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SoftGrid SMS Connector Discontinued

September 12, 2007

The SoftGrid connector will be deprecated in the near future and replaced with Windows Installer Application Virtualization Extension or WIAV. The reasons they are moving away from the SMS Connector is due to future plans and interoperability with old and new products. What is it? Yes, you in the back, you have a question? Ah, yes what is it he asked. It is essentially a tool to take your sequenced applications and turn them into Windows Installer packages (MSI's). Another question? Go ahead...  ... Read the full post or  the first comment. Filed under: , , , , , , , ,

The SMS Connector for SoftGrid

January 08, 2007

I can’t say enough about this product, if you have not seen the demos on this visit the site and look at them here . If you have plans to package and send out and software this year with SMS I would encourage you to look at this as an alternative to the traditional ways of packaging and deploying with SMS. The cost is ~$10 for SA members, yes that’s ten dollars. Regards, Anthony Anthony Clendenen | Technical Consultant |Microsoft Practices | 909-379-8934 | Dimension Data “ Dimension...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: , , ,