Quest® Workspace™ ChangeBASE 5.1

Hi Guys,

In case you missed our recent announcement, version 5.1 of Quest^® Workspace™ ChangeBASE is now available. This release focuses on the addition of an MSI package editing tool to remove the need for expensive 3^rd party package authoring tools. We have also included the capability to import applications directly from System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). These new features will remove many of the barriers of preparing applications for assessment and deployment.

ChangeBASE 5.1 new features will:

Provide an integrated MSI package authoring tool – MSI Studio will be bundled with ChangeBASE at no extra cost
Extend ChangeBASE’s ability to import applications by integrating with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007– SCCM 2007 is a software deployment tool that has widespread use among organizations and we can now import applications directly from these existing systems.
View application dependencies– This addresses the problem that customers have in identifying whether an application requires resources from other applications or from the operating system in order to run effectively; a common problem for managing virtual applications.
There are other minor improvements in the reporting Dashboard

MSI Studio Packaging Tool

MSI authoring tools (e.g. AdminStudio or Wise Package Studio) are expensive but a necessary tool for application packagers.

With ChangeBASE 5.1, you can now right click and open MSI or MSI transform (MST) packages using MSI Studio, also available standalone through ScriptLogic. ChangeBASE will include a special version of MSI Studio that allows MSI editing directly through the ChangeBASE UI.

Q: What’s the difference between the full version of MSI Studio and the one included in this release?

A: The full MSI Studio “Pro” version includes the following features that will not be available in the bundled version within ChangeBASE.

Software warehouse package database (conflict checking)
Repackaging EXE->MSI

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Integration

For customers who are using SCCM 2007 as your current deployment tool, this feature will be very handy. It allows you to get the applications from the existing SCCM 2007 system and import directly into ChangeBASE.

Dependency Viewer

This unique feature allows our customers to see if an application includes files that have a dependency on other applications or the operating system. This is valuable information for the creation of virtual application packages as well as standard MSI packages.

Dashboard Reporting Improvements

Dashboard reporting was introduced in ChangeBASE 5.0. This release introduces a number of improvements making the reporting richer and easier to use. Improvements include: