According to VMware, the product has a success rate of about 90–95% in packaging applications. VMware ThinApp (formerly Thinstall) is an application virtualization and portable application creator suite by VMware that can package conventional Windows applications so that they become portable applications by running on another operating system.VMware ThinApp (anteriormente Thinstall) es una aplicación que puede crear aplicaciones portátiles.Im Rahmen der Integration wurde Thinstall in ThinApp umbenannt. 2008 wurde diese durch VMware aufgekauft, welche Thinstall als Ergänzung des Portfolios weiter vertreibt. Thinstall wurde von der in San Francisco, Kalifornien ansässigen Firma Jitit ab 1999 entwickelt. Die VMware ThinApp Thinstall Virtualization Suite ist eine Software zur Virtualisierung von Anwendungsprogrammen.ThinApp 4.0 also allows a PC user to run the same application under different releases. It decouples OS and applications which eliminates software installation conflicts and reduces regression testing, resulting in reduced desktop management costs and user downtime.

Competitors such as Microsoft with SoftGrid and Citrix with Application Streaming also have offerings in this market.Īccording to Ed Albanese, senior product manager, ThinApp 4.0 has been enhanced with several additional features including Application Link, which allows interdependent applications to be more effectively integrated and Application Sync which can stream updates to an end user's applications using HTTP/HTTPS.Īpplication virtualization can be used on both virtual and physical PCs, as well as an enhancement to VMware's server-based desktop virtualization platform, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. The product is been developed as a result of the company's acquisition of Thinstall last January.

VMware has announced VMware ThinApp 4.0, its major offering in the emerging market for application virtualization. News VMware Unveils ThinApp 4.0 for Application Virtualization

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