Altiris Integrates Enforceable Security with IT Service Management.Altiris([R]) SecurityExpressions([TM]) Software Delivers Configuration Assurance Support for Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , 64-bit, and Additional UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Linux Platforms SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS ATRS Arkansas Teacher Retirement System ATRS Automated Transport and Retrieval System ATRS Aerial Targets Squadron ATRS Automated Trouble Reporting System ATRS Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society ATRS Automatic Turbine Run-up System ), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the integration of enforceable security with IT service management with the release of Altiris([R]) SecurityExpressions([TM]) 4.0 software. In addition, SecurityExpressions will now help secure Windows Vista1, 64-bit and new UNIX and Linux platforms. As part of this release, SecurityExpressions will be integrated with Altiris([R]) Helpdesk Solution([TM]) software, Altiris Task Server([TM]) software and other CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. products to help customers integrate security into day-to-day workflow and process operations. Critical to the vision of Altiris service-oriented management, this new release will combine automated IT operations with enforceable security. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Forrester research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
SecurityExpressions helps keep security postures consistent with security policies and regulatory mandates and enforces compliance through audits, remediation and reporting. Altiris is unique in providing continual assessment, remediation and ongoing management of security configurations. In the end, SecurityExpressions helps to reduce labor costs, improve customer service and endpoint security, and deliver documented due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. . Significant new features of SecurityExpressions 4.0 include: * Integration with Altiris Task Server for enhanced workflow management * Integrated with Altiris Helpdesk Solution * Extensible to other CRM systems * Vista and 64-bit auditing support * New audit support for Solaris 10, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. 5.3, and SuSe * Web-service auditing Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing, said, "We are working to bridge the gap between security analysis and remediation within the context of an IT service management solution. This latest version of SecurityExpressions can help IT organizations better manage security through established change control processes and systems. This is an excellent example of how Altiris service-oriented management can help reduce IT cost and complexity, improve the security of technology assets, and align IT with business objectives." Licensing and availability Altiris SecurityExpressions 4.0 will be available in Q1 2007 and offered at an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of US $39 per node for clients and US $895 per node for servers. For more information or to contact your local sales representative, please visit www.altiris.com/sales. About Altiris Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit www.altiris.com. Note on Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including statements regarding the future availability of the Altiris SecurityExpressions 4.0 product and its anticipated benefits to customers. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, delays or difficulties in bringing the product to market, our inaccurate assessment of market demand or IT trends, errors or bugs in our products, and such other risks as identified in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended September 30, 2006, and from time to time in other reports filed by Altiris with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Altiris assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release. Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Helpdesk Solution and Task Server are trademarks of Altiris, Inc. SecurityExpressions is a trademark of Pedestal Software, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Altiris, Inc. 1 The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2 Forrester Research, "The Convergence of Systems and Security Management," Thomas Raschke, April 2006. |
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