vista, the new rev works with Altiris' application virtualization technology. Similar in concept to Softricity, recently acquired by Microsoft, the Altiris Software Virtualization Solution packages applications in virtual wrappers so they don't affect the registry, dramatically reducing conflicts. Instead of just blindly going with the Redmond solution, you might want to give Altiris a look.

Posted by Doug Barney on January 15, 2007

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