Altiris Readies Comprehensive Software Management Offering for the Windows Vista Operating System.Altiris Software Helps IT Organizations Deliver Efficient Change Management Through Hardware Refresh and 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. Upgrades SALT LAKE CITY -- 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 its commitment to deliver unique, integrated end-to-end software management solutions to help reduce the cost and complexity of hardware and software change. With the upcoming release of Windows Vista(a), IT organizations are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. solutions to enable business continuity through the transition. Altiris has integrated and automated the necessary solutions to help manage this change efficiently and seamlessly. "While our customers want to quickly take advantage of the new features of Windows Vista, they also recognize that a well-planned, automated approach to deployment and migration is critical to optimize employee productivity," said Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product marketing and management. "For almost a decade, Altiris best-of-breed technology has been used by customers to streamline the deployment and migration of millions of Windows installations worldwide." Altiris customers are currently defining roll-out strategies in anticipation of the upcoming release of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 2007a. Altiris is working closely with Microsoft in support of the Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment (BDD BDD Base de Données (French: Database) BDD Business Desktop Deployment (Microsoft) BDD Behavior Driven Development BDD Binary Decision Diagram BDD Bantam Doubleday Dell ) initiative to promote migration best practices. Also, Altiris solutions are being updated with support for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit clients and will be released soon after they are validated on the production-ready version of Windows Vista. Wise Package Studio([R]) software currently supports Windows Vista. Altiris([R]) Client Management Suite([TM]) software, including Altiris([R]) Deployment Solution([TM]) and Altiris([R]) PC Transplant([R]) Solution, will include Windows Vista support in early Q1 2007. The new version of Deployment Solution will include support for the new Windows imaging (WIM WIM Windows Image (Microsoft) WIM Wireless Identification Module WIM Weight-In-Motion WIM Woe Is Me WIM Wireless Instant Messaging WIM Window Invalid Mask (SPARC architecture) ) format. Altiris software management solutions enable increased IT control and delivery of efficient software operations and additional employee productivity. Altiris best-of-breed solutions automate all phases of software lifecycle management Software Lifecycle Management is the concept that an Independent software vendor can control how its software is licensed and used throughout its usable lifecycle. Because software is not always a static product, vendor's often add additional features and/or updates for security purposes. including inventory, application packaging and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , deployment, patch, delivery, migration, license management and ongoing maintenance. These solutions are natively integrated through the Altiris service-oriented architecture See SOA. , configuration management database (CMDB CMDB Configuration Management Data Base CMDB Composite Modified Double Base (Propellant) CMDB Control and Monitor Display Builder CMDB Call Management Database ) and definitive software library to help businesses better control software change. Altiris has established a Web portal at www.easyvistamigration.com to help businesses better plan for upcoming Vista migrations. The portal includes additional information about the Altiris six-city, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Windows Vista road show, the 'Definitive Guide to Vista Migration' complimentary eBook, and the 'Steps to a Successful Hardware Refresh' whitepaper. The road show starts on Nov. 7, 2006 in Bellevue, Wash. Altiris is also participating in worldwide Microsoft launch events for Windows Vista. 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 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 anticipated market adoption of the Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 upgrades, the future availability of Altiris Client Management Suite, including Altiris Deployment Solution and Altiris PC Transplant Solution, its expected functionality and benefits to customers. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including but not limited to, the inaccurate assessment of market adoption of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 and the market opportunity for Altiris; delays or difficulties in bringing such products to market, product bugs or errors, and such other risks as identified in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended June 30, 2006, and from time to time in other reports filed by Altiris with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. PC Transplant is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. Wise Package Studio is a registered trademark of Wise Solutions, 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. Client Management Suite and Deployment Solution are trademarks of Altiris, Inc. (a) The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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