Almost seven months after the launch of a public beta program, Microsoft finally released App-V 4.6 as part of the Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2010.
The new application virtualisation platform introduces support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (including 64bit editions), as well as the upcoming Office 2010.
The last point is particularly important because the new virtualized version of Office 2010, dubbed Click-To-Run, depends on this version of App-V.
App-V 4.6 also introduces a new feature called Read-Only Cache Mode, which is particularly useful in VDI environments.
Microsoft has updated its Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide to include information about App-V 4.6 new features.