Features and Benefits of InstallFree Technology

Centrally Deploy Virtual Applications to Users Wherever They May Be

Eliminate OS image sprawl
Streamline application delivery and management tasks

The InstallFree Management Console (IFMC) allows the assignment of virtual applications, add-ons and updates to objects found in the Active Directory domain tree without physically installing applications or agents on their host machines, and without bounding a user to a specific machine.

Stateless Architecture with Stateful User Experience

Resetting UserData - quick disaster recovery in compromised applications

Allow user customization without altering original packages

Update applications without resetting user customizations

Save storage space

IFV Application packages are centrally stored on a single file share in a stateless mode, meaning they cannot be changed by users' actions. Instead, every IFV Application is equipped with an external user-specific and stateful file, called the UserData file, that saves all the changes and customizations made by users to their application.

Complete User Autonomy on Locked-down PCs (limited/guest accounts)

Reduce desktop TCO by up to 35%

Lock-down OS without limiting user experience

Reduce helpdesk calls

Extend PC life

Heighten security

IFV Applications have their own internal user privileges, granting users with administrator-like privileges only from within their virtual applications without violating their desktop's account privileges.

Virtual Management Console and Virtual Agents

Complete delivery and implementation of any InstallFree platform in hours
No infrastructure costs
Anywhere, anytime access

The InstallFree Management Console is a virtual application that runs on any Windows Server 2003/8 (32bit) machine. There is no need for a dedicated server to manage or deliver IFV Applications.

IFV Applications run on the local host without the need of an installed agent or database allowing users to access their applications from any location.

Conflict-free Sandbox Applications

Eliminates application regression tests prior to rollout

Run conflicting applications side by side

Streamlines application deployment

Reduce IT operational expenses

IFV Applications are sandboxed in separate execution environments, provided by the IFV Engine, supplying them with all the resources normally supplied by an underlying OS.

This allows multiple applications to run conflict-free reducing the overall cost of delivering and managing desktop applications.

Cross Platform Application Packages

Support roaming users over multiple platforms

Run non-compliant applications on Terminal Server/Citrix XenApp

Migrate legacy and non-compliant applications to Windows Vista / 7

IFV Applications integrate with its IFV Engine's execution environment which operates exactly the same regardless of the host location, OS version and settings.

Supported platforms include: Windows XP (SP2+), Vista, Terminal Server, Citrix XenApp, Windows-based VDI architecture.

Modular Applications, Add-ons and Update Packages

Eliminates packaging overhead

Streamlines application delivery and management

InstallFree's virtualization technology allows applications, add-ons and updates to be separately virtualized and encapsulated into modular packages. When activated, the application package dynamically binds at runtime with the separately packaged add-ons or updates and runs as if they were all normally installed in the same package.

Unique Virtualization Process Without a Clean PC

No need to setup a clean PC for the virtualization process

Encapsulate once, experience everywhere

When virtualizing an application, InstallFree uses a sandboxed virtual execution environment as a clean-slate OS in which the application is normally installed. IFV applications packaged by InstallFree are not affected by the PC used during the virtualization process, unlike the DIFF and Installation Monitoring methods used by competitors.