Published Date: February 1, 2005
Category: Windows Installer | Magazine | White Paper
Site: Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine (MCPmag) | Macrovision
Authors: Danielle and Nelson Ruest

Summary
[From the whitepaper] Most system administrators have discovered that when it comes to software delivery in their network, they’re much better off creating a new, company-specific (repackaged) image of an application before releasing it. Unfortunately, not everyone uses the same set of rules for software packaging and evidently, not everyone gets the same results. Macrovision, makers of AdminStudio—a comprehensive integrated packaging environment (IPE)— and authors Danielle and Nelson Ruest, both independent packaging consultants, has come up with the 20 commandments of software packaging. This is specific, practical advice on how to best package software.

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[This article only features 10 commandments].

The article only features 10 commandments. If you want to read the complete list of 20 items, please visit Macrovision and download .pdf whitepaper. The white paper also explains certain features used in AdminStudio 6.0.

About the Authors
Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest, MCSE, MCT; are IT Professionals specializing in systems administration, migration planning, software management and architecture design. They are authors of multiple books, notably two books published by McGraw-Hill Osborne, "Windows Server 2003: Best Practices for Enterprise Deployments", ISBN 0-07-222343-X and "Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator", ISBN 0-07-222977-2 as well as "Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies", published by Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-73487-7. They have extensive experience in software packaging and managing large packaging projects. They run a consulting company that concentrates on IT infrastructure architecture, and change and configuration management.