Do you use any Internet Explorer Plug-Ins? Do you use any Microsoft Excel Add-Ins? Maybe you use an Outlook Plug-In and you don’t even realise it? If your answer to these questions is ‘yes’ then consider this – did you know that these plug-ins and add-ins are actually Applications? Just because they seem like tiny appendages to a ‘proper’ application does not mean that they are innocent when it comes time to perform your next OS or Application Migration. They could easily become the thorn in your side when you realise that the functionality they provide is critical to some of your Line of Business activities.

When you move  from Excel 2003 to Excel 2007 or 2010, will your Add-Ins still work? When you roll out Internet Explorer 8, will those Browser Helper Objects still be ‘helpful’ to the browser? How can you be certain? In reality, when you upgrade an application, you are also upgrading a Plug-In’s Platform – the mini-environment on which that Plug-In depends.

Plug-Ins and Add-Ins are often overlooked until the last minute before a migration plan is committed. Then you end up scrambling to catch up with these little beasties. Why do this to yourself again? Your next migration would do well to consider that Camwood have a total grip on these mites. We can track them down, categorise them in all kinds of ways and offer you a deep functional analysis of their distribution, usage, performance and compatibility with your newly chosen platform. Even if you don’t approach us, at least approach this problem in full light!