First off, I hope I'm in the right forum for this. Anyway, here goes.... We are in the early planning stages of a new software application. The early idea is that the application will be on a Server either managed by us or at the End User's site. The client side will be browser based, but will need to have some pieces installed to integrate with some Microsoft and other Third Party applications. That's where I come in. I need a deployment method that has the following early requirements.... -Ease of installation -Little or No End User Interaction -**No Need to Have Admin Rights** -No Need to Reboot Target Client -Ease of un-installation -Ability to Self-Update -Ability to Disable Self-Update if so Desired -Ability to Force Update of Newer Versions -Ability to Dictate Source Location of Installation Package (Early thoughts are Windows Installer .msi package.) I need to know what is the best deployment, what technologies should I be looking into, etc. I've looked into Microsoft's Click Once Deployment, but if anything needs to get to protected areas, this won't do. I don't know if Group Policy would work if the Server is hosted at our site and the Clients are somewhere out in the world. Anyway, any initial pointers or guidance is Greatly Appreciated. If any further information is needed, I would be sure to provide such. I will try to determine the footprint of the components that need to be installed on the Clients as well as all of the actual physical application configuration with regard to Server/Client locations. Thanks in advance!! |