Wisdom SR3 is out!

From the New Hotness dept. Today Sept 28th, RES released the Service Release 3 for Wisdom. There are many fixes in this release. Only enhancement is full support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, which now can be selected in OS related condition.

A related question was asked by one of our community members in regards to the difference between the Wisdom Interim 1 release currently available to our EAP members and this release. Product management has this to offer:

“RES Wisdom 2009 SR3 is newer than RES Wisdom 5.4.1.0 IR1, but SR3 only contains bugfixes and a backport of Windows 7/ Server 2008 R2 support in conditions. All new features built in IR1 are NOT part of SR3. The Windows 7/ Server 2008 R2 support is NOT part of the IR1.”

For the straight dope, download the releasenotes right here: (or here on RapidShare)

/Max R.

SR5 PowerFuse update

This friday, April 24th, RES Software released Service Release 5 for PowerFuse 2008. This is a major overhaul which includes many new enhancements, and fixes alot of issues.

The update can be downloaded from the RES portal. As usual there 4 different downloads to consider: Either the full installer for new installations, or the PowerPacks, either the unattended or the manual version. Besides that, there is also the stand-alone Console installer, if you need it. Remember to have your credentials for the portal handy when you use these links. Some of the enhancements in PowerFuse 2008 SR5 are:

• Additional environment variables when configuring User Preferences
• Configure cache timer interval
• Configure groups as application manager
• Configure MemoryShield to count open tasks of an application only once
• Exclusions in User Preferences
• File version included in pwrcache errors in common Error Log
• Force logoff of disconnected sessions after timeout
• Import file type associations for applications
• Import settings from Flex Profile Kit INI files into RES PowerFuse as User Preferences
• Improved method to handle desktop items
• Install Updates and Shutdown option added
• Instant LogOff user profile cleanup no longer active for Microsoft Windows Vista/2008
• NetGuard dump extended with computer/server name
• Republish all applications in a Citrix Server Group
• Silent refresh of RES PowerFuse sessions
• Support for VMware View 3.1
• Unmanaged applications optionally available to all users
• Use Active Directory property “displayname” instead of fullname”

The complete and detailed release notes for SR5 are available to review here:  

Important note. This Service Release includes several new registry settings and environment variables. The reference documents maintained maintained on this site are being updated accordingly:

RG005 – PowerFuse Tips & Tricks

RG006 – Variables, Tags and Functions (more info is being added as we learn about the new variables)