Software Packaging requires skillful coordination between application developers and the enterprise software distribution/packaging team. Properly preparing applications for seamless deployment is more an art than a science and requires a team of highly skilled software packaging experts for proper execution. Whether your need is for packaged software that allows for unattended/automated deployments of a stand alone executable, deployment of software via script, Active Directory, SMS, or for commercial resale, Legato Systems employs the resources and talent to exceed your goals.

Without a doubt, the most significant means of reducing IT costs is standardization and automation. In fact, a recent study sponsored by Microsoft and Intel claims that a “savings of up to $350 per PC per year in support costs can be obtained by reducing operating system diversity”. Couple that with the ongoing savings in technical labor of fully automated installations and you can achieve an outstanding ROI.

Properly preparing applications for management is fundamentally intrinsic to lowering total cost of ownership (TCO) enterprise-wide. This preparation creates an environment of consistent standards which in turn equates to greater effectiveness of your helpdesk, deployment staff and end-users. By customizing your packages to meet your long term business goals, Legato is able to automate installations and standardize software consistently and accurately across its complex environment. Additionally, Legato is able to adhere to any existing packaging standards or help you establish a foundation to work from while driving best practices in to your environment.

Reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the desktop fleet.
Convey marketing messages or other brand information to you customers or employees.
Provides a clear means of enforcing standards and best practices.
OS compatibility with a single package for multiple OS, desktops and laptops.
Increase stability of end-user OS environments and applications.
Reduce implementation costs for software deployments.
Built-in unattended/automated zero/light-touch methodology support.
Reduces demand for help desk support.
Easy implementation with existing disaster recovery plans.
Flexible pricing to meet any budget.

Most organizations that produce commercially available software or have in house developers do not dedicate trained resources to packaging or software distribution. Many rely on the developers or patch management teams to package their software, resulting in packages that are bland and provides a “default” experience. In most cases these individuals may not have the OS expertise and depth to support aging fleets or the latest emerging technology to provide solutions that will forward and backwards compatible while ensuring that all required conditions and prerequisites are met. Additionally, these packaging resources do not always have the foresight to see that all installations are potential marketing opportunities when producing the installation scripts. Legato offers more then 30 years of combined OS and packaging expertise to ensure that you are able to offer a flawless installation process to your installation base no matter what OS or technical skill set may be encountered. Additionally, we are able to assist you in fully realizing these potential marketing opportunities and present the best possible image to your customers. Whether you are marketing externally to your customers or internally to employees, packaging a new product, just an update or patch, Legato has creative solutions for every need and every enterprise. Our packaging and deployment team has had years of experience working with all and integrating all Microsoft Platforms. Having gained experience within a number of Fortune 500 enterprise environments we bring with us our extensive knowledge.

Windows Installer Service (MSI/MSP), and SMS IPF technologies.
Large Scale deployment and packaging using WISE and InstallShield.
Real world application packaging experience targeting all Microsoft operating systems including Widows Vista in an enterprise environment.
Integration of custom and specialized application.
An understanding that all vertical markets have unique requirements.

If you have researched outsourced packaging in the past you know that there are few players and that many providers have complex pricing structures and extremely detailed statements of work (SOWs) with pages of legal text thus limiting the services and support you receive. Legato Systems is able to provide a number of simple and competitive pricing structures to fit any budget or need. Our statements of work are clearly written, provide a clear point of demarcation and offer an unparalleled level of service and support. We offer single flat rate per package software packaging services so that you don’t have to employ additional full time employees (FTEs) or we offer prescreened experienced staff augmentation on limited term or contract to hire basis.