Application Re-Packaging
What is Application Re-Packaging
This is the modification of, or rewriting of, an existing software installation program to tailor it to a your computer network so that it installs pre-configured to the user's desktop without anybody ever visiting their machine.
Why Bother
- Standardisation
- Conflict Management
- Remote Deployment
- Overall Reduced Cost of Ownership
- Disaster Recovery
Standardisation
When re-packaging an application the new installation program is created with all the installation prompt screens removed. Instead these settings are pre-configured to the specific network environment and user options required by the business using the software. This means that installation can be carried out simply and easily, each time in an identical manner.
With only one configuration throughout the business you drastically reduce the possibilities for problems to occur and simplify problem diagnosis and correction.
Conflict Management
Most software manufacturers installations are designed to presume they are the main piece of software to be used on your computer. They may upgrade shared files with newer versions that are not compatible with existing software. Or they may presume that you want them to be the default application for particular file types. Plus many other ways one piece of software can conflict with another
Re-packaging allows many of these possible conflicts to be avoided before they occur.
Remote Deployment
With a single pre-configured executable created by re-packaging, open up the possibility of remote and automated installations where no one need ever go to the user's computer to have the software they requested appear on their screen.
Reduced Cost of Ownership
In something as complex as a computer problems will always happen. But they can be reduced and better managed. With problem occurrences reduced by Conflict Management, problem fixing simplified by installation Standardisation and deployment of software becoming possible a single click process, the support overhead for your network (and therefore cost) can be reduced
Disaster Recovery
Should the worst happen such as fire or flood it is easy to believe that your recovery plans are sufficient. After all insurance will pay for new server and computers, your data is safely backed up and stored off-site. But how long will it take to re-install correctly the desktop software so that you can use that restored data on 10, 100 or 1,000 machines?