BMC Incorporates VMware ThinApp (formerly Thinstall) Application Virtualization into Configuration Management
BMC Incorporates VMware ThinApp Application Virtualization into BSM for Easy Management of Virtual Application Deployments and Upgrades in Windows Vista Environments
The alliance enables BMC and VMware resellers to offer application virtualization to customers using the BMC Configuration Management solution.
VMware, together with BMC, will address the IT management challenge of frequent system upgrades and software deployments while maintaining the stability and integrity of host systems and a secure end-user desktop environment.
Flash Demo I: Deployment using BMC Configuration Automation (Formerly Marimba).
Demonstrates two methods of deploying ThinApp packages using BMC Configuration Automation (Marimba) with filetype associations and shortcuts
Flash Demo II: Using BMC Configuration Automation (Formerly Marimba) to perform byte-level differencing updates
Demonstrates using VMware ThinApp with BMC Configuration Management (Marimba) to deploy applications to desktops and update them using byte-level differencing
Using a Business Service Management (BSM) approach, IT executives can meet the demand for fast, secure and conflict-free virtual application deployments, while supporting business services with consistent application delivery. This partnership offers customers a greater range of deployment choices with increased flexibility and superior management of virtual applications in desktop environments.
“With Thinstall’s client-less and server-less application virtualization solution now available through our TAP program, customers can manage virtual applications and system stability with the ease previously only possible with natively installed software,” said Paul Avenant, vice president, Service Management Business Unit, BMC Software. “Adding application virtualization to our BSM portfolio provides organizations with a unified way to deliver applications to reduce downtime, errors, and migration impact saving customers time, money and resources in keeping user systems up-to-date in an increasingly virtual environment.”
VMware ThinApp complements BMC’s offering to maximize desktop efficiency and performance, as well as minimize operational and administrative costs. By virtualizing applications, sending them to the desktop in a single EXE file, and allowing SxS applications to be deployed without conflict, ThinApp is providing a reliable and secure desktop infrastructure. BMC and VMware as a combined solution allows a data center to deploy and manage applications in a consolidated infrastructure across an enterprise, including remote workers, and still support business services with deployment and support for the application operations in .NET, WindowsÒ and Vista environments.
BMC is recognized as the leader in Business Service Management providing solutions that span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. BMC solutions are used by more than 15,000 customers worldwide.