Efficient Delivery of Software Updates Using Advanced Compression Techniques

Author

Jaffri, Taqi ; Karnawat, Kuldeep

Author_Institution

Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA

fYear

2006

fDate

24-27 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

267

Lastpage

268

Abstract

This paper focuses on the applications of advanced data compression technologies developed by Microsoft to efficiently deliver software updates for Windows, specifically CAB packaging and binary delta compression technologies. These technologies are adaptable to other scenarios, and thus are also used by Windows Installer (MSI), Xbox 360 and Windows Media Player 11 to name a few. We discuss how these technologies differ from ordinary compression, how they are used at Microsoft and how they can be used by the software community to improve customer satisfaction and reduce software maintenance costs

Keywords

cost reduction; data compression; operating systems (computers); software maintenance; CAB packaging; Microsoft; advanced data compression; binary delta compression; customer satisfaction; efficient software update delivery; software maintenance cost reduction; Application software; Costs; Customer satisfaction; History; Minimization methods; Operating systems; Packaging; Software maintenance; Software packages; Software performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Maintenance, 2006. ICSM '06. 22nd IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

1063-6773

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2354-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSM.2006.24

Filename

4021346