InstallAnywhere: Resources
Create Multiplatform Installations from a Single Project File – Physical, Cloud, and Virtual
Environments
InstallAnywhere is the leading multiplatform installation development solution for application producers who need to deliver a professional and consistent installation experience for physical, virtual and cloud environments. From a single project file and build environment, InstallAnywhere creates reliable installations for on-premises platforms – Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, IBM iSeries – and enables you to take existing and new software products to a virtual and cloud infrastructure.
Datasheets
Concurrent Licensing
Migration from InstallShield MultiPlatform to InstallAnywhere Datasheet
Guides, Manuals & Help
InstallAnywhere 2012 Evaluation Guide
InstallAnywhere 2012 User Guide
InstallAnywhere Collaboration User Guide
Release Notes & EULA
InstallAnywhere 2012 Release Notes
InstallAnywhere Collaboration Release Notes
InstallAnywhere EULA
InstallAnywhere Collaboration EULA
Success Stories
Websense: Reliably Installs their Solution on Multiple Platforms using InstallAnywhere
Vitria: Enhancing the User Experience Starting with the Installation Process
Moai Creates Flexible and Intuitive Installations with InstallAnywhere
BEA Creates Easy-to-Install Software with InstallAnywhere
Infragistics Creates Flexible and Intuitive Installations with InstallAnywhere
Yantra Delivers Flexible and Intuitive Installations with InstallAnywhere
McCabe and Associates Creates Flexible, Multi-Platform Installations with InstallAnywhere
Testimonials
"Customers access our products in increasingly complex environments – from physical, traditional environments to cloud and virtual environments – and we need to make it easy for them. Flexera Software understands this. InstallAnywhere, with its easy-to-use interface, is the engine that enables Axway to deliver a seamless, consistent user experience when deploying Axway Secure Client on various operating systems in multiple environments."
Paul French
VicePresident, Strategy & Markets
Axway
"Using InstallAnywhere to build a single installation project that works for every platform we target means we don't have to waste time creating disjointed installer technologies with different, inferior technologies such as shell scripting. InstallAnywhere will continue to serve as our cross-platform installation platform. As Websense continues to embrace open source operating systems such as Linux, InstallAnywhere will serve as the only viable option for targeting such environments."
Willhelm Lehman
Software Architect
Websense, Inc.
"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
Introducing Merge Modules
Building Console and Silent Installers
Customizing Your Uninstaller
Best Practices for Building Multi-Platform Installers
Shell vs. Java: Overcoming the Challenges of Shell Scripting for UNIX Installations
On-Demand Webinars
What's New in InstallAnywhere 2012
Agile and Installation Development: Supporting Agile Projects with Flexible Installation
Best Practices for Building Linux Installers
Why Concurrent Licenses Are the Best Value for InstallShield and InstallAnywhere Users
Tips & Tricks
Blog
Additional Resources
Webinar
Agile and Installation Development: Supporting Agile Projects with Flexible Installation
Special guest speaker Peter Varhol discusses the importance of a professional installation package as part of an agile process. Discover how to optimize installation development in an agile product development effort.
White Paper
Best Practices for Building Multi-Platform Installers
This white paper discusses the fundamentals of installation planning and how to manage installation projects according to proven best practices.
Success Story
"Using InstallAnywhere to build a single installation project that works for every platform we target means we don't have to waste time creating disjointed installer technologies with different, inferior technologies such as shell scripting. InstallAnywhere will continue to serve as our cross-platform installation platform. As Websense continues to embrace open source operating systems such as Linux, InstallAnywhere will serve as the only viable option for targeting such environments."
Willhelm Lehman
Software Architect
Websense, Inc.

