Posted by: kurtsh | December 6, 2013

NEWS: App-V 5.0 SP2 now supports Office 2013 Volume Licensing Editions

UPDATE 12/12/13:
A post highlighting deep dive content on using App-V with Office 2013 was released.  Here’s the content:

Following our recent launch of MDOP 2013 R2, Microsoft has now published some deep dive content on virtualization of Office with App-V 5.0 which I would like to share with you.

Firstly for detailed guidance on virtualizing Office I suggest you review Virtualizing Microsoft Office for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 solution. This article is intended for IT Professionals interested in using App-V 5.0 to deliver Microsoft Office as a virtualized application to computers in their organization. It provides an overview of benefits of using Office 2013 Volume Licensing Edition with App-V 5.0 SP2, the specific features that comes with the release, and a detailed walk through of important scenarios such as creating, deploying, and customizing supported versions of Office with App-V 5.0 SP2.

Secondly for a practical guide on implementation I would suggest you review the App-V 5.0 SP2 Support for Office 2013 Volume Licensing Editions blog post from the Office team which gives a step by step guide on how to use the Office Deployment Tool for click to run to create App-V 5.0 SP2 packages for volume license versions of Office 2013.

Finally, Microsoft has also published a knowledge base update Supported Scenarios for Deploying Microsoft Office as an App-V Package. This Knowledge Base article describes the supported scenarios for deploying Office App-V Packages.

If you already own MDOP, then you can download MDOP 2013 R2 with App-V 5.0 SP2 from the Volume Licensing Service Center.  MSDN and TechNet paid subscribers can also download it from MSDN or TechNet. For guidance on how to plan for and deploy App-V, visit the App-V zone on TechNet.

ORIGINAL POST:
Taken from the Garage Series post on the Office Resource Kit blog:

Announcing App-V 5.0 SP2 Support for Office 2013 Volume Licensing Editions
Corresponding with the release of App-V 5.0 SP2, we have updated the Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run to enable creation of Office Professional Plus 2013 and Office Standard 2013 App-V packages. Until now, App-V could only be used with Office 365 ProPlus or previous Office releases.

These updates allow administrators to use Office 2013 Volume Licensing (VL) editions in order to activate Office with Key Management Services (KMS), Active Directory-based activation, or Multiple Activation Key (MAK) activation types. App-V provides a highly-manageable experience for delivering Office VL editions and Office 365 ProPlus, including support for installation in Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments and the ability to de-select components from the Office suite at install time.

Detailed guidance can be found in the Virtualizing Microsoft Office for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 solution, but in this blog I’ll explain the high level steps with screenshots along the way.

Included in the post is a important chart to know & understand if using App-V to package & deliver the new Office:

By using the Click-to-Run media to convert to an App-V package for Office deployment, do you get the same benefits as Office 365 ProPlus? What are some of the differences?
Office 365 ProPlus is designed to give users optimized Office experiences on all of their devices of choice and connect users to their content and personalized settings wherever they sign in – across PCs, phones and browsers. Office 365 ProPlus is the premier version of Office and will also entitle users to exclusive capabilities and technologies not included in Office Professional Plus 2013. The gap between features available to Office 365 ProPlus users and the lower Office Professional Plus 2013 edition will also continue to widen in the future. The following table represents a short list of benefits for Office 2013 VL delivery using App-V compared Office 365 ProPlus benefits.

Feature

Office 2013 VL with App-V

Office 365 ProPlus with App-V

Office 365 ProPlus Click-to-Run

5 installs per user on PCs or Macs

No

Yes

Yes

Roaming Settings and links to recent files when moving between devices

No

Yes

Yes

Rights to activate Office Mobile for iPhone and Office Mobile for Android Phones

No

 

Yes

Yes

Side-by-side installation with previous versions of Office

Yes

Yes

Yes

Includes rights to upgrades to future Office versions

No (requires Software Assurance)

Yes

Yes

Ability to de-select components from the Office suite, such as Access or InfoPath

Yes

Yes

No

May be used with or without persistent connection to the Internet

Yes

Yes

Yes

Full-featured Office with integration with other applications, add-ins, and Windows

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ability to extend Office with locally-installed add-ins and dependent apps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ability to deploy add-ins and other dependent components using App-V with Connection Groups

Yes

Yes

No

Exclusive Office 365 ProPlus features, such as Office Mobile and Power Map for Excel

No

Yes

Yes

Requires App-V or System Center Config Mgr infrastructure

Yes

Yes

No

May be used with enterprise software distribution to perform push deployment

Yes

Yes

Yes

User-based activation tied to Office 365 – requires once per month connection to the Internet

No

Yes

Yes

Volume Licensing support and ability to perform offline activation with KMS and AD-based activation or online using Multiple Activation Keys (MAK)

Yes

No

No

 

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