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What is Software Distribution?

Software Distribution solutions are designed to streamline and automate the process of distributing software packages, updates, and configurations across an organization's network.

To learn more, read our Sonatype Nexus Repository vs. Symantec Ghost Solution Suite Buyer's Guide (Updated: May 2024).

Software Distribution solutions help IT teams efficiently manage the deployment, installation, and maintenance of software on multiple devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual effort.

Key features of Software Distribution solutions include:

Centralized software repository: Maintain a central repository of software packages, updates, and patches, making it easier to manage and distribute software across the network.
Automated deployment: Automate the distribution and installation of software packages to target devices based on predefined policies or schedules.
Inventory management: Track and manage the software inventory across the organization, including installed applications, versions, and licenses.
Patch management: Identify, download, and deploy necessary patches and updates to keep software up-to-date and secure.
Reporting and analytics: Generate reports on software distribution status, compliance, and inventory to gain insights and make informed decisions.

Software Distribution solutions are essential for organizations looking to streamline their software deployment processes, reduce manual effort, and maintain a consistent and secure software environment across their network. By automating software distribution tasks and providing centralized management capabilities, these solutions help IT teams save time, minimize errors, and improve overall efficiency.

Sonatype Nexus Repository and IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager are two examples of Software Distribution solutions.

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Software Distribution solutions market share

As of June 2024, in the Software Distribution category, the market share of Sonatype Nexus Repository is 21.4% and it increased by 88.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of EMCO MSI Package Builder is 28.6% and it increased by 14.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of EMCO Remote Installer is 21.4% and it decreased by 32.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sonatype Nexus Repository

Nexus Repository is powered by Repository Manager, the same technology engine found in our OSS version deployed at more than 100,000 organziations world-wide. It is Built on the shoulders of Maven, Repository Manager supports all popular component formats and brings your entire development organization together. It includes staging and release functionality that provides support for operations and quality assurance processes prior to production and gives you instant insight into potential component security, license, and quality issues, enabling teams to take corrective action early and quickly.

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EMCO MSI Package Builder

EMCO MSI Package Builder is an innovative installation editor designed for an effortless creation of MSI packages. It helps you create MSI packages automatically by using the changes tracking technology, or manually by using the visual editor. The application can be used to repackage legacy installations and convert EXE to MSI files in order to customize installers and prepare them for a silent remote deployment. Thus created packages can be deployed through Group Policy or EMCO Remote Installer. EMCO MSI Package Builder is an installation authoring tool designed to help administrators to create, maintain and distribute Windows Installer packages. It can be used to create MSI packages easily, to modify existing installations and to repackage setups from the EXE to MSI format. The application is available in the following editions: Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition.

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EMCO Remote Installer

The EMCO Remote Installer remote deployment solution allows you to perform unattended software installation and uninstallation on remote Windows PCs quickly and easily. You can use it to install and uninstall EXE setups and MSI/MSP packages remotely on selected Windows PCs connected to a local network. Also, you can retrieve data on installed software from remote PCs, get aggregated software inventory reports and keep track of software changes. EMCO Remote Installer is an easy-to-use network application designed for centralized software management and audit across a LAN. It offers a simple and effective approach to remote software distribution and can be used instead of SCCM and other complicated deployment tools. The application is available in two editions with different sets of features: The Free Edition and The Professional Edition.

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Microsoft SMS

Shopfloor management solution that provides simple to understand, real time graphical view of work requirements set against the actual working capacity of the machine tools.

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Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is an industry leading and award winning solution for imaging and deploying desktops, laptops, tablets, and servers. From a single management console, you can quickly and easily migrate to the latest operating systems, inventory machines, deploy software, and perform custom configurations across multiple hardware platforms and OS types including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 includes the Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 console and its core capabilities while adding key functionality from Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 including Ghost Cast Server, DeployAnywhere, Recovery Kit, and a streamlined no-cost database installation.

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IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager

IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 provides software distribution and hardware and software inventory capability in a multiplatform environment. Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 can help enable you to: Scan hardware and software to determine which enterprise assets are part of your inventory, Reduce the time and effort in installing and configuring your network population by centralizing and automating the distribution of software across your enterprise, Automate and schedule software distribution and inventory operations, Monitor system and configuration changes, Manage the desired state of all elements of your network, Manage your enterprise environments across firewalls and Extend the scope of your managed network to include pervasive devices, such as personal digital assistants (PDAs).

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Carahsoft Technology Corp. partners with thousands of vendors, resellers, system integrators and MSPs to proactively market, sell and deploy a comprehensive range of IT solutions for public sector customers across the U.S. and Canada. As the Master Government Aggregator® for our vendor and reseller partners, Carahsoft delivers a portfolio of secure IT solutions that enable the public sector to implement telework and online learning initiatives, support collaboration, ensure seamless operations, scale communications and more. Carahsoft and our partners provide leading technology solutions that support Public Sector markets across various industries including Education and Healthcare organizations, Defense and Intelligence agencies and Federal, State and Local Governments. Find solutions that meet your agency or organization’s unique needs through Carahsoft’s robust technology solutions portfolio and wide range of contract vehicles.

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