Installshield Pro
InstallShield 11 Professional is the powerful and flexible
installation-authoring solution for today's most popular platforms,
operating systems, and devices.
It provides publishers with a powerful and flexible solution for creating
Windows (MSI or InstallScript™) and cross-platform installations.
You invest a lot of time and money developing your software. The ability to
deploy it and have your software install seamlessly on your user's machine
is essential. This is the first interaction your customers have with your
product and it has to be perfect.
To help developers author reliable, bulletproof installations, there's
Macrovision's InstallShield product line. InstallShield is the industry-
standard installation-authoring solution with over 15 years of proven
experience and countless industry awards.
New Functionality
The Professional Edition introduces new functionality for keeping publishers
up-to-date with the latest technologies.
These include: MSI 3.1 support for simplified patch development; Try and
Buy functionality for creating fully functional trial versions that can be
instantly activated;
Oracle support for easily connecting to Oracle database servers; IIS 6.0
support for application pools, Web Service Extensions and new properties;
and over 20 InstallScript enhancements including 64-bit support for AMD and
Intel hardware.
Solutions for Windows Installations
InstallShield supports Windows Installer (MSI) 3.1
InstallShield has unparalleled Windows Installer support that enables you
to build
powerful MSI installations. Use the functionality found in Microsoft's
recent MSI 3.1 release to simplify your patch development.
Create Trialware versions of your product
Using InstallShield's Trialware functionality, you can create fully
functional and protected trial version of your product in a few easy steps.
No
source code modifications or dongles are required. Your trial version will
seamlessly convert itself into a purchased product using the new
InstallShield
Activation Service.
Create customized InstallScript™ installations
With over 20 InstallScript enhancements, including 64-bit support for AMD
and
Intel hardware, InstallShield is the most advanced solution ever built for
creating script-based installations.
Integrate InstallShield with Visual Studio® .NET™
With full .NET integration and support, InstallShield gives you
everything
you need to efficiently author reliable .NET software installations.