VMware ThinApp is an innovative method to accelerate application virtualization which can greatly complement VMware Horizon View desktop strategies. ThinApp applications are packaged into single executables that run completely isolated from each other and the operating system for conflict-free execution on end-point devices. Application packages are made compatible with heterogeneous versions of Windows platforms, eliminating costly re-coding and regression testing for new OS environments such as Windows 7. However without a centralized management platform, VMware ThinApp may become challenging to deploy in complex environments.
Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity provides features to help manage VMware ThinApp as well as offers complementary application virtualization via its FlexApp feature. With a comprehensive application virtualization strategy, administrators can reduce the number of master gold desktop images to the fewest possible by delivering applications on demand (offline and online) as users need them. ProfileUnity enables users to publish and assign VMware ThinApp applications to users without the need for proprietary data-bases, or expensive infrastructure. The overall advantage is that application virtualization is simpler to deploy, easier to manage and more affordable than ever.
ProfileUnity provides the following exclusive features for VMware ThinApp.
ThinApp Deployment
Online Mode Deployment to centrally distribute access and create local start menu items to network based ThinApp applications for online desktops
Offline Mode Deployment to cache ThinApp applications and automatically create start menu items for offline desktops/laptops
Remove function to delete access to online and offline ThinApp applications and remove cached versions
ThinApp Inventory
On demand, per-user ThinApp Inventory feature enables license compliance and contains application sprawl with an at-a-glance view of provisioned and cached applications across the enterprise by user.
Additional Benefits
Manage ThinApp Sandboxes: By leveraging ProfileUnity’s profile portability features, the solution can persist ThinApp sandboxes even in non-persistent environments. Users will enjoy seamless access to application-level customizations such as spell checkers, dictionaries, email signatures and layouts available to users no matter where they access their application.
Re-direct “Save as” and Common Folders -Through ProfileUnity’s Folder Redirection module, administrators can enforce best practice document storage policies. Automatically re-map desktop default "save as" and "look in" locations ensuring storage on disaster recovery protected servers and reducing user profile bloat issues. The solution can also mark redirected folders with hidden attributes to avoid users improperly storing mission critical documents to local drives.
