-- Integration with Visual Studio 2008, now enabling installation development within the same Visual Studio interface -- Four new InstallShield MSI trouble-shooting tools, providing visibility into hidden MSI attributes -- Functionality to quickly take advantage of MSI 4.5 beta technology with a simplified authoring environment -- Support of IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008, including the enhanced installation of web site and virtual directories -- Support for 35 languages with the addition of Hebrew and Arabic"Acresso is a longtime industry partner of Microsoft, and InstallShield 2009 provides key advances for customers," said Jay Roxe, Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corp. "Developers worldwide rely upon InstallShield to create a positive customer experience." All software producers are looking for ways to ensure a smooth installation experience for end users, while keeping development time on track. InstallShield is not only an advanced authoring tool, but also saves time and effort with easy to use templates, wizards and pre-built objects. Acresso provides access to an active online community and professional training courses, and for maintenance users, dedicated installation-focused customer support. "As Microsoft's technologies expand, InstallShield continues to help developers smoothly transition products and facilitate a positive customer installation experience," said Mark Bishof, CEO, Acresso Software. "Acresso takes pride in ensuring the full range of technologies, from Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Server 2008 to deployment models such as SaaS and web services, will continue to be correctly installed, configured and updated." For more information about InstallShield 2009, please visit www.acresso.com/installshield. Acresso's InstallShield Windows and InstallAnywhere™ multi-platform installation technologies are considered an industry standard, deployed by over 71,000 customers on more than 500 million systems worldwide. These proven leaders are relied on by the world's software and hardware producers to install their products successfully on any platform, including Windows Vista, Solaris, AIX, Linux, Mac OS X, and much more. About Acresso Software Acresso Software provides solutions that power the business of software for multiple customer segments, including software and hardware producers, developers, helping them uncover revenue opportunities, streamline their infrastructure and reduce costs. The company's proven solutions, including the FLEXnet and InstallShield product lines, have been simplifying the business relationship between software and hardware producers and their enterprise and government customers for more than 20 years. Acresso maximizes the value of the software the world develops and uses. For more information, please go to: www.acresso.com
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