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    AppsAnywhere

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    AppsAnywhere is a software delivery platform that gives students and staff access to the software they need to get their work done wherever they are, both on and off campus. Boasting more than 2 million students at over 200 universities and colleges worldwide, the vendor states AppsAnywhere improves student outcomes by making software available on any device, including BYOD, thanks to their unique approach to virtualization. Used by higher ed institutions, including University…N/A

    TargetX, from Liaison

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATargetX, now from Liaison (acquired October, 2020) is a CRM for higher education institutions. It's built on the Salesforce.com development platform, tailored for student recruitment and retention. It also includes instant messaging (UChat) and the ability to build communities for particular classes/groups of students (Schools App).N/A

    Microsoft System Center

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center is an enterprise-grade IT Operations Management (ITOM) suite designed for the centralized administration of data center infrastructure, virtualized environments, and hybrid cloud workloads. The platform provides unified management across heterogeneous environments, including support for Windows Server, Linux, and Azure Stack HCI. System Center is Microsoft's ITOM stack for organizations that maintain a significant on-premise footprint, vs the company's Azure-based…

    $1,323

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    Pricing
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Considered Multiple Products
    AppsAnywhere
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    Liaison
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    91%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of AppsAnywhere and TargetX, from Liaison and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    AppsAnywhere
    7.1
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
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    Application support7.66 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device support6.66 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of deployment7.36 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application packaging6.96 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security6.96 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    AppsAnywhereTargetX, from LiaisonMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AppsAnywhere
    I have been monitoring the use of this app for the past year now and it has been incredibly useful in providing my team with easy access to the applications they need. It is well suited to organizations with a large variety of applications and users that need to access them from multiple devices. It has been very easy to deploy, manage and maintain, and I love the fact that users can easily find what they need without having to navigate complex menus. (search can still be abit better). Still a really good pick :)
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    Liaison
    Most of the reason I'd recommend the solution is for their email capabilities. The email builder is par excellence, almost if not more competitive than capabilities provided by some actual Email Marketing solutions. Additionally, it runs on Salesforce, and thus allows for automated emails and campaigns with information integrated into them from SF records. It is truly remarkable and a very well-developed capability.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Pros
    AppsAnywhere
    • Shows end users a full list of every application that is actually available to them
    • Install a specialist application on any Windows machine on our network
    • launch the application for use
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    Liaison
    • Bulk Email
    • Analytics
    • Event Management
    • 3rd party product bundling & support
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Cons
    AppsAnywhere
    • They should improve with the reconnection time after internet connection lost.
    • They should improve with customer support team and quick reply.
    • They should work on mobile devices and operating system also.
    • When we launch AppsAnywhere it's take too much time to launch.
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    Liaison
    • When sending large volumes of email the campaigns can be slow to send
    • The events functions are not as robust as some of the competition
    • Their telemarketing component has not been updated in a while and leaves a bit for current call centers.
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    Microsoft
    • The product could improve in the area of having better mechanisms in place with how the SCEP client is deployed/installed from the server on the management side. We have run into this firsthand with the client not installing on an endpoint, and then having to take the time to investigate why it was not installing.
    • A second improvement that can be made is to keep trying to improve the products detection rate for finding malware/viruses. The case can be made that there are some products out there that do a better job at this and have a higher detection rate.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is tightly integrated to Microsoft Windows servers os monitoring with great product support.
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    Usability
    AppsAnywhere
    Almost everyone you tell to use it to access a specialist application can find the software they need and install it. However, surprisingly many have difficulties finding AppsAnywhere under the start menu or on the task bar - it is not a icon or name they recognise, and they really want to lunch the target specialist software (Zbrush or whatever). Once you find it, many people ignore the search function which is probably the fastest method, and browse the long list alphabetically, because the standard filters do not help much. Favouriting is rarely used as it is too burdensome and not an issue for users when they are looking for the applicationt hey need.
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    Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There is a fair amount of documentation out there to help you when you have questions or run into issues with this product as well as tutorials on some of the more common tasks. Between the documentation and the overall ease of use we haven't had to deal with direct Microsoft support for this product.
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    Implementation Rating
    AppsAnywhere
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    Liaison
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    Microsoft
    Easy to install with intuitive interactive interface during the installation process a and integration to MS SQL was smooth
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    Alternatives Considered
    AppsAnywhere
    The AppsAnywhere team is very quick in setting up things and also having everything in a single place. The bundle of the apps can be easily configured as the documentation is also very straightforward while setting up things and also having the team to work accordingly customize as per the needs
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    Liaison
    Given that it's an older solution and addresses a lot more use cases, there's a lot more bulk and technical debt in the solution. This may make it overwhelming for first-time users and administrators. The email builder though is truly par excellence.
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Return on Investment
    AppsAnywhere
    • It has been incredibly easy to use, saving us time and money while also streamlining workflow processes.
    • We where able to quickly launch new applications, allowing us to keep up with users needs.
    • The reporting tools have also been very helpful in tracking usage and understanding how our users interact with our applications.
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    Liaison
    • Increases in enrollment!
    • More efficient funnel
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    Microsoft
    • It has allowed the enterprise to standardize on a single platform for monitoring.
    • Easier troubleshooting of issues with Microsoft platforms.
    • Greater visibility of issues across platforms when applications are hosted in a mixed environment.
    • Additional costs for monitoring systems that are not directly supported with additional packs (iSeries, Linux on Power).
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    AppsAnywhere Screenshots

    Screenshot of AppsAnywhere brings together all university or college software apps into a single app store platform, on any device.