Symantec Workspace Virtualization (abbreviated as SWV) is an
application virtualization solution for
Microsoft Windows
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by
Symantec Symantec may refer to:
*An American consumer software company now known as Gen Digital Inc.
*A brand of enterprise security software purchased by Broadcom Inc.
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, now known a
Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Suite(SEVS).
Originally pioneered by
Altiris and based on technology acquired from FSLogic and named Software Virtualization Solution, SWV allows applications and data to be put into virtual layers (application layers and data layers) instead of being installed to the base
file system
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and
Registry. This is achieved through the use of a filter
driver and layering technology
Altiris acquired from FSLogic. By placing applications and data into managed layers called Virtual Software Packages (VSP's), SWV allows on-the-fly activation, deactivation, or resetting of applications, to avoid conflicts between applications, and to remove them cleanly without altering the base Windows installation.
Altiris was acquired by
Symantec Corporation
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in 2007, who are the makers of
Norton AntiVirus, amongst other things. SWV is available on a trial basis, but must be purchased to enable the full features. SWV is free for private use.
In 2008, Symantec acquired AppStream to incorporate the streaming of virtual applications. According to a quote from DABCC.com, this will "deliver virtualized, on-demand application delivery and management".
Previous names for SWV are the before-mentioned SVS and Software Virtualization Professional.
See also
*
Citrix XenApp
*
App-V
Microsoft Application Virtualization (also known as App-V; formerly Softricity SoftGrid) is an application virtualization and application streaming solution from Microsoft. It was originally developed by Softricity, a company based in Boston, Mas ...
*
VMware ThinApp
References
External links
Altiris Software Virtualization WebsiteSymantec WebsiteSVS4All User Website'Dutch SVS enthousiasts
Dutch community of SVS adepts.
'German SVS/SWV site with SVS package downloads
Virtualization software
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