InstallFree Leads Industry Support for Windows 7, Enables Deployment of Virtualized Applications Without Repackaging     

InstallFree Bridge supporting Win 7 and 64-bit environments to debut at VMworld 

Stamford, CT - August 25, 2009 - InstallFree, Inc., developer of platform application virtualization solutions for enterprise desktop environments, today announced that the latest version of its flagship product, InstallFree Bridge, enables deployment of Win 7 without application repackaging and also extends support for 64-bit environments. The company continues to advance its core product with extended capabilities, enabling key strategic partners to support the widest range of application virtualization implementations in the market. Generally available in 45-days, the newest InstallFree Bridge will be demonstrated at Booth #2502 at the Moscone Center during VMworld 2009 in San Francisco, September 1-4.

"OS migration-especially to Windows 7, which will force a complete re-install for many enterprises-opens a brief window of opportunity for application virtualization to deliver not just immediate benefits, but also long-term strategic value for endpoint management," said Andi Mann, analyst at Enterprise Management Associates. "By separating applications and settings from the OS, IT can manage any endpoint as a generic device, with applications and settings determined by user credentials, rather than physical location. This is a game-changing shift in the approach to endpoint management and, coupled with the benefits for OS migration, poses an immediate opportunity for broad improvement that will not be repeated for at least the lifecycle of the OS." [See Andi Mann OS migration podcast and whitepaper.]

In recent months, InstallFree has added significant partners continuing its market direction of enabling partners across the IT infrastructure ecosystem who are leveraging application virtualization to sustain competitive advantage for their enterprise computing solutions.

Business Service Management
BMC Software a leader in business service management enables complete closed loop change and configuration management for complete audit compliance. Together the partners enable 2-Factor discovery-both physical and virtual applications-which is critical to license and regulatory compliance.

PC Configuration Lifecycle and Security
BigFix is recognized as the emerging leader in consolidating security and system management services for enterprise-scale distributed IT infrastructures. The combined partner solution will deliver single-pane visibility to control physical and virtual assets, Improving IT security and compliance. [See partnership release, August 25, 2009]

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Red Hat, Inc. is the world's leading provider of open source solutions. The combined InstallFree-Red Hat technologies offer the marketplace a solution that delivers complete isolation of hardware, operating systems, virtual machines, and applications. Virtual applications are seamlessly supported across multiple desktop environments, and in greater numbers, due to decreased storage, processing, and network consumption requirements.

Cloud Computing
InstallFree has also partnered with Amazon AWS pursuing a technology direction of enabling application virtualization across the widest number of IT infrastructures. Hosted services partners like Amazon AWS and IP Services see the value that virtualization plays in enabling both on-premise and off-premise cloud deployments.

Case Study
InstallFree's growing reputation for advancing application virtualization technology across multiple platforms continues to drive customer adoption. InstallFree solution integration partner, Global Data Systems, completed an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) deployment in a unique infrastructure, using InstallFree with Amazon AWS.

"Global Data Systems combined the power of InstallFree Application Virtualization with the scale of Amazon Web Services infrastructure," said Shane Gunn VP Global Data Systems. "We were able to significantly reduce costs and enable flexible access with local processing of patient information and records in real time - without compromising patient privacy." [See AWS case study.]

InstallFree Bridge Extended Features

• Self-Provisioning allows power users to choose which applications they want and set the configuration including plug-ins to ensure they have access to applications for maximum productivity.
• Unmanaged PC Support enables authenticated access of corporate applications to authorized users on non-domain machines. Applications can be streamed, accessed on server, and removed upon completion to ensure there is no IP Loss.
• Data encrypted in transport and on the local device to ensure that the applications are protected for audit control.
• Built in Digital Rights Management (DRM) prevents unauthorized usage or copying of virtual, agentless applications from one endpoint to the next.
• Universal Client Experience - regardless of hardware medium lets IT migrate from WinXP to Win7 at a fraction of the cost. Users can move from system to system without the management complexity and overhead of application support, such as determining the OS, proper patch levels, etc.
• Decreased Time to Value - for new application launches, especially beneficial for SAAS and ISV distribution. Reduced time to test, retest, package and repackage applications results from InstallFree's patented approach to modularize individual application components and dynamically bind them at run time.

"One of the key challenges for enterprises is OS migration, especially from Windows XP, to Vista and soon Windows 7," said Yori Gabay, CEO at InstallFree. "The InstallFree Bridge has extended capabilities to help customers with this critical next-step, including support for 64-bit environments as the migration proceeds. We provide the customer a decoupled stack where each piece in the stack can be managed individually. This presents a complete solution that enables IT flexibility and efficiency, and that means cost savings."   

InstallFree | Designed for Users. Built for IT
InstallFree provides application virtualization software used by enterprises to lower the cost and complexity of delivering and managing applications while increasing portability and compatibility of applications. InstallFree stands alone in offering an approach that requires no infrastructure changes to realize these benefits.

InstallFree has technology alliance partnerships with Amazon Web Services, BigFix, BMC Software, Certeon, IBM, Intel and RedHat as well with solution partners serving the federal sector, healthcare, education, and financial services. For more information, visit http://www.installfree.com/ or call (203) 276-1460.

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