They call themselves the leaders in application virtualization, but why is their solution less known as Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp and Symantec Workspace Virtualization?

This weekend I reveived the eval license key to start a quick evaluation of Endeavors Application Jukebox.

Installation

The installation is straight forward. The product installs a web-based portal for management and application launch. The odd thing is however, although the package is for Windows, Tomcat and JRE is installed. Apparently no integration with Internet Information Services and ASP. SQL Server Express is used as a database.

Once the portal and streaming services are installed, configuration is as easy as going the the management URL. From the same website, a client can be downloaded (about 10MB) that allows you to receive applications.

Client

The client application (Jukebox Player) is more like an engine. The portal is used for the actual launching. Perhaps it is a limitation of the evaluation version. Automatic start menu integration would be nice.

The client is responsible for integration between streamed applications and allowing to run the application in a an offline state.

Packaging

For application preparation Endeavors have their own Jukebox Studio. Just like the other players in the application virtualization market, it captures the installation. After capturing, customizations can be done before the build. A package can be made fully isolated (sandboxed) or integrated with the underlying OS.

Once the package is built, a single file is enough for provisioning through management website. Publishing the application is as simple as just select the package and enable it. After adding a package, licenses have to be assigned to the applications. I did not find a wat to disable this licensing linking. There is no permission hassle, because the app is just there (or not). The Enterprise Edition will allow you to assign the application to groups.

Source: http://bobkous.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/review-endeavors-application-jukebox/