Using App-DNA’s app compat solution, AppTitude, to validate Attachmate’s new native App-V release of its application across Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, 64 bit and Application Virtualization

Just returning from last week’s Microsoft Tech-ED 2010 in New Orleans, I was bombarded with many new announcements and technologies to check out.  a of those announcements comes from attachmate, who I am sure much to the delight of Microsoft, is the first company to officially release their software, ready to go in Microsoft application Virtualization (app-V) format (you can read more about these on the Microsoft MDOP team blog or the attachmate  site ).  always looking for interesting applications to run through app-DNas appTitude, I stopped by their booth and they were kind enough to give me an evaluation version of their new release (and a stuffed flying monkey).

Many people do not know that in addition to running static analysis on installation media, appTitude can also directly import app-V SFT files (the extension of the file containing the virtualized application bits) for analysis.  I loaded up the attachmate Reflection 2011 SFT into the new appTitude 4.5 release and let the appTitude heuristic algorithms run the app through its paces.

as you can see from the application remediation screenshots below, attachmate did a solid job with these package, pretty much green across the board with the new Windows OS releases and 64bit, and a minor warning under the appTitude app-V RaG (Red/amber/ Green) analysis module.  these warning is reminding us that “File Type associations”, the communication to Windows that files with a certain extension belong to a certain application, need to be set correctly and it also provides the exact file entries to assist with these.  these would be something users or organizations can choose to determine what opens with what on their machines.   all in all, these looks to be a great release from attachmate both from the standpoint of good execution and convenience for organizations looking to leverage app-V.  I would not be surprised to see more software vendors shortly follow suit.

Looking for more examples of what appTitude can share in nifty boss-ready reports? Check out the new sample reports on the app-DNas website…and let us know your feedback on the appTitude app-V capabilities with a note in the comments.