Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 - New Features
| New Feature | What It Does | Customer Benefits |
Memory Locked Cache | App-V File System provides more robust application memory allocation, enabling applications to be locked in memory. | Preserves all applications in the local App-V application cache even in the case of unexpected computer shutdown. Applications are never lost, preserving end-user productivity. |
Unattended Application Pre-Cache | Ability to pre-cache computers with an entire application, even with no users logged onto the system (with Microsoft SMS). | Useful in both desktop and Terminal Services environments where SMS will send packages to the server and automatically pre-cache them into the App-V virtual file system on a scheduled basis. Eliminates need for administrator to manually schedule delivery. |
Auto-caching | Ability for administrators to turn on auto caching, so applications can be streaming in the background while the user is connected to the network without disrupting their productivity. | Ensures users are getting applications cached to ensure they have what they need when they go offline. |
Granular Client Configuration | Ability to configure clients to stream packages from a different location and overwrite any previous package information. | Administrators can now move their packages to any location and use client settings to point to a new location, without having to individually update the packages’ information. |
Real-time Monitoring and End-User Session Control | Ability to monitor the performance of current user connections, including the ability to terminate an end-user's session. | Improves management of TS environments, i.e., can terminate if a user leaves a session open to free up concurrent license. |
Application Check-pointing | Can periodically take "preferred state" of applications, including all user preferences and application states, and easily back up and restore the application and state at a later time. | Enhances business continuity for applications. |
Offline Application Usage Metering | Monitors end users’ online and offline application usage using WMI provider. | Allows organizations to monitor and assess application usage for their end users at all times. |
Dynamic Suite Composition | Allows controlled communication between applications and their middleware and plug-ins. | Enables communication between virtual applications and sharing of middleware across multiple virtual applications, creating a “many to one” relationship that reduces package bloat. Simplifies package updating as shared applications need to be updated only once. |
Product Available in 11 new languages | Product is available in many languages. | Localized in many different languages for companies who require international language support. |
Accessibility | App-V products are section 508–compliant and fully accessible. | |
HTTP Streaming | Ability to use existing HTTP servers in your organization to stream virtual applications. | This is a lightweight infrastructure method that uses the great benefits of HTTP to quickly deliver applications to users. |
Enhanced Sequencing | Optimization done to simplify and speed up the virtualization of applications. | Applications take less time to sequence and user experience has been greatly improved to ensure anyone can virtualize applications. |
MSI Package Generation | Allows an MSI to be created for packages virtualized. | Organizations can easily deploy virtual applications with any existing infrastructure that uses MSI deployment. |
