- InstallAnywhere
InstallAnywhere is a
Java -basedsoftware tool for creatinginstaller s or software packages, for multiple platforms. InstallAnywhere was originally made byZeroG Software [http://www.zerog.com/macrovision-zero-g-faq.html] until it was acquired byMacrovision in mid-June 2005. With Macrovision's sale of their software group, InstallAnywhere is now owned and supported by Acresso Software. There are two editions of the software, Standard and Enterprise.History
InstallAnywhere's main competitor was
InstallShield MP (MultiPlatform). However, as Macrovision acquired both InstallShield and InstallAnywhere, it stopped the development of InstallShield MP and encouraged its users to migrate to InstallAnywhere 8. Similarly, there was an InstallAnywhere version that concurrenced InstallShield, called InstallAnywhere.NET (Windows only). Again, Macrovision announced its EOL right after the ZeroG acquisition, and encouraged InstallAnywhereNET users to migrate to InstallAnywhere.Release history
* Version 3.5.3 released on 14 February, 2001
* Version 4.0.1 released on 30 April, 2001
* Version 4.5.3 released on 7 March, 2002
* Version 5.0.7 released on 22 January, 2003
* Version 5.5.3 released on 15 July, 2003
* Version 6.0.0 released on 1 December, 2003
* Version 6.1.0 released on 29 March, 2004
* Version 7.0.0 released on 16 May, 2005
* Version 7.1.0 released on 6 September, 2005
* Version 7.1.3 released on 31 March, 2006
* Version 8.0.0 released on 29 August, 2006
* Version 8.0.1 released on 17 April, 2007
* Version 2008 released on 18 October, 2007
* Version 2008 Value Pack 1 released on 13 March, 2008ee also
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List of installation software External links
* [http://www.acresso.com/products/installation/installanywhere.htm InstallAnywhere's page on the Acresso web site]
Developers forums
* [http://community.acresso.com/forumdisplay.php?f=232 Developers forum (starting with version 2008)] (registration required)
* [http://community.zerog.com Developers forum (for versions up to 8)] (has been set to read-only starting with April 1st 2008)Alternatives to IA
Free
* [http://www.installjammer.com/ InstallJammer alternative]
*IzPack Non-Free
* [http://bitrock.com BitRock alternative]
* [http://install4j.com Install4J alternative]
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