Brinker International, Parent Company of Macaroni Grill and Chili's, Chooses Altiris Products to Manage PCs in Restaurants.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LINDON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 Brinker to Use Altiris(TM) Client Management Suite to Rapidly Recover From Hardware or Software Failures and to Inventory Hundreds of PCs in Restaurants Around the World Altiris Inc., a leader in systems management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning information technology, Tuesday announced that Brinker International has selected Altiris Deployment Server(TM) and Inventory Solution(TM) to reduce downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. when a PC fails and to inventory thousands of PCs in their restaurants throughout the world. Brinker International is one of the world's largest multi-concept casual dining restaurant companies. Their portfolio consists of Chili's Grill Grill may refer to: In food:
named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum Grill and Cantina can·ti·na n. Southwestern U.S. A bar that serves liquor. [Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar.] and many other well known restaurant chains The following is a list of restaurant chains. See also: Fast-food restaurant, Casual dining, List of reference tables. International
"The technology resources in each restaurant are critical to our business success -- we have to be able to rapidly recover from any failure," said Chris Park, software administrator, Brinker International. "Altiris Deployment Server allows us to store an exact image of the machines so that in the event of a failure the entire identity of the machine can be restored and it can be restarted in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Brinker International purchased Altiris Deployment Server along with Altiris Inventory Solution. The unique RapidDeploy(TM) technology that is part of Deployment Server will allow them to store a complete on-site image of both PCs located in each restaurant. If a machine fails for any reason the PC can be re-imaged and restarted in minutes. Inventory Solution is a powerful product that Brinker will use to gather and track inventory data on all software and hardware owned by the company. Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. features will make tracking and managing data easier, more comprehensive and it will save the IT staff several hours per week. Brinker selected Compaq hardware in conjunction with the Altiris solutions because of the reliability and compatibility of the two product lines. A 30-day evaluation copy of Altiris Deployment Server is bundled with all Compaq commercial PCs. For more information on Altiris or Altiris solutions, or to find an Altiris partner near you, go to www.altiris.com or call 801/226-8500. About Altiris Altiris Inc. develops, markets and supports a full line of Web-enabled solutions that empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems organizations to easily manage information technology resources throughout the IT lifecycle. Altiris is unique because they provide fully integrated, complete systems management solutions including deployment and migration, software management, inventory and asset management, and helpdesk management. Altiris' core technologies greatly reduce the cost and complexity of owning IT resources. For more information visit www.altiris.com. Altiris, Deployment Server, RapidDeploy and Inventory Solution are trademarks of Altiris Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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