Application compatibility is one of the most crucial factors when it comes to organizations being able to easily move from XP and IE 6 to Win 7 and IE 8/9. With so many of you beginning your migration to Windows 7 this year, it is more important than ever to be able to quickly identify and solve application compatibility issues. To help get over this humps, easy to use AppCompat tools are crucial to giving IT pros like yourself the capability to move ahead with their deployments. With this said, I would like to make you aware of two great tools being made available by our partners to help you solve these deployment blockers.
First, ChangeBASE, the AppCompat testing and remediation specialist, has partnered with Microsoft to develop
AOKLite. AOKLite, which launches today, is a free downloadable version of ChangeBASE’s core software, the AOK Workbench which enables members of the TechNet community to test and automatically fix up to 10 applications ahead of migration. It automates the process of identifying and solving incompatibilities between new or updated software and the existing infrastructure, as well as highlighting incompatible applications before a migration takes place. It also automates many of the other tasks in the packaging process, such as enforcing standards, resolving inter-application conflicts and Windows Installer errors, to enable faster, more cost-effective migrations.
This first version of AOKLite will focus on compatibility problems arising when migrating to Windows 7 – the major IT journey ahead for many organizations in 2011. Future versions of the software will be released every month, extending AOKLite’s functionality to include IE8 and AppV compatibility checks. Download your copy
here.
Our second solution is
App-DNA. App- DNA is a global leader in application intelligence software, has created the AppTitude™ application compatibility software platform. AppTitude automates pre-migration application testing and application remediation, speeding Windows 7, Microsoft App-V, Internet Explorer, Windows Server, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and 64-bit implementations. See a red/amber (yellow)/green analysis of a set of POC applications or an entire application portfolio, highlighting the remediation needed for successful migrations.
Behind the scenes, AppTitude uses an automated approach, a combination of static and runtime analysis, and “revisitable application DNA” for managing a constantly changing environment. With impeccable accuracy, AppTitude eliminates much of the manual testing involved in application assessment. Empowering enterprises with knowledge about their applications – and the success those applications will have on new technologies – means faster and better testing and eventual conversion of applications to MSI, the Microsoft App-V SFT format or Citrix XenApp Profile. AppTitude creates deployment ready application virtualization packages as part of the application migration process. You can access the App-DNA AppTitude test drive
here.
I encourage you to test out these create applications and see if AOKLite or AppTitude are the missing piece to your application compatibly issues.
