what is the difference

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hello
who can tell me the relation and difference between the following concept:
1 no-touch deployment
2 clickonce
3 smart client
 
zbcong said:
hello
who can tell me the relation and difference between the following concept:
1 no-touch deployment
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Using xcopy semantics to install a product. For example, you can leave the
client files on a server and when a user clicks on a link the files are
copied to the local machine and then executed.
2 clickonce
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A process that implements no-touch deployment. It's a complete process that
also handles prerequisites, manifests, automatic updating, etc. Available
only in Whidbey. Other systems are roll-your-own.
3 smart client
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A windows form application that is usually xcopy deployable
 
No touch and click once are pretty much the same concept. Click once to start
the no touch download and opening of the program. If you want technicality,
click once is an implementation of no touch. If you were really interested,
you could launch a program without a click from the user, so they could be
separate concepts. Some may define one as clicked and the other as not
clicked, but both fall under the umbrella of no touch.

Smart client. Can mean a couple of things. In the realm of what we have
already discussed, it is the client that a no touch application runs on. But,
I have also seen the term used on applications that were deployed via other
means. The client can be a desktop/notebook or a pocket device (PocketPC,
SmartPhone, etc.), as long as a good portion of the app is run on the device.


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