{{Infobox Software

| name = InstallAnywhere

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| author = Zero G Software

| developer = Flexera Software LLC

| released = {{Start date and age|2000}}

| latest release version = InstallAnywhere 2017 (v 18.0.0)

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2016|11|02}}

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| operating system = {{Plainlist|

*[[Windows Vista]] and later

*[[Windows Server 2008]] and later

*[[OS X 10.7]].3 and later

*[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux|RHEL]]

*[[OpenSUSE]]

*[[SUSE Linux Enterprise]]

*[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] 10 and later

*[[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] 18 and later

*[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] 9 and later

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| platform = [[Java SE]]

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| language = English

| genre = [[Installer]]

| license = [[Trialware]]

| website = {{URL|flexerasoftware.com/installanywhere}}

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'''InstallAnywhere''' is a [[Java SE|Java-based]] [[software tool]] for creating [[installer]]s or [[Software package (installation)|software packages]], for multiple platforms. It can also be used to create [[Virtual appliance|Virtual Appliances]] for Linux platforms using an existing [[installer]]s or [[Software package (installation)|software packages]]. InstallAnywhere was originally made by Zero G Software until it was acquired by [[Macrovision]] in mid-June 2005.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Macrovision and Zero G Software | url = http://www.zerog.com/macrovision-zero-g-faq.html }}</ref> With Macrovision's sale of their software group InstallAnywhere is now owned and supported by Acresso Software. There are two editions of the software, Premier and Professional.<ref>{{cite web | title = InstallAnywhere: Editions | url = http://www.flexerasoftware.com/products/software-installation/installanywhere/tab/editions/ }}</ref> With InstallAnywhere 2012 release onward, there is an additional Cloud Pack available for creating Virtual Appliances.

In October 2009 Acresso Software announced its name change to [[Flexera Software]].<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139211/Acresso_who_Macrovision_spinoff_changes_name_again?taxonomyId=1 Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again (Computerworld article)]</ref>

==History==

InstallAnywhere's main competitor was [[InstallShield]] MP (MultiPlatform). However, as Macrovision acquired both InstallShield and InstallAnywhere, it stopped the development of InstallShield MP and encouraged its users to migrate to InstallAnywhere 8. Similarly, there was an InstallAnywhere version that competed with InstallShield, called InstallAnywhere.NET (Windows only) based on a product acquisition from ActiveInstall. Again, Macrovision announced its [[End-of-life (product)|EOL]] right after the Zero G acquisition, and encouraged InstallAnywhere.NET users to migrate to [[InstallShield]].

==See also==

{{Portal|Java}}

*[[List of installation software]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Installation software]]