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Flexera Software helps application producers and enterprises increase application usage and the value they derive from their software. Our Application Usage Management solutions are essential to ensure continuous licensing compliance, optimized software investments and to future-proof businesses against the risks and costs of constantly changing technology. The producer and consumer communities have moved beyond just tactical tools for application administration to now seek strategic solutions for Application Usage Management.
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InstallAnywhere 2013
InstallAnywhere is the leading multiplatform development solution for application producers who need to deliver a professional and consistent cross installation experience for physical, virtual and cloud environments. From a single project file and build environment, InstallAnywhere creates reliable installations for on-premises platforms – Windows, Linux, Apple OS X, Solaris, AIX , HP-UX, and IBM iSeries – and enables you to take existing and new software products to a virtual and cloud infrastructure.
If you develop applications for multiple
platforms in both on-premises and virtual environments, trying to manually
create installations for each one is a time-consuming and error-prone process.
It often leads to release delays and installation errors that frustrate end
users and increase your support costs. For some, a lack of internal resources
and skills may even prohibit them from taking advantage of the cloud and virtual
environments.
InstallAnywhere makes it easy for even the most
novice multiplatform installation developer to create professional installation
software for virtually any platform in both physical and virtual environments.
It is available in two editions (Professional and Premier) and in two languages
(English and Japanese).
Reduce software development time
- Build an installation project in minutes
with the Project Wizard and Advanced Designer – no coding needed
- Install software on multiple platforms and
in both physical and virtual environments using one project file
- Create installers of your most complex
applications with advanced customization and configuration options and
accessibility support
Impress end users with customized installations
- Create installers that match your company
and product branding using custom graphics, animation, and transparent
images
- Automatically localize installing text in 31
different languages
- Give multiplatform installations the
platform-specific functionality they need using extensive set of standard
actions and custom code APIs
Simplify virtualization and cloud-based
deployments
- Easily create cloud-ready virtual appliances
to deploy multiplatform applications automatically to Amazon EC2
- Easily create enterprise-ready virtual
appliances to deploy multiplatform applications automatically, OVF 1.1
Compliant
What’s New in InstallAnywhere 2013
- Create Pure 64-Bit Installations
– Support Windows Server Core in the modern data center by creating pure
64-bit installations for Windows Servers that have disabled the 32-bit
subsystem.
- Build Multi-Tier Virtual Appliances
– Simplify evaluations and production deployments of multi-tier applications
by bundling several virtual machines into a single enterprise-ready virtual
appliance.
- Streamline Virtual Appliance Builds
– Build faster and easier by creating virtual appliances directly from
existing virtual machines.
- Support Emerging Technologies
– Build 64-bit virtual appliances.
- Support for the Latest Versions of
Windows – Supports Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Enhanced Support for the Latest
Platforms – Support for the latest platforms, including: Windows
8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Apple OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Apple OS Z
'Mavericks' (10.9), SUSE Linux 11.3, Ubuntu 12.04, Solaris 11 Sparc, HP-UX
11i, AIX 7.1, IBM i5/OS, Z/OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Fedora 16.
- Smoother Navigation with Updated
User Interface – includes improved performance, more intuitive
navigation, and consolidated views with inline help.
- Windows Digital Signatures
– Ensure applications install securely by digitally signing installations to
support Windows User Access Control (UAC).
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Premiere Edition:
(formerly InstallAnywhere Standard)Our Ultimate Mutliplatform Installer
Solution for Installing Software in Physical and Virtual Environments
InstallAnywhere Premier Edition (previously
Enterprise Edition) is our most powerful multiplatform installation solution for
creating professional, customized installations for virtually any platform in
both physical and virtual environments. This multiplatform installer provides
the ultimate in technology support, configuration options, user interaction, and
client/server features, simplifying even the most complicated installations.
If you develop complex applications, require
multiple platform or environment-specific customization options, market to an
international audience, or simply wish to provide customers with the best
possible installation experience, then the Premier Edition is the installer for
you.
The Premier Edition is available in English or
Japanese, and has full international support to create multiplatform installers
in 31 different languages.
- Simplify evaluations and production
deployments of multi-tier applications by bundling several virtual machines
into a single enterprise-ready virtual appliance
- Support for the latest platforms, including:
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2,
Apple OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Apple OS X ‘Mavericks’ (10.9) Developer
Preview, SUSE Linux 11.3, Ubuntu 12.04, Solaris 11 Sparc, HP-UX 11i, AIX
7.1, IBM i5/OS, Z/OS, RHEL 6 and Fedora 16
- Customize installation panels, GUI, console
actions, and uninstallers
- Facilitate team development with expanded
collaboration features
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Professional Edition:
(formerly InstallAnywhere Enterprise)
The Easy Way to Create Reliable
Multiplatform Installations
InstallAnywhere Professional Edition (previously Standard Edition) provides
you with the basic functionality you need to install software on multiple
platforms and in both physical and virtual environments. This multiplatform
installer lets even the most novice developer create reliable installations
in minutes – no coding required.
The Professional Edition is the ideal
solution for developers looking for a quick and easy way to create advanced
installations. If you build software with more complex installation
requirements, however, consider moving up to the full-featured
InstallAnywhere Premier Edition.
The Professional Edition is available in
English and has international support to create installers in 9 different
languages.
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System Requirements
For Systems Running InstallAnywhere
(Authoring Environment)
RAM |
256 MB free; 512 MB preferred |
Hard Disk Free Space |
500 MB |
Color |
High color (16-bit color depth) |
Resolution |
Minimum 1200 x 800 resolution |
Operating System |
InstallAnywhere runs on the latest versions
of these operating systems, fully updated with the most recent patches
and service packs.
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Windows |
- Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
- Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2012 (x64)
- Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 and
x64)
- Windows XP
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Apple |
- OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Developer Preview 8 with Apple Java 1.6 or Oracle Java 1.7
or later
- OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
with Apple
JRE 1.6 or Oracle Java
1.7 or later
- OS X Lion (10.7) with Apple
Java 1.6
- OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)
with Java 1.6 or later
- OS X Leopard (10.5)
- OS X Tiger (10.4)
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Linux |
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
(desktop and server editions; x86 and x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
and 6 (x86 and x64)
- SUSE Linux 10 (x86)
- OpenSUSE Linux 11.2, 11.3,
11.4, 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 (x86 and x64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2
(x64)
- Linux PPC 64-bit (build time
only) only with JRE 1.6
- Ubuntu 13.04 (desktop and
server editions; x86 and x64)
- Ubuntu 10.10, 11.10, and
12.04 (x86 and x64)
- Fedora 18 and 19 (desktop
and server editions; x86 and x64)
- Fedora 14, 15, 16, and 17
Note: When you install InstallAnywhere on a Linux
system, the installation attempts to create a symbolic link to
the default Linux loader (/lib/ld-linux.so.2) if a link with the
same name is not already present. The symbolic link is necessary
for the host ID to be displayed on the Host ID dialog, and it is
also necessary for successful node-locked licensing. The link is
present on systems that are Linux Standard Base (LSB) 3
compliant, but it may not be present on systems that are not LSB
compliant. For more information, see Knowledge Base article
Q209204.
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Solaris |
- Solaris 9, 10, and 11
(SPARC)
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Note: A Japanese version of InstallAnywhere Premier
Edition is available for Windows-based systems only. Installers
can be built from any platform for any other platform or
language. Localizations for 31 languages are included with
Premier Edition. Localizations for 9 languages are included with
Professional Edition.
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For Target Systems (Installer
Environment)
RAM |
64 MB |
Color |
High color (16-bit color depth) |
Resolution |
Minimum 640 x 480 |
Operating System |
Installers run on any version of these
operating systems, as long as the operating system supports Java 1.6 or
later. InstallAnywhere-generated installers are not supported on beta
versions or on early-access releases unless they are explicitly
mentioned.
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Windows |
- Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
- Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2012 (x64)
- Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
- Windows Vista (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 and
x64)
- Windows XP (x86, x64,
Itanium 2, and AMD-64)
- Windows Server 2003 (x86,
x64, Itanium 2, and AMD-64)
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Apple |
- OS X Mavericks
(10.9) Developer Preview 8
- OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
- OS X Lion (10.7)
- OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)
- OS X Leopard (10.5)
- OS X Tiger (10.4)
- OS X Panther (10.3)
- OS X Jaguar (10.2)
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Linux |
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
(desktop and server editions; x86 and x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
(x86 and x64) and 6.3 (x86 and x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
(with Java 1.6) and 5 (x86, x64, Itanium 2, and AMD-64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
(desktop and server editions; x86 and x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
(with Java 1.6), 5, and 6 (x86 and x64)
- SUSE Linux 9 (x86) with Java
1.6
- SUSE Linux 10 (x86)
- OpenSUSE Linux 11.2, 11.3,
11.4, 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 (x86 and x64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2
(x64)
- Linux on zSeries
- Linux PPC (x64)
- Ubuntu 13.04 (desktop and
server editions; x86 and x64)
- Ubuntu 9.10, 10.10, 11.4,
11.10, 12.04 (x86 and x64), and 12.10 (x86 and x64)
- Fedora 18 and 19 (desktop
and server editions; x86 and x64)
- Fedora 13, 14, 15, 16, and
17
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Solaris |
- Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC)
- Solaris 9, 10 (x86,
SPARC and AMD-64)
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HP-UX |
- HP-UX 11i (Itanium 2 and
PA-RISC)
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AIX |
- AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1
(Power/PowerPC)
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IBM |
- i5/OS (OS/400) on System i -
V5R3 and V5R4 (Enterprise Edition only)
- z/OS
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Other |
- FreeBSD
- Other Linux and Unix
operating systems (POSIXcompliant shell required)
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Supported Java Virtual Machines
InstallAnywhere supports the following Java
virtual machines:
Sun |
1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x |
IBM |
1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x |
Apple |
1.5.x, 1.6.x |
HP |
1.5.x, 1.6.x |
Oracle |
1.7.x |
The InstallAnywhere installer installs JRE
1.7.0_25 VM packs. Any Java virtual machine can be bundled with an installer
ensuring that the target system meets the minimum requirements for both the
installers and your applications. You can
download additional JRE VM packs.
InstallAnywhere-generated installers are not
supported on beta versions or on early-access releases of Java.
Requirements for Virtual Appliances
System Requirements for
Building and Auto-Deploying Virtual Appliances
The following table lists the system requirements
for building and auto-deploying virtual appliances from within InstallAnywhere.
Hypervisor |
Requirements |
VMware vSphere 5/vCenter |
- Credentials to a VMware vSphere 5
Server
- If your VMware vSphere 5 Server is
managed by a VMware vCenter 5 Server, the credentials to the VMware
vCenter Server are also required.
- Host machine credentials
(credentials to a physical/virtual machine that closely resembles
the virtual appliance operating system)
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Amazon EC2 |
- Amazon EC2 account information
(account number, access key, secret key, X.509 certificate, and
private key associated with your Amazon EC2 account)
- Host machine credentials
(credentials to a physical/virtual machine that closely resembles
the virtual appliance operating system)
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Supported Hypervisors and
Platforms for Virtual Appliances
InstallAnywhere supports the creation of virtual
appliances that run on VMware vSphere 5 and Amazon EC2 hypervisors. A VMware
vSphere 5 virtual appliance is deployable on a licensed VMware vSphere 5 Server
(standalone) or a licensed VMware vSphere 5 Server that is managed by a licensed
VMware vCenter 5 Server
The following table identifies the operating
systems that are supported on the supported hypervisors.
Supported Hypervisor |
Supported Operating Systems |
VMware vSphere 5/vCenter |
- CentOS 6.2 and 6.3 (x86 and x64)
- OpenSUSE 12.2 (x86 and x64) and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2—Requires the use of an existing SUSE
VM or snapshot (No support for using a SUSE VM virtual appliance
template)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x86
and x64)—Requires the use of a Red Hat Network–registered RHEL VM
virtual appliance template
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
(x64)—Requires the use of a Red Hat Network–registered RHEL VM
virtual appliance template
- Ubuntu 13.04 (x86 and x64)
- Ubuntu 12.10 (x86 and x64)
- Ubuntu 12.04 (x86 and x64)
- Ubuntu 11.10 (x86 and x64)
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Amazon EC2 |
- Ubuntu 11.10 (x32)
- Ubuntu 12.04 (x32)
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Creating virtual appliances requires that
InstallAnywhere be launched with JRE 1.7 or later |
PLEASE NOTE: You have 21 days from the time of first use to
evaluate InstallAnywhere. If you have not purchased the
product after 21 days, your evaluation version will expire.
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