Setup Development | Flexera Software (formerly Acresso) | InstallShield

InstallShield, used on more than 500 million
PCs around the globe, is widely recognized as the de facto standard in software
installation. It provides software developers with powerful functionality and
time-saving tools for authoring high-quality Windows Installer, InstallScript,
mobile device, and database server installations in less time.
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InstallShield is
optimized for Windows Installer (MSI), InstallScript, and mobile device
(Windows CE, Palm OS) setups. If you want to create cross platform
installations (Linux, Unix, Mac OS, Windows,...) please use
InstallAnywhere. |
InstallShield is available in
these editions:
- The InstallShield Express Edition is the quickest and easiest
solution for creating reliable Windows Installer (MSI) and mobile device
installations.
- The Professional Edition gives
developers complete control over the installation experience. It includes the
full InstallScript functionality, dialog editor and a Certified for Windows
Vista validation suite.
- The Premier Edition builds on the power and flexibility of the
Professional Edition. Exclusive features in the Premier edition include a best
practices validation suite, support for
multilingual setups, a Repackager, licenses for stand alone build machines and
to install the InstallShield MSI Tools (InstallShield MSI Grep,
InstallShield MSI Diff, InstallShield MSI Query, and InstallShield MSI
Sleuth) on additional computers. Language support for Arabic and Hebrew is
only available in the Premier edition.
- The Premier and Professional editions are also available with
Virtualization Pack which icnludes a wizard to create virtualized
applications for Microsoft App-V.
What's new in InstallShield 2010
- Supports Microsoft App-V with new InstallShield Virtualization
Pack – InstallShield is once again revolutionizing software
installations with new support for application virtualization with
Microsoft® App-V™.
- New Microsoft technologies supported natively in InstallShield
– InstallShield 2010 supports Windows 7 and MSI 5 features so developers
can use them now on Windows XP and Vista platforms. It also has support
for Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Improved support for Web applications – Expanded IIS features
now include all IIS 7 settings.
- IDE usability improvements – New flattened architecture and
dynamic and global searching significantly increase developer
productivity. Developers can spend 10 minutes to learn the new IDE and
then benefit from significant time saved on daily tasks.
- More options for runtime user-experience customization – ISVs
have more customization options to create user experience and branding
with new support for billboards, Flash, HTML, and hyperlinks. New
branding options can help ISVs up/cross-sell their software by adding
more user interaction through the installation process.
- Better support for multi-language installation – InstallShield
now supports Unicode. Also developers will save significant time by
having a single view of all languages with dynamic searching and
replacing global settings at once.
- plus over 400 new and enhanced features from customer requests
- Changes in the license agreement
- Changes in the activation
process
Detailed information can be found in the release notes:
Some of these features are not available in all editions.
Ordering
Product information:
Use of this software is subject to the
End User License Agreement:
Please contact us if you're interested in
concurrent licensing.
Registration and Activation Required! Before you can
use this product you must register using the form
at
http://shop.flexerasoftware.com/registration/serials.aspx and then and activate the software
by entering the serial number.
For InstallShield, activation must be repeated yearly. If the computer is
connected to the internet this will happen automatiucally.
More
information about Product Activation (PDF).
Usage monitoring and
auditing: The manufacturer may monitor usage of the software for
statistics and to verify compliance with the EULA. Flexera Software may also request an
audit. Please see the EULA for details.