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Companies such as Adobe and Apple already use post-build compression tools to reducethe size of their InstallShield setups, in order to reduce bandwidth usage, cutcosts, and improve the user experience. However, existing solutions such as FEAD orAllume can work at a substantial disadvantage with regard to compression rates, maynot offer trial downloads, or they create packages that run on only the newestWindows versions, locking many potential users out of product evaluations.
 Now any setup developer can take advantage of InstallAwareÂ's industry-leadingpackage compression  without having to migrate their setup projects saysInstallAware CEO Sinan Karaca.  In just minutes Setup Squeezer for InstallShield canreduce the Apple FileMaker Pro 8 setup by 20% over the compression provided byAllume, using a very simple point-and-click wizard. Like many groundbreakingsolutions, Setup Squeezer is simple, yet truly powerful.Â
Setup Squeezer improves on existing setup-compression tools by offering a verysimple wizard interface that helps you intelligently unpack and repackage existingsetups, with runtime support for all versions of Windows from Windows 95 to WindowsVista, using an extraction process that the user can abort, while running with aslittle as 32MB of physical memory. Previously compressed packages and nested setups,which cripple compression utilities like WinZip, are recursively scanned, opened,and automatically recompressed.
In addition to providing users with rapid downloads through advanced packagecompression  up to 5x better than ZIP, CAB, RAR, or SITX formats  Setup Squeezeralso reduces user frustration during the software install by providing rapidunpacking. Plus, time-sensitive developers realize significant time savings, whenrunning Setup Squeezer on dual-core and hyper-threaded machines.
Setup Squeezer is available in two versions  Setup Squeezer for Windows Installerand Setup Squeezer for InstallShield, each priced at $299, from www.installaware.comand through a network of authorized resellers and distributors worldwide.Unrestricted 30 day trial versions are available for download and testing on setuppackages right now on your desktop, without having to deliver any project files to athird-party for compression.
Setup Squeezer enables software developers to take advantage of InstallAwareÂ'sindustry-leadi ng package compression without having to migrate their WindowsInstaller or InstallShield project to the InstallAware development environment.However, further improvements to the download experience can be gained usingInstallAwareÂ's WebAware Installation technology to retrieve occasionally-neededfiles from any URL or network location only when called by the setup package.
About InstallAware Software Corporation
InstallAware Software Corporation, founded in 2003 by InstallShield alumni, is asoftware development company focused solely on state of the art softwareinstallation tools that offer the highest compression ratios and bullet-proofinstallations. The company produces software installation and compressiontechnologies for the Windows Installer (MSI) platform on the Microsoft WindowsOperating System. InstallAware is supported by thousands of users worldwide, and isa Borland Technology Partner. For more information, visit www.installaware.com.
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Michael NesmithInstallAware Software CorporationEmail: michaeln@installaware.comPhon e: 415-358-4094
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