The App-V community has long been a very giving group of professionals, going back to the old Softricity days. We post on the forums and share recipes on how to sequence apps. Some of us post on blogs and even produce instructional videos. And while I don’t tweet, I certainly see signs of a lot of sharing happing via twitter.…
Two new OSD Policies for App-V
Microsoft has informed us of two policies that exist for the OSD that, up to now, had been undocumented. It is unclear when these policies were added, but clearly they are supported in 4.6, and they may have been around for years.
These policies, now documented in The OSD Illustrated (an interactive online application that depicts and describes the entire …
“The Client Book” about App-V is now available!!!!!
At long last there is a book just about App-V!!!“The Client Book” is now available for purchase. More Information is available on our main website here. You may now purchase the book online at our store at Lulu. |
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Tim Mangan named MVP (again)
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Well I received my notice today. Microsoft has named me a “Most Valuable Professional”, or MVP, for Application Virtualization (App-V) for another year. Not a huge surprise, but one always gets nervous until it arrives. |
Updates on Microsoft App-V
There is some news regarding App-V to share.
1. App-V 4.5 SP2 Upgrade Released
2. Microsoft Releasing “Pkg” format specification
3. TMurgent releases free tool to read “Pkg” files
4. TMurgent releases White Paper and Video on App-V 4.6 DSC and Transparency
These are more fully described in my other blog at BrianMadden.com…
New Free Tool: PkgView for App-V
Have you ever wanted to see what was captured in the App-V user or global PKG file?
For the last 4 years, on and off, I have been trying to build a tool to do just that. And for just as long I have been really close to having such a tool, but not close enough to release one. I …
New Tool: XenApp Publishing Extensions 2.0 for App-V
The XenApp Publishing Extensions 2.0 are two tools that enable easy publication of applications to your XenApp 4.5 or 5.0 farm.
Once you have deployed App-V virtual applications to your XenApp 4.5 and 5.0 Farms, you will want to publish the shortcuts to users. This can be a slow and tedious process for App-V virtual applications when using the XenApp …
Citrix Technology Professional Award
I am pleased to announce that I have just been named a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP). The CTP is Citrix’s version of the Microsoft MVP. I rewards professionals that contribute to the community and establishes a two-way dialog with the company, both to improve our understanding of Citrix and as a conduit so that Citrix can access the industry …