{"id":1358,"date":"2018-11-27T23:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T23:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshkunken.com\/blog\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2019-10-06T22:17:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T22:17:42","slug":"reviewing-advanced-installer-a-windows-software-installation-packaging-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshkunken.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/27\/reviewing-advanced-installer-a-windows-software-installation-packaging-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviewing Advanced Installer: A Windows Software Installation Packaging System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.advancedinstaller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Installer<\/a>&nbsp;is a Windows Installer creation application which software architects and engineers throughout the world have come to trust for its wide array of features. Features such as patching and repackaging of previously released software, catering to emerging tech platforms, and even MSI authoring are quite challenging to use within most widely available packaging systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These processes are also difficult to operate and maintain throughout large teams where communication amongst team members can be trying. Advanced Installer was designed with the aim of streamlining a number of processes normally encountered within the world of software releases. By minimizing the number of salary hours software developers allocate to cumbersome patching and the revision of previously released installation packages, Advanced Installer renders additional value to business owners, small or large. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rest of this review may be found at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/reviewing-advanced-installer-windows-software-packaging-joshua-kunken\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/reviewing-advanced-installer-windows-software-packaging-joshua-kunken\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Installer&nbsp;is a Windows Installer creation application which software architects and engineers throughout the world have come to trust for its wide array of features. 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