Microsoft App-V (softgrid) 4.5 Release candidate

Filed in tech news on Jun.18, 2008

Microsoft has released a new Release Candidate for App-v 4.5 (Formerly known as softgrid). The Major highlights include:

HTTP streaming. We now support streaming virtual applications from an IIS server (v6 or v7). This will provide dramatic performance and scalability improvements for customers with large App-V deployments.
Re-designed Sequencer. Simplifies the process and reduces the complexity of creating virtual application packages. There is now a single wizard for creating a new package and advanced settings have been put into an optional screen.
Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) for MSI packages allows the flexibility to control virtual application interaction. Administrators wanting to consolidate virtual environments, and enable faster, easier administration, can use the product’s Dynamic Suite Composition, which sequences and manages packages for middleware applications separately from the main application.
Seamless integration with SCCM 2007 R2. Allows customers to easily deploy virtual applications through the SCCM 2007 R2 infrastructure and scale their deployments.
Client cache improvements. The maximum size of the client cache has been increased to 1 TB.
Improved Manageability. Integration and support for VSS writer, MOM Pack, ADM template
Accessibility. The product is now Section 508 compliant, bringing App-V in line with other Microsoft products.