Altiris Server and Asset Management Suites Honored by Top IT Publications.Altiris([R]) Server Management Suite([TM])Software Wins Network Computing's 'Editor's Choice', Altiris([R]) Service & Asset Management Suite([TM])Software Named 'Redmond Roundup Champion' 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 three IT publications have recognized Altiris solutions for providing more comprehensive IT service, asset and server management solutions than the competition. Altiris([R]) Server Management Suite([TM]) was awarded 'Editor's Choice' by Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. Magazine(a) and Redmond Magazine(a) named Altiris([R]) Service & Asset Management Suite([TM]) 'Redmond Roundup Champion.' Numerous Altiris solutions were also selected in the annual Windows IT Pro Windows IT Pro (ISSN-1552-3136) is a trade publication and web site owned by Penton Media serving the information needs of IT professionals in various fields including data processing, software development and programming. (a) Readers' Choice awards. "Altiris service-oriented management solutions are consistently recognized as the best in the industry by leading IT publications and analysts," said Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing. "We are unique in providing our customers and partners with natively integrated, best-of-breed solutions for IT service, asset, configuration and security management. "By providing solutions for a broad spectrum of IT management requirements, we can help companies cut costs, increase productivity and better align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. IT investments with business objectives." Network Computing 'Editor's Choice' In a review1 that tested two other systems management products, Server Management Suite beat the competition to win Network Computing's 'Editor's Choice' award. Server Management Suite 'has the best overall management' and 'covers the most functional areas, including patch, provisioning, and monitoring.' Server Management Suite secured the award 'thanks to its high scores in provisioning and integration and its more comprehensive suite of management tools.' The products included in the review were scored on the following categories: usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. and documentation, patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique , price, provisioning, other systems management functions, architecture and third-party integration. Network Computing also praised Altiris for its excellent documentation and reporting, 'Altiris boasts one of the best-designed help and learning mechanisms we've seen in any management product.' Redmond Roundup Champion Redmond Magazine reviewed2 four asset management technologies and recognized Altiris Service & Asset Management Suite as 'the best overall tool since it covers the entire lifecycle of any asset in your organization.' Service & Asset Management Suite 'is a powerful tool well-suited for medium to large organizations, especially those with heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. .' To be named 'Redmond Roundup Champion,' Service & Asset Management Suite demonstrated excellence in the following categories: feature set, asset lifecycle management, contract management, shipping & receiving, ease of use, documentation, innovation and reporting. Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Numerous Altiris solutions were recently recognized in Windows IT Pro's annual Readers' Choice3 awards. Readers recognized Altiris products in the categories of disk imaging software, OS migration tool, 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. management tool, remote management tool 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. software. About Altiris Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit www.altiris.com. Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Server Management Suite and Service & Asset Management Suite are trademarks of Altiris, Inc. (a) The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. 1 Network Computing Magazine, "Customized Systems Management Suites," Bruce Boardman, Sept. 14, 2006. 2 Redmond Magazine, "Cover Your Assets," Nelson and Danielle Ruest, Sept. 1, 2006. 3 Windows IT Pro, "Readers' Choice, Your Picks for 2006!" Windows IT Pro editors, Sept. 1, 2006. |
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