Title :
Efficient Delivery of Software Updates Using Advanced Compression Techniques
Author :
Jaffri, Taqi ; Karnawat, Kuldeep
Author_Institution :
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Software Maintenance, 2006. ICSM '06. 22nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2354-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICSM.2006.24
