VMware ThinApp 4.7 released

VMware has released ThinApp 4.7, which now provides ThinApp integration with VMware Horizon Application Manager.

Here is a quick overview of what's new in ThinApp 4.7:

• The ThinApp Setup Capture wizard includes an option to manage with Horizon Application Manager. When the checkbox is selected, ThinApp checks if the Horizon agent is installed natively on the client and is running. If the Horizon agent is found, the ThinApp package reports to the Horizon agent so that it can be controlled by Horizon Application Manager.
• Horizon Application Manager entitlement allows the delivery of ThinApp packaged applications to specified users and groups. The Horizon agent authorizes a ThinApp package to open, based on entitlements.
• ThinApp packages are registered by Horizon Application Manager and delivered to end points.
• The administrator can track usage of ThinApp packages by using Horizon Application Manager monitoring and reporting.
• The administrator can configure an Organizational URL for end points missing the Horizon agent.

Click here to learn more about VMware ThinApp 4.7

Managing ThinApps with VMware Horizon

This video shows you how to manage ThinApp with VMware Horizon and understand how ThinApp and Horizon Application Manager together are improving the management and entitlement of applications.

VMware ThinApp 4.6.2 released

The ThinApp 4.6.2 release adds the following features to improve usability, performance, and provide updates:

• Multiple enhancements have been made in the ThinDirect component, and outstanding known issues addressed, to improve performance and reliability.
• ThinDirect now supports the redirection of all browser pages except a specified list of URLs, instead of only supporting the redirection of only a list of specified URLs.
  Example:
  [VirtIE6.exe]
  -www.vmware.com
  *
• New parameters have been added to the thinreg utility to enhance search and exclude functionality. See New Parameters in thinreg.exe.
• The thinreg utility can now uninstall applications without dependence on .vbs file association to run the uninstall script.
• Microsoft Office 2007 application startup times have been improved by approximately 30%.
• The IgnoreDDEMessages parameter has been added to the Package.ini file. This parameter, which is automatically set for virtualized Internet Explorer 6 packages, causes an application to ignore any DDE messages that it receives, meaning that it can be used to ensure Document Open operations always launch in the native application and not an open virtual application.

Click here to view the release notes for VMware ThinApp 6.4.2

VMware ThinApp 4.6 now released

VMware has released a new version of their ThinApp product.

Here is a short overview of what's new:

Full Support for Windows 7
ThinApp now supports Windows 7. You can now package legacy applications from older versions of Windows such as Windows XP and Windows Vista into ThinApp packages for deployment on Windows 7. Avoid costly recoding and regression testing and accelerate deployment of business applications to Windows 7 more quickly and securely.

Relink
If you’ve used previous versions of ThinApp to create application packages, these existing packages can be upgraded to the new ThinApp 4.5 format without the need of associated project files for the applications. This utility speeds up the upgrade process of existing ThinApp packages.

Performance Accelerator
Reduced page file usage for virtual applications and increased memory sharing between multiple instances of applications allows for quicker application invocation and improved application delivery to end users. This helps to improve user experience with ThinApp at the same time reduces network bandwidth consumption.

Registry Transaction Protection
Ensure the integrity of the registry file and eliminate potential data corruption due to crash or system failure by mapping to a backup registry file.

Enhanced Packaging Support Ecosystem
Customers can now elect to share application packaging results with VMware at the beginning of capture or contribute application packaging tips and recipes with a network of community users. By building out this ecosystem of support for users, we will have a better understanding of product usage to provide better product support.

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