Just a quick note, on yesterday June 1st I was one of the presenters for a web cast from Windows IT Pro magazine related to Software Packaging Workflow Best Practices.  The presentation was sponsored and partially presented by Macrovision which is the company behind InstallShield. 

The presentation itself focuses on using workflow to manage the software packaging and delivery process.  To paraphrase the session synopsis, the session deal with best practices for managing the software package preparation process including the experience of the package requestor, the ability to approve or decline permission for the package to be installed, the ability to have a historical reference and the need to have integration between the various installation tools like SMS and AdminStudio that people are using.

My copresenter from Macrovision Steve Schmidt goes through a demonstration (not just slides) of the Macrovision AMS 2.5 product which is of course why Macrovision was interested in sponsoring this event.  That product is designed to provide a standard set of templates to allow you to manage the software packaging process.  You can see a rebroadcast of the event at:

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=12491