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Web Updates |
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Keeping your users up-to-date with the latest security updates or bug fixes can
be difficult, and unpatched products tie up your company's support resources
when users call your help desk and learn about an important patch that's already
been released. To solve these problems, InstallAware now
provides an automatic way to distribute web updates. Unlike other products that
charge extra for this capability based on the number of users, InstallAware
includes web updates in all product versions, and doesn't ever charge you extra
for usage.
The completely integrated Web Updates view lets you create updates, select product versions to apply them to, and configure the update schedule. When built, your application setup will include an update client that integrates with the local Windows Task Scheduler to retrieve updates from your website and install them automatically, if desired. What's more, the update client can be minimized to the system tray, and it behaves exactly like Windows Update for a completely standard user experience. No stand-alone browsers or HTML pages are launched at any time.
InstallAware also provides you with the full MSIcode sources of the web update client. This means you can fully customize not only the update client interface (dialogs, icons, etc.), but also the update logic. While the built-in functionality works out of the box and covers virtually all conceivable update scenarios, InstallAware makes it very easy for you to tweak everything to your liking. |
