{{Third-party|date=April 2025}} {{Notability|date=April 2025}} {{short description|Application virtualization software}} '''Symantec Workspace Virtualization''' (abbreviated as '''SWV''') is an [[application virtualization]] solution for [[Microsoft Windows]] by [[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]], now known as [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220012710/http://www.symantec.com/business/endpoint-virtualization-suite Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Suite] (SEVS).

Originally pioneered by [[Altiris]] and based on technology acquired from FSLogix and named Software Virtualization Solution, SWV allows applications and data to be put into virtual layers (application layers and data layers) instead of being installed to the base [[file system]] and [[Windows Registry|Registry]]. This is achieved through the use of a filter [[device driver|driver]] and layering technology [[Altiris]] acquired from FSLogix. By placing applications and data into managed layers called Virtual Software Packages (VSP's), SWV allows on-the-fly activation, deactivation, or resetting of applications, to avoid conflicts between applications, and to remove them cleanly without altering the base Windows installation.

Altiris was acquired by [[Symantec Corporation]] in 2007, who are the makers of [[Norton AntiVirus]], amongst other things. SWV is available on a trial basis, but must be purchased to enable the full features. SWV is free for private use.

In 2008, Symantec acquired AppStream to incorporate the streaming of virtual applications.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=appstream|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915135221/http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/development/acquisitions/detail.jsp?id=appstream|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2010|title=AppStream Acquisition Press Release}}</ref> According to a quote from DABCC.com, this will "deliver virtualized, on-demand application delivery and management".{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Previous names for SWV are the before-mentioned SVS and Software Virtualization Professional. ==See also== *[[Citrix XenApp]] *[[App-V]] *[[VMware ThinApp]]

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==External links== *[https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity Symantec Website]

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