Altiris Teams with CenterBeam to Provide Enhanced Remote Management; CenterBeam Adopts Altiris' PC Transplant, Inventory Solution, Notification Server and Mobile Client for SMS.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2002 Altiris(R) Inc., a leader in systems management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning information technology, Thursday announced that CenterBeam, a leading innovator of outsourced IT services, has adopted Altiris' PC Transplant(R), Inventory Solution(TM), Notification Server(TM) and Mobile Client for 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. (TM) as the company's standardized solutions (Chem.) a solution which is used as a reagent, and is of a known and standard strength; specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question as the number representing its atomic weight; thus, a normal solution of silver for providing PC management services to the organizations it serves. CenterBeam will deploy and use the Altiris products to augment implementation, migration and software delivery throughout its customer base. Through this relationship, CenterBeam anticipates decreasing its response time to customers and increasing the level of reporting and security. "We are very pleased to be working with CenterBeam to simplify and enhance the management services they provide for their customers," said Altiris president and chief executive officer Greg Butterfield. "Our products have received wide acceptance in the marketplace. Through this agreement, our partnership with CenterBeam helps to expand even further the community of Windows customers we are able to support." By maximizing the productivity of IT resources throughout their entire lifecycle, Altiris' products deliver value and a rapid return on investment. CenterBeam provides a complete, managed end-user computing End User Computing (EUC) is a group of approaches to computing that aim at better integrating end users into the computing environment or that attempt to realize the potential for high-end computing to perform in a trustworthy manner in problem solving of the highest order. environment designed specifically for distributed and mobile organizations. Because on-site IT personnel are not feasible in these organizations, the entire CenterBeam environment -- desktops, networks, servers and business processes -- is specifically architected for high reliability and remote manageability. CenterBeam uses a comprehensive set of advanced technology and processes to deliver ongoing support to the distributed users of its customers. With Altiris' Inventory Solution, CenterBeam's IT managers can take a comprehensive inventory of an enterprise as well as the components of each machine before deploying new software or migrating to Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. . Using PC Transplant, they can create a robust, scalable, and easy-to-configure platform from the organized chaos of multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . PC Transplant is the award-winning solution for quick and easy migration of personal user settings, passwords, browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used favorites and personal files. "CenterBeam's mission is to deliver the highest quality IT experience to the distributed users in our customer base," said Steve Dauber daub v. daubed, daub·ing, daubs v.tr. 1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud. 2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes. , CenterBeam's vice president of marketing. "To accomplish this, we partner with industry-leading vendors like Altiris who can help us comprehensively manage our customers' IT environments." "Altiris' products help us redefine Verb 1. redefine - give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties" define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify - determine the essential quality of 2. the way IT is deployed," said Marc Epstein, CenterBeam's executive vice president of customer delivery and engineering. "We can do everything remotely that a local IT manager would do on site, a critical capability for our remote and mobile customers." About Altiris Altiris Inc. offers a full line of Web-enabled solutions that empower organizations to easily manage desktops, notebooks, handhelds and servers throughout the IT lifecycle. Altiris is uniquely positioned to provide 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. About CenterBeam CenterBeam manages end-user computing for distributed organizations. The company pioneered the application of quality management techniques to information technology. This revolutionary approach to outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. increases user productivity and corporate agility, reduces total costs and enables businesses to focus on strategic IT. Founded in 1999, CenterBeam has strategic, financial and technical backing from industry leaders Microsoft, Intel, Dell and EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. . The company is headquartered in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. and can be reached at 408/844-0900 or www.centerbeam.com. Altiris and PC Transplant are registered trademarks of Altiris Inc. Inventory Solution, Notification Server and Mobile Client for SMS are all trademarks of Altiris Inc. 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