VMWare acquired Thinstall not too long ago and has a new beta available today. The beta is named Thinstall Project North Star and add two new features:
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Application Link: allows administrators to dynamically link Thinstall packages to one another, making it possible to create separate packages for interdependent components (such as Java or .NET) and use them across multiple Thinstall packages.
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Application Sync: allows customers to execute updates to virtual applications through a secure Internet connection, increasing application portability while reducing security and patch risks to offline and out-of-network machines.
Is application virtualization going to replace the current method of deploying and managing apps in the enterprise? I wonder where Apple will find itself in this new paradigm…
