Since the arrival of application virtualization I have been fairly supportive of the concept. It can really bring some benefits and solve some peoples integration issues.
Application Virtualization is not however the solution to all your problems and may even introduce new difficulties into your environment.
What is good about application virtualization?

Application virtualization is starting to creep into enterprises now, usually in companion to other virtualization strategies. But if you are new to the concept and want to determine which product is right for you where do you start?
If you have the time you could download the trial versions of the software and get a feel [...]

In part 1 I showed you the application packaging process using a snapshot package. But now what? To be able to use the package you need two other elements installed and configured.
The Altiris SVS Streaming Server and the Altiris SVS client.
The first step is to install and configure the Streaming Server. The installation is very [...]

I started looking at application streaming options back in 5 options for application streaming. So far I have shown you Citrix Application Streaming and VMWare ThinApp. In this blog I am looking at Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) Professional. Altiris SVS Professional is the Symantec application streaming product, formally known as AppStream.
Altiris SVS features include: