Altiris Helps Organizations Gain the Upper Hand on Software License Compliance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LINDON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001

Altiris Compliance Toolkit Provides All the Tools

Necessary to Gather, Evaluate, and Report Software License

Installation and Usage

Altiris Inc., a leading developer of software solutions that reduce the total cost of owning IT resources, Wednesday unveiled the Altiris Compliance Toolkit.

The product includes existing Altiris solutions, fully integrated to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and affordable tool for tracking and reporting software licenses and usage. With the Toolkit, organizations can ensure they are in compliance with purchased licenses and ensure that money is not wasted on unused or seldom-used software.

"Lately, major software vendors, including Microsoft, have become more aggressive in auditing and enforcing software licenses," said Greg Butterfield, president and chief executive officer of Altiris Inc.

"To be truly prepared for an audit, you need more than just an accurate and thorough inventory of installed software. You also need to know how those licenses are actually being used. With the Altiris Compliance Toolkit, you can do both and use the information to make informed software decisions."

The Altiris Compliance Toolkit provides all the tools necessary to simply, thoroughly, and affordably grasp what software is installed and how much it is used. The software inventory component -- Altiris Inventory Solution -- provides a fully configurable software data capture capability for Win32-based PCs and servers.

Files can be grouped as applications or as definable suites, such as MS Office or BackOffice.

Altiris Compliance Toolkit also includes Altiris Application Metering Solution, which provides a perfect complement to Inventory Solution and moves the Toolkit beyond simple license tracking into a powerful software usage analysis tool.

With an accurate picture of which applications are actually being used and how often, IT organizations can experience significant cost savings by harvesting underused software licenses through relocation, elimination, or expiration. Additionally, software usage tracking provides valuable information that helps organizations plan for future software purchases.

Altiris Compliance Toolkit's event-driven design allows it to operate with minimal impact on system resources, network bandwidth, or end-user experience. And the event-driven licensing makes it the most cost-effective compliance tool available.

It uses advanced technologies, including XML, SQL, and Transaction Server, in conjunction with Web protocols to ensure flexible deployment options and maximum scalability. With this optimized client/server communication and flexible Web infrastructure, Compliance Toolkit supports not only LAN clients but also any type of WAN connection and remote/mobile users.

In addition to inventory and metering, the Altiris Compliance Toolkit provides flexible and easy-to-use reporting capabilities. The entirely Web-based reports cover a full range of software tracking possibilities and include full customization options and drill-down for more detail.

About Altiris

Altiris develops and markets a full line of Web-enabled solutions that empower IT professionals to easily manage corporate information technology resources throughout the entire IT lifecycle. Altiris Intuitive > Manageability solutions are the only fully integrated tools to provide full lifecycle management in a single solution. Altiris is a pioneer in the area of systems deployment.

Vendors such as Compaq, which bundles the Altiris software in every commercial desktop manufactured, have recognized the Altiris deployment technology as the industry's best. Altiris is the leading supplier of management solutions for Microsoft BackOffice and Microsoft SMS and hosts the annual SMS & W2K User's Conference.

Altiris customers significantly reduce the cost and complexity of owning and managing IT resources. Headquartered in Lindon, Altiris enjoys a worldwide development, service and sales presence. For information about Altiris and its products, visit: http://www.altiris.com.

NOTE: Altiris, Altiris eXpress, and Inventory Solution, Application Metering Solution, and Altiris eXpress Compliance Toolkit are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Altiris Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.