NewsForge: InstallShield X and Linux

"There's a new software delivery mechanism available for Linux developers these days. It's called InstallShield X. It's pronounced InstallShield Ten, by the way, like Mac OS X. Although InstallShield is known primarily as a Windows market player, it has provided tools for Unix and Linux for years with its Multiplatform version. InstallShield X integrates what once was a separate offering into its flagship product.

"NewsForge had the opportunity recently to visit with Bob Corrigan, the product manager for InstallShield X, and Gerold Franke, InstallShield public relations, to discuss their new push into the Linux space, the obstacles they face in that market, and the consequences of their recent purchase by Macrovision on their future direction..."

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