What architecture advancements can be applied to Windows-based applications?
• Intelligent Install and Update: The .NET Framework enables applications to be deployed using a variety of techniques, including simple file copy or download over HTTP. Applications can be updated while running and they can be deployed on demand by clicking a URL. It also provides a powerful security mechanism that guarantees the integrity of the application and its related assemblies. • Self-Update and ClickOnce: ClickOnce is a new application deployment technology that makes deploying a Windows Forms application as easy as deploying a Web application. It is as simple as clicking a link on a Web page. To deploy or update an application, administrators have to only update files on a server; there is no need to individually touch every client. ClickOnce applications can be deployed through Web servers, file servers, DVDs, and so on. They can also be installed. When they are installed, Start menu and Add/Remove program entries are created or they run and are stored in cache. Furthermore
