A new version of CENTREL Solutions' desktop application launcher XIA Links 4.0 was released earlier this month. This software can be used to centrally manage desktop shortcuts across your organization. Version 4.0 includes the following new features: Modern User Interface A new user interface with different views to either show large icons, medium icons, tiles or shortcut details. XIA Links user interface Shortcut Usage The shortcut details view shows how many times each shortcut has been opened. Security Inheritance The security model has been improved; shortcuts and sections can now inherit security settings. Search A search feature has been added so users can quickly find shortcuts. Find out more about XIA Links Download a free 30-day trial

To get all the applications that have been added to XIA Links, including their possible location paths, use the API which is accessed from the XIA Links Server homepage: The GET_MyApplications operation returns a list of all the applications.  Each application within this list contains the name and a list of possible location paths. Here is an example PowerShell script which connects to the server, gets the applications then loops through each application and writes out the name and possible location paths to a CSV file which is saved in c:\temp # Connect to the server Clear-Host $url = " http://localhost/XIALinks/linksservice.asmx " Write-Host "Connecting to XIA Links Server at" $url $xia = New-WebServiceProxy -UseDefaultCredential -Uri $url Write-Host "Connected as" $xia . WhoAmI() Write-Host "" # Write the CSV headers $binaryData = "Application name, Possible Application Location Paths"...

If you need help installing XIA Links v3, check out the tutorial video posted on the CENTREL Solutions YouTube channel . It covers how to install the prerequisites including IIS, .NET 3.5 and ASP.NET 3.5. XIA Links Server is then installed.  The .NET CLR version is changed to v2.0.  The XIA Links Client is then downloaded and installed from the Server homepage. Finally, the Server URL is configured in the Client and the licence file is applied. - Please visit the XIA Links page for more information. - A free trial version is available.

XIA Links Server is a Windows Desktop Application Launcher .  It empowers users on your network to launch programs through a convenient, easy to use interface.  Network administrators can manage which applications are displayed to end users on all the workstations on their network at once. Applications can be grouped into categories making them easy to find on workstations with a large number of different programs.  XIA Links Server organises shortcuts to applications into a single location so they can easily be found and launched by users. Learn more about XIA Links Server >

XIA Links v1.9 has been released this week. XIA Links is a desktop application launcher that empowers users to launch applications from a single location. This latest update allows users to improve the customisation of the user interface and provides ways to further lock it down: • Sections can now be nested within one another; • You can configure the size of the main screen at startup; • All "CENTREL Solutions" and "XIA" branding can now be replaced including the status bar text can now be customised to match the title bar; • Help and tools menus can now be disabled; • The "Show applications not found on this machine" can be disabled. Learn more >