NET-based emulator gets deeper integration with the Microsoft virtualization technology.Īccording to Attachmate, Reflection 2011 will be the first Windows application that gains “native” support for App-V. But with the launch of Reflection 2011 next month, the.

And thanks to the capability to “stream” the application from a central server to a desktop, deployments and subsequent updates are faster.Īttachmate currently supports App-V (which Microsoft has been selling since its 2006 acquisition of Softricity) with Reflection 2008, which became available in January 2009. This approach also helps to minimize the amount of compatibility testing that is normally required in enterprise environments. Because the underlying operating system and file system are never changed, desktops are kept in “pristine” condition (Microsoft’s words). Isolating applications in this way helps to avoid resource conflicts with the registry, file system, and other problems that commonly occur on enterprise desktops. With next month’s launch of Reflection 2011, Attachmate will, for the first time, enable the emulator to be deployed using App-V, the line of desktop virtualization and application streaming software that allows applications to reside in protective “bubbles” that separate applications from one another and from the underlying Windows operating system.

Obviously, it’s in Attachmate’s interest to make the deployments go as smoothly as possible, and this is why it’s looking to Microsoft and its application virtualization software. Attachmate has the biggest base of emulation customers outside of IBM, and owns some of the largest accounts, with hundreds of thousands of seats of Reflection, or EXTRA!, its other line of emulators of for accessing System i, System z, and Unix/VMS host applications from a PC or a Web browser. Whether it’s a first-time roll-out or a re-fresh of an existing implementation, it is a big priority of all terminal emulation vendors (not just Attachmate) to simplify the deployment of emulators. The vendor says deploying Reflection 2011 as an App-V object will reduce compatibility concerns, speed the deployment, and save customers money, especially during large roll-outs or updates of emulators. Attachmate is expected next month to deliver a new release of its Reflection emulator that can be deployed as a virtual application using Microsoft‘s desktop application virtualization technology.

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