|  Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, App-V
(SoftGrid)Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) version 4.5 has been released to manufacturing. App-V 4.5 is the first Microsoft-branded release of the product formerly known as SoftGrid. It includes new capabilities designed to help IT support large-scale virtualization implementations across many sites and provides multiple delivery options, including over-the-Internet application availability to meet your business needs. Newly added international support for 11 new languages enables your users to work in localized environments with localized applications; Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) provides administrator-controlled virtual application communication and interaction; compliance with Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing and Secure by Default initiatives, integration with Microsoft System Center Management Products, and infrastructure updates via Windows Update. Additionally, Microsoft Application Virtualization for Terminal Services has also been updated to the same standards and now supports Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 will be available as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and Microsoft Application Virtualization for Terminal Services |
Microsoft Application Virtualization can help solve your business challenges. See more information below.
| Centralized Management, Scalable Infrastructure
Publish, deploy, and manage your virtual applications while leveraging your existing technology investments and software distribution processes. | 
| Readily Accessible Applications
Deliver applications that meet the needs of your users regardless of whether they are in the office, on the road, in a remote site, or holding a meeting at the local coffee shop. | 
| Simplify Application Deployment, Reduce End User Interruptions
Give your staff time back for other projects by reducing test cycles and delivering applications more quickly to your end users while providing seamless application updates that don’t require reboots. | 
| Dynamic Application Virtualization
Turn physical applications into virtual applications that are never installed but can seamlessly communicate with the local operating system, middleware, plug-ins, and other applications. |
For additional understanding of the App-V infrastructure and virtualization see the Overview of App-V 4.5 Technologies. 
In a normal computing environment, applications are installed directly into the operating system. Since they all write to shared system files, applications will often conflict with one another—often leading to crashes and instability. Microsoft Application Virtualization eliminates these conflicts because the virtual applications are never installed on the local system; there are absolutely no changes to files or registry settings on the local machine.
With application virtualization, each application runs in its own protective runtime environment, commonly known as a virtual bubble, isolating them from each other and the underlying OS. If necessary, the administrator can configure virtual applications to interact with each other or share components by using Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC).
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