Altiris Updates Award-Winning Client Mgmt Suite.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 PC Transplant(R) Pro, a component of Client Mgmt Suite, now offers real-time migration, compression control, Web-server support and security permissions 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 leader in systems management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning information technology, today announced numerous updates to components of Altiris(R) Client Mgmt Suite(TM) to increase ease of use and provide additional time-saving features. New to Client Mgmt Suite, the Altiris Getting Started Web Tutorial guides users through the Client Mgmt Suite setup process and the most common management tasks. Ideal for first-time evaluators, this tutorial provides installation guides and tips for ongoing use of Client Mgmt Suite components. "We were initially attracted to the Web-based management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. of Altiris Client Mgmt Suite because it is very easy to use and install compared to the more complex systems management suites," said Philip Sinquefield, US Oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. PC workstation specialist. "The integrated components of Client Mgmt Suite allowed two of our workstation specialists to push one of our specialized software applications to a department of 700 employee PCs over a single weekend. This software update would have normally taken six or seven staff members a week to perform manually. Altiris Client Mgmt Suite saves us time and money on day-to-day tasks and helps us avoid costly end-user downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. during work hours." The new, completely integrated suite, includes the Altiris eXpress(TM) infrastructure, Deployment Solution(TM), SW Delivery Solution(TM), Application Mgmt Solution(TM), Inventory Solution(TM), Application Metering Solution(TM) and Carbon Copy(R) Solution. Altiris eXpress Altiris eXpress, included with all Altiris solutions, now provides built-in notification policies to alert administrators when product updates are newly available. Altiris eXpress also includes interface changes to support the previously announced Altiris Connector for Active Directory. Any product upgrade to the latest version of Altiris eXpress will automatically install the Connector for Active Directory at no additional charge to customers. Deployment Solution As the migration and personality transplant component of Deployment Solution, PC Transplant(R) Pro now includes a number of significant enhancements including: -- Real-time migration - Built in support for real-time, peer-to-peer migrations via a network connection eliminates the need to create personality packages. -- Advanced inclusion / exclusion filtering and prioritization - Define specific file, folder and file type filtering rules and set the execution order for those rules. -- Compression control - Ability to disable file compression globally or selectively when building personality packages. -- File and folder security permissions - Retain file and folder access control lists during migration. Help ensure file and folder security and save time by not requiring permissions to be redefined on the target PC. -- Upcoming French and German language versions. Carbon Copy The Carbon Copy handheld console is now available for use by mobile administrators seeking remote control capabilities from a Pocket PC handheld device. Carbon Copy now also provides an uninstall To remove hardware or software from a computer system. In order to remove a software application from a PC, an uninstall program, also called an "uninstaller," deletes all the files that were initially copied to the hard disk and restores the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI and SYSTEM. policy for increased ease of use as well as new firewall configurations for improved network security. Application Metering Solution and Inventory Solution New to Application Metering Solution is the ability to set application usage denial policies based on Active Directory organizational unit In computing, an Organizational Unit (OU) provides a way of classifying objects located in directories, or names in a digital certificate hierarchy, typically used either to differentiate between objects with the same name (John Doe in OU "marketing" versus John Doe in OU "customer membership, time of day, or type of application. In addition, hardware summary data such as CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. usage, memory usage and application run time is provided for specific applications. When used in conjunction with Inventory Solution, Application Metering Solution discovers the physical locations of applications on the network and correlates which of these applications are actually being used and how often. Using this data, unused software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. can be reclaimed re·claim tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims 1. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land. , discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: or reassigned. The latest release of Inventory Solution now provides a prebuilt pre·built adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a structure or a portion of a structure that is constructed or assembled before being transported to its site of installation; prefabricated: a prebuilt home. Web package for click and run client inventory. Licensing and availability Client Mgmt Suite, with updated components, is now available for purchase at $76 per node when purchasing 100 - 499 nodes. Volume discounts are available. French and German language versions of PC Transplant Pro are expected to be released in October. Please visit http://www.altiris.com/sales/offices/ for worldwide sales contact information. 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 provides 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 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 United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Securities Act of 1933, including the statements regarding the expected release of the French and German language versions of PC Transplant Pro. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including, but not limited to, difficulties in product development and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. and delays in the production and delivery of such product releases; 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, 2002, and from time to time in other reports filed by Altiris with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Altiris, PC Transplant and Carbon Copy are registered trademarks of Altiris Inc. Altiris eXpress, Deployment Solution, Inventory Solution, SW Delivery Solution, Application Metering Solution, and Application Mgmt Solution are a trademarks of Altiris Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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