NewsArchive
10-18-2007, 02:18 AM
All,
As you probably know, the SetupBuilder user base continues to increase
rapidly. We are stronger than ever and in a better position than ever to
target even stronger performance and growth. The SetupBuilder community is
the human voice behind the technology, and an important element in our
ongoing product success. We encourage direct customer suggestions about
software development directions and we make sure that our development
priorities reflect customer needs.
SetupBuilder is a tool to create script driven, high-performance native
Windows .EXE installation applications. It's interesting to note that about
60% of all new customers are moving from a .MSI based installation to our
state-of-the-art SetupBuilder .EXE system. Of course, SetupBuilder
installations are ready for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008!
One request we hear repeatedly is support for native MSI. Some larger
clients of our customers demand MSI installation support and obviously our
customers want to give clients what they want and need. So we will address
this in the high-end edition of the upcoming SetupBuilder 7, even though
there will be a change in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification
Requirements. MSI installation will be RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL and no longer
REQUIRED!
In SetupBuilder 7 Ultimate edition, it will be your choice. You can create
an installation using the technology that best fits your requirements.
Compile either a powerful and flexible SetupBuilder SetupScript or a
fully-functional Windows Installer from the same SetupBuilder 7 Integrated
Development Environment (IDE).
The SetupBuilder MSI Compiler (SBMSI) is already feature complete and does
all the magic to translate the SetupBuilder project into a native MSI file.
Please note that our own proprietary SetupScript technology is, and will
continue to be, our number one priority. Period! There are various
fundamental limitations of MSI and only our own high-performance
state-of-the-art installation technology gives us full control over the
installation process. MSI can only provide 30%-40% of the functionality
that is available in our own SetupScript technology. And SetupScript has
already been used in millions of setup.exe installations with reliable
results.
SetupBuilder 7 Ultimate (Beta) is expected to be released in Q4 2007. It
will be free for customers with a current SetupBuilder Developer maintenance
subscription. SetupBuilder 7 will be fully backward compatible with
SetupBuilder 6.
Lindersoft's customer list continues to include leaders in aerospace,
commercial banking, defense, entertainment, federal government, financial
services, health care, high technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail,
securities, and telecommunications. Our company's client roster includes
one-third of the Fortune Global 500.
Regards,
--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910
"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes
-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner
As you probably know, the SetupBuilder user base continues to increase
rapidly. We are stronger than ever and in a better position than ever to
target even stronger performance and growth. The SetupBuilder community is
the human voice behind the technology, and an important element in our
ongoing product success. We encourage direct customer suggestions about
software development directions and we make sure that our development
priorities reflect customer needs.
SetupBuilder is a tool to create script driven, high-performance native
Windows .EXE installation applications. It's interesting to note that about
60% of all new customers are moving from a .MSI based installation to our
state-of-the-art SetupBuilder .EXE system. Of course, SetupBuilder
installations are ready for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008!
One request we hear repeatedly is support for native MSI. Some larger
clients of our customers demand MSI installation support and obviously our
customers want to give clients what they want and need. So we will address
this in the high-end edition of the upcoming SetupBuilder 7, even though
there will be a change in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification
Requirements. MSI installation will be RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL and no longer
REQUIRED!
In SetupBuilder 7 Ultimate edition, it will be your choice. You can create
an installation using the technology that best fits your requirements.
Compile either a powerful and flexible SetupBuilder SetupScript or a
fully-functional Windows Installer from the same SetupBuilder 7 Integrated
Development Environment (IDE).
The SetupBuilder MSI Compiler (SBMSI) is already feature complete and does
all the magic to translate the SetupBuilder project into a native MSI file.
Please note that our own proprietary SetupScript technology is, and will
continue to be, our number one priority. Period! There are various
fundamental limitations of MSI and only our own high-performance
state-of-the-art installation technology gives us full control over the
installation process. MSI can only provide 30%-40% of the functionality
that is available in our own SetupScript technology. And SetupScript has
already been used in millions of setup.exe installations with reliable
results.
SetupBuilder 7 Ultimate (Beta) is expected to be released in Q4 2007. It
will be free for customers with a current SetupBuilder Developer maintenance
subscription. SetupBuilder 7 will be fully backward compatible with
SetupBuilder 6.
Lindersoft's customer list continues to include leaders in aerospace,
commercial banking, defense, entertainment, federal government, financial
services, health care, high technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail,
securities, and telecommunications. Our company's client roster includes
one-third of the Fortune Global 500.
Regards,
--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910
"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.6
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes
-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner