Wise Solutions' Windows Installer 6.0 lets developers use Windows Installer to author any type of Windows Installation (.MSI), including new functionality for creating data-driven Web application installs. Windows Installer 6.0 combines .NET authoring capabilities and installation management in one solution, and now includes installation management features for team collaboration and developing installations for complex environments, as well as support for the latest technologies, including .MSI 3.0, IIS 6.0, .NET Framework, MTS/COM+ and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms.

Pros: Integrated .NET installation authoring; supports Web apps
Cons: No visual editor for action sequences/logic; no localised versions


Release: Wise Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS - News), has announced the release of Wise for Windows Installer 6.0. The latest release of Wise for Windows Installer allows professional software developers to create reliable Windows Installer (.MSI) installations for desktop, Web, server and mobile applications including enhanced functionality for creating installations for data-driven Web applications.

Wise for Windows Installer Enterprise Edition is the only Windows Installer authoring tool to allow developers and development teams the ability to diagnose and fix potential conflicts before an application is released. It also helps developers pinpoint how application installations may be affected by a production environment's configuration.

'Installing Web applications requires much more than copying Web pages and assemblies,' said Bill Wagner, co-founder of SRT Solutions and president of the Great Lakes .NET user group. 'Installation developers must set permissions for the site and for the individual pages, configure authentication, modify web.config files and possibly install databases. The 6.0 release of the Wise for Windows Installer supports each of these activities. It will dramatically cut the time needed to create a professional, full-featured installer for enterprise Web applications.'

Links:
Wise for Windows Installer 6.0 Web site

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