Application Packaging Overview

Application Packaging Overview

Application packaging is an area of Information Technology that has only appeared in recent years and is seeing an unprecedented demand for experienced staff members. Since the release of Windows 95, applications became incredibly complex. Before Windows 95, installing applications was as simple as copying files from a server onto a workstation. The new concept of a Registry database caused much greater difficulties as it wasn't easily edited and there was little standardisation between installer produced by Vendors. Often a vendor’s installation would not work as expected and attempts to automate installations of software in a standard manner would end up with extremely non-standard results. Non-standard environments led to escalating support costs and increased complexity in getting applications onto machines. Technology since the year 2000 and the increased usage of Microsoft’s Windows Installer as the undisputed standard for packager installers on Microsoft Operating Systems has shown itself to be the answer to standardising the complexity of installers and.