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InstallAnywhere: Resources

Multiplatform Installation Solution to Install Cross-Platform Applications

Datasheets

Install your software on multiple platforms using a single installation project. Also available in Japanese.
Read more about the benefits of migrating to InstallAnywhere.
Concurrent licensing available for large customers (Enterprise Edition only): This alternative to the traditional node-locked (named) licensing provides large customers with an option to purchase and use InstallAnywhere more flexibly and cost-effectively. You can also watch this brief Webinar to learn about the value of concurrent licenses.

Guides, Manuals & Help

Use the InstallAnywhere Evaluation Guide throughout your evaluation. Also available in Japanese.
This guide is also available in Japanese.

Release Notes & EULA

This is the End User License Agreement for InstallAnywhere.  Also available in Japanese.

Case Studies

Using InstallAnywhere, Vitria now simplifies the process of creating installers for its software products. By reducing the time spent creating an installer by 75 percent, the company creates a simpler process that decreases time to market, overall maintenance, overhead cost, and resources spent on coding.

Testimonials

 

"InstallAnywhere is a world class set of installer tools that gave us exactly what we needed to create a proficient installer that we could base our customized product on. We had the flexibility to program the installer how we wanted it, without having to write any special or custom Java Code."

"InstallAnywhere supported the platforms that we needed. The uniform look and feel has made the process of installing our products a much better experience and product for our customers. We're happy we chose InstallAnywhere."

Ken McKnight
Sr. Staff Release Engineer
Vitria

"InstallAnywhere gives us a highly customizable, yet standardized solution for all platforms, as opposed to developing and maintaining multiple semi-custom batch files and scripts for Windows and UNIX deployments."

"Prior to adopting InstallAnywhere, the installation development process took nearly two months to configure our single platform deployment solution for Windows, to write shell scripts and batch files for several UNIX platforms and to test the installation packages. Release Rocket Verify is a product that is available on many platforms. [With InstallAnywhere,] the installation packaging took us less than a week for all our platforms."

Tim Summers
CTO
McCabe

"InstallAnywhere allows for exceptionally quick localization of all visible installation components. This has saved us an incredible amount of development effort and is now basically a non-event in delivering product."

"We needed a deployment solution provider that shared our vision of anytime, anywhere computing. No other solution provided the cross-platform support and flexibility BEA required."

John Kiger
Director of Product Marketing for the E-Commerce Server Division
BEA

"Not only was I able to create our installers on the same day that I downloaded InstallAnywhere, but each installer ran without errors on all platforms. Needless to say, I met my deadline and the product shipped with a high-quality installer on ALL platforms."

"Our customers work on a variety of platforms including AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and Windows 2000. InstallAnywhere enables us to use one standardized solution for all Java platforms. It saves us and our customers time, and delivers a uniform installation experience."

"My concept of a great installer is one that makes the customer experience as pleasant as possible. The installer must be easy, intuitive, and it has to work. InstallAnywhere delivered on all counts, with minimal extra effort."

Shawn Campbell
Principal Release Engineer
Yantra

"InstallAnywhere's intuitive interface makes it easy to see what happens in what order. With InstallAnywhere, we can program on a development machine, then transfer the installer to a build environment, without any file translation hassles or incompatibilities."

"InstallAnywhere functions like a native installer on every platform. Our end-users don't need to know Java."

"InstallAnywhere lets me create installers that reflect Infragistics' messaging and artwork, ensuring that our customer's experience begins the moment that they click "install."

Tim Hitchings
Senior Product Manager
Infragistics

"InstallAnywhere's console mode functionality has helped us to streamline testing. We create nightly builds of our software and send them to QA for testing. Before InstallAnywhere, we had to install our enterprise-class software manually onto each of three platforms. Now, with InstallAnywhere’s silent command-line functionality, we can deploy to QA by executing just a few commands, saving many man-hours and speeding our time to market."

"InstallAnywhere's international functionality was a big deal to us. Because we have customers and distributors worldwide, it is essential that the installation support multiple languages. InstallAnywhere's built-in internationalization support saves us the time and expense of localizing the installer."

James Talbot
VP of Engineering
Moai

"The Hebrew and Arabic enhancements in the new version of InstallAnywhere provide us with installation support we need for offering to our customers truly worldwide products supported in our languages."

Israel Gidali
Globalization Manager for Complex Text Languages
IBM

White Papers

This white paper discusses the benefits of Merge Modules and the different Merge Module types.
Learn best practices for building installers in console mode (for command-line-driven installations) and silent installations (for working with limited or no user interaction).
Learn how to build customized uninstallers to control the removal of products and features.
This white paper discusses the fundamentals of installation planning and how to manage installation projects according to proven best practices.
Learn about the difficulties with attempting to develop UNIX installations using shell scripts, and how Java is being used as a successful alternative to shell scripting.

Webinars

Linux developers, stop building RPM packages that don’t install properly. Watch this Webinar to learn how to build professional Linux installers fast that install reliably on Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, and more.
Learn how InstallAnywhere 2010 is the only multiplatform installer solution that lets you manage all phases of the installation lifecycle – including installation, rollback, maintenance, repair, and uninstall.
If you are responsible for creating installations for multiple platforms, this webinar is for you. Learn how InstallAnywhere 2009 makes it easy to author professional installations for Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, i5/OS, Mac OS X, Windows, and more.
InstallShield MultiPlatform has been officially retired. If you are a currently using InstallShield MultiPlatform to create a single installation for multiple platforms, come learn the benefits of moving to InstallAnywhere 2009.
Are you having trouble moving node-locked licenses (per user, per desktop) of InstallShield and InstallAnywhere from computer to computer? Watch this brief Webinar to learn about the value of concurrent licenses. Concurrent licenses can be used on any PC by any developer in any office. No headaches, no wasting time.