Application Virtualization & Streaming

Software virtualization is used to run applications in their own virtual environment allowing quick provisioning and de-provisioning of applications. A definition of software virtualization can be:

It continues the common theme of abstracting the service or application away from its physical environment, enabling it to exist and run in any location. Virtualization enables the co-existence of applications on the same physical environment by encapsulating them so that everything they need to run is available to them within a virtual environment.

Service Pack 2 is now availible for download. You can get it on our new portal by clicking on the trialware link.

Creating a Data layer - the most underestimated part of SVS. See here what the benefits are, and be convinced to use it in your environment.

In this 17 minutes video you see how to install and configure Symantec SVS Professional.

SVS Professional is a unique software virtualisation and streaming software that brings all layers straight to your desktop.

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There is a conflict between older versions of SVS and recent definition files for SEP and SAV that has been causing bluescreens. Most people should not encounter this problem because newer versions of SVS do not have this issue. The versions having the problem that have been reported to us are in the 2.0 line. Customers should update to the 2.1 releases of SVS.

Adobe Reader is one of those programs that make up a basic desktop. One problem with throwing Adobe Reader into a layer is that it likes to automatically update itself. That is fine until you reset the layer for any reason, then you are back to square one. There are some ways to deal with that, but the simplest way is to turn automatic updates off in Adobe Reader.

Adobe has released the "Acrobat Customization Wizard 9". This program allows you to tweak the basic settings of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. Adobe has made turning off automatic updates (and many other settings) a breeze to build into the install. This article will talk about how to create a Adobe Reader 9 layer that works well with layers.