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InstallAnywhere Now! - 4.5.2

Multi-platform deployment solution and installer for Mac OS

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Version 4.5.2:	(2.4)
Selected Version:	4.5.2
Release Date:	2002-02-05
License:	Freeware
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Product Description:

InstallAnywhere is the world's most powerful multi-platform software deployment solution. Its intuitive architecture brings intelligence to the process of installing any kind of software (including desktop software, enterprise software or multi-tiered Web services) onto any client or server platform, configuring those applications for optimal performance.
InstallAnywhere creates installers that meet the demands of diverse computing environments and understand the systems on which they are deployed, making even the most complex deployment easy. InstallAnywhere handles all of the installation details automatically, minimizing time-to-deployment, and increasing productivity
By delivering an ideal mix of power, ease of use, and functionality, the award-winning InstallAnywhere family has become the preferred choice of multi-platform developers worldwide. No matter how simple or complex the installation, method of distribution, or whether the installation is on a single machine or across an international enterprise, InstallAnywhere streamlines the intricacies of deploying software to different platforms, across the enterprise or around the world.

What's new in this version:

Expanded platform support. Newly supported platforms include Windows XP, Mac OS X, AIX 5L, and HP-UX 11i
Mac OS X-specific features, such as complete support for the Mac OS file system, installing icons into the Dock, complete Aqua support for true Mac OS X look and feel, and the ability to install Classic, Carbon, Cocoa, and Java applications
Build-time optimizations create smaller installers by including only the resources needed on a platform-by-platform basis
Advanced installer look and feel options, including the ability to match your software's unique look and feel with custom-branded graphics, animation, and transparent images to create the ideal user experience
Advanced user input validation options with feedback

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Java 1.1.x
64 MB RAM
Mac OS 8.1 or higher
or
Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 4.5.2:
Overall Rating:	(2.4)	Features:	Not rated (0.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	Not rated (0.0)	Quality / Stability:	Not rated (0.0)	Price:	Not rated (0.0)

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I had a… - Version: 4.5.2, 5/4/2002 01:58PM PST

Tyaris Major

lot of trouble getting this to do anything useful. I don't know if this is a limitation in the freeware version or something that is a factor in the entire InstallAnywhere suite (haven't tried the other products). The panels provided are confusing and don't really explain what is going on. It may be Java based, but a lot of the concepts presented in the installation seem to be very Windowsian and don't necessarily apply to the Macintosh - either Mac OS or Mac OS X. As to the items in the description, yeah, it looks like advertising copy rather than actual information - I've yet to see the "power", it certainly doesn't have "ease of use" compared to other installer builders I've tried, and "functionality" seems to be there in that it'll throw files on the computer, but doesn't seem to be all that smart or flexible about it.

I second the… - Version: 4.5.2, 3/28/2002 05:41PM PST

Jeff Mincey

comments of Mengoxon. I'm well aware of products like Tivoli which enable remote, LAN/WAN-based software distribution and deployment. But this product description reads like advertising copy--and worse yet, it doesn't really distill for the user precisely what this product does. Having said that, it's out of line for the person who calls himself Ol Bob to apply a rating to a program which (1) he has never bothered to try and (2) he doesn't understand in the first place.

Please don't critisise… - Version: 4.5.2, 3/28/2002 10:44AM PST

crimsoncompilers

a technology just because you don't understand it. Grow up and study.