Altiris Announces Application Mgmt Solution with Robust Application Repair Functionality.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 Application Mgmt(TM) Solution Extends and Enhances Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Installer (MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. ) by Scheduling Regular Application Health Checks and Performing Automatic Repairs Altiris Altiris Inc. is a subsidiary of Symantec specializing in service-oriented management software which allows organizations to manage IT assets. They also provide software for web services, security, and systems management products. (R) Inc., a leader in systems management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning information technology, Tuesday Tuesday: see week. announced Altiris Application Mgmt Solution, a new product that eases the management and maintenance of applications by extending the functionality of Microsoft Windows Installer. The product helps maintain the original installed state of applications through regular deep-scanning application health check-ups and automatically repairing missing or changed files or registry The configuration database in all 32-bit versions of Windows that contains settings for the hardware and software in the PC it is installed in. The Registry is made up of the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files. Many settings previously stored in the WIN.INI and SYSTEM. values. "Applications are being released and updated at a staggering rate," said Poul Nielsen Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (born December 25, 1891 – died August 9, 1962) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Danish national team with 52 goals in only 38 matches, and won a silver medal with the Danish national team , vice president of product strategy at Altiris. "Application Mgmt Solution reduces the total cost of owning applications by assessing and maintaining the accuracy and consistency of application updates or rollouts, without jeopardizing end user productivity. Software conflicts are resolved automatically without IT personnel visiting individual desktops." Application Mgmt Solution can be used alone or it can be easily added to other existing systems management solutions from Altiris. It works in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows Installer Microsoft's installation system for Windows. The installer, which is available in Visual Studio and other stand-alone programs, compresses the application into .MSI "package" files, and the MSIEXEC.EXE program in the Windows PC performs the installation. Transform files (. and includes native integration with Microsoft SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. . It will also be included in Altiris Client Mgmt Suite, Altiris Server Mgmt Suite and Altiris Problem Mgmt Suite to maximize the complete functionality of these solution sets. Customer Perspective "A significant portion of our IT resources is spent on resolving application conflicts," said Cory Hopple Hop´ple v. t. 1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse s>. [ imp. & p. p. , network analyst, Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. . "We need a simple way to set a standard or baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version application configuration and detect and repair clients with non-standard configurations before they cause a problem. It is also critical that we quickly and easily detect the use of unauthorized or non-licensed software to stay compliant. The Altiris solution could no doubt save us time and money in both areas." Application Mgmt Solution collects information about applications installed by Windows Installer and reports the information to the Altiris management infrastructure or Microsoft SMS. The Windows Installer management agent in the Application Mgmt Solution helps customers manage source paths, gather inventory about Windows Installer applications down to an installed feature level, and schedule regular application health check-ups. It supports and extends MSI self-healing functions to automatically repair missing or changes files or registry values. Continued Support for File and Registry Baseline In addition to providing enhancements to Microsoft's Windows Installer technology, Application Mgmt Solution also provides system compliance tools. Application Mgmt Solution can create a baseline to be used as a reference to compare to any client and determine the file or registry differences from a corporate standard. If applications are missing or conflicts are identified, the registry can be automatically rolled back to the original or standard state recorded in the baseline. If a client falls below a configurable compliance percentage a systems administrator or helpdesk operator can be notified. Application Mgmt Solution has automatic notification policies to help prevent system failures and robust Web-based reporting features that are built in and ready to use or can be customized to the specific user environment. Since all Altiris products use a common database, Application Mgmt Solution has unmatched, fully-integrated reporting capabilities. Extended Support for Microsoft's Windows Installer (MSI) Application Mgmt Solution enhances Windows Installer in the following ways: -- Identifies MSI applications and verifies proper component installation -- Ensures that applications support advertisement, feature install on demand and self-healing functionality -- Discovers source paths for MSI application repairs and configuration changes -- Scans and gathers inventory on all files, not just those scanned by Windows Installer -- Schedules regular application health check-ups and automatically restores missing or changed files as well as registry files. -- More complete collection and reporting to Altiris infrastructure or SMS Pricing and Availability Application Mgmt Solution will be available the end of Q2. The price is $11 per node for 100 nodes. The solution can be purchased through Altiris or an Altiris authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: representative. For more information or for a free 30-day evaluation copy of the product, please visit www.altiris.com. About Altiris Altiris Inc. offers a full line of Web-enabled solutions that empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems organizations to easily manage desktops, notebooks, handhelds and servers throughout the IT lifecycle. Altiris provides fully integrated, complete systems management solutions including deployment and migration, software operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , inventory and asset management, and help desk management. Altiris' core technologies greatly reduce the cost and complexity of owning IT resources. For more information, visit www.altiris.com. Altiris is registered trademark of Altiris Inc. Application Mgmt Solution is a trademark of Altiris Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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