PatchFactory provides software developers with a comprehensive solution for creating secure multiversion software update modules, ensuring that end-users always have the latest version of your software or other all-important/critical data. It provides a robust feature set that gives software developers the ability to tailor the update process to their specific needs and to significantly reduce end-user support costs.
In addition to full-featured version management, PatchFactory performs almost any updating task, including synchronizing files, running an installer, updating your software, and even performing a custom action to keep your customers up-to-date and to significantly reduce your end-user support costs. Designed for use on all 32-bit Windows platforms, these compact, self-installing patch files can be distributed on a diskette or CD-ROM or sent via email, web or LAN.
PatchFactory offers a truly innovative approach making it possible not just to create one patch for a certain software version, but also monitor all the software products that may have different location in the end-user's system with the help of the Location Repository. This innovation is based on the advanced functionality of the new release that includes a version tree, inheritance of properties in product versions and Difference manager.
Enhanced with features like powerful byte-level adaptive patching engine with integrated compression technology helping generate compact patch packages, multi-version patching to bring all in-field versions up to date using a single self-extracting executable, a familiar wizard-style runtime interface, customizable dialogs, MD5 checksums to ensure accuracy, international language support, extensive system editors including registry and shortcut icons, conditions, variables and much more, PatchFactory will most definitely become a valuable asset for both individual software developers and software development companies as an efficient and complete software update solution.
The innovative patch building features include cumulative patching to bring all in-field versions up to date using a single self-extracting executable, comparing files with size up to 2^63 Bytes (~8589934592 Gb) and flexible control under ratio "time/result" with the help of different comparing methods selection. The patching engine is not content dependent, so it may be used whenever data is changed at one location and must be efficiently updated at another.Create a complete installation package for the application and make it available for download, or issue a media that contains the update package. Patches and updates can modify or replace the installed files to add new features, fix bugs, or add support for new hardware. You can also use PatchFactory to keep up-to-date any important data (for instance, huge databases or documents) that must be updated very often and which freshness may be critical for your business.
Key features of PatchFactory:
- Powerful high-speed patching engine with innovative byte-level differencing technology.
- Support for all file types and file sizes using adaptive features of patching engine algorithm.
- Cumulative patch building to integrate several version updates into one multiversion patch package.
- No complicated scripts required. Completely visual interface of patch building process.
- Customizable multilingual user-friendly interface of the update program in a famous installer style.
- Silent install / uninstall mode support with no user interaction required.
- Automatic backup of modified / deleted files during patch installation to provide patch Rollback if needed.
- Utilizing of the registry or INI files for smart file location.
