28.0 Distribution: Simple Applications

Novell® ZENworks® Desktop Management lets you distribute simple applications to users on Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP workstations.

A simple application requires no (or few) files to be copied to the workstation and no (or few) changes to the workstation's registry, INI files, environment variables, and so forth.

The following table gives some examples of simple application distributions.

Table 28-1 Simple Application Distributions

Example

Distribution Requirement

New application run from user's workstation

Copy an application, consisting of three files, to the user's workstation; no workstation configuration settings need to be changed.

Existing application run from user's workstation

Make an existing application (for example, Windows Notepad) accessible through Application Launcher.

Software patch

Copy a software patch to the user's workstation and automatically apply it.

Database application run from the network

Make a network database application available on the user's workstation. No files need to be copied to the workstation; it simply requires a shortcut that points to the database application's executable.

The following sections help you distribute a simple applications: