[thinnews] Altiris Releases Next-Generation Altiris® 6.0 Agent To Set Stage For New Altiris 6.0 Infrastructure

From: "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: thinnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:53:32 -0400
Altiris Releases Next-Generation Altiris® 6.0 Agent To Set Stage For New
Altiris 6.0 Infrastructure

New Altiris 6.0 agent provides significant new features such as localization
in 17 languages, more secure client-server communications and dynamic
bandwidth management

Company Contact Agency Contact Rhett Glauser Cheryl Snapp Altiris, Inc.
Snapp Norris Group 801.805.1131 801.226.3223 rglauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a leader in systems management solutions that
reduce the total cost of owning information technology, today announced that
the new Altiris® 6.0 agent is now available for use by Altiris customers
running Altiris Notification Server 5.5 SP3. This new Altiris agent provides
new functionality for immediate implementation and will assist in assuring
successful customer rollouts of the forthcoming Altiris 6.0 upgrade.
Functions such as language localization, more secure client-server
communications, a smaller client memory footprint and improved bandwidth
management help Altiris customers provide more efficient and secure IT
lifecycle management for global implementations of IT assets, including PCs,
servers, thin clients and mobile devices.
Scott Read, network analyst for a large, state government agency, is tasked
with managing hundreds of WAN locations, from central administrative sites
to numerous maintenance facilities with nothing more than dial-up
connectivity. Read is rolling out Altiris® Client Management Suite? for
centralized, remote management of hardware and software assets, fifty
percent of which utilize low-bandwidth, remote connections.
Read said, ?We are deploying the Altiris 6.0 agent concurrently with Altiris
Notification Server 5.5 SP3 to take advantage of advanced features such as
dynamic bandwidth management and more secure client-server communications.
These features will be critical to management of our remote locations and
will help us keep our systems even more secure, ultimately driving down the
cost of IT management. Furthermore, utilizing the new Altiris agent will
allow us to more smoothly transition to the upcoming Altiris 6.0 upgrade
through an efficient, phased rollout.?
Bill Uncapher, Pacific Blue Micro president, went on to say, ?As business
computing is pushed to the fringe of the network, our clients are asking for
an IT lifecycle management solution that accommodates the needs of an
increasingly diverse and remote workforce. The new Altiris 6.0 agent
provides extensive language localization, dynamic bandwidth management and
added security features that our client base requires for advanced IT
management.?
Founded in 1982, Pacific Blue Micro (PBM) is a nationwide provider of
integrated IT solutions and services. PBM delivers practical, cost-effective
solutions that help organizations align their internal IT support systems
with their business objectives.
Poul Nielsen, Altiris VP of marketing and product strategy, went on to say,
?Altiris is working closely with valued customers and strategic partners to
ensure the success of the Altiris 6.0 release, the most significant Altiris
version update in two years. As the workhorse of any client systems
management environment, we understand that our customers require access to
the latest agent functionality as soon as possible to plan efficient
roll-outs and rapidly take advantage of the Altiris capabilities to help
further reduce the cost IT management and provide more secure IT systems.?
When integrated with the soon-to-be-released, next-generation Altiris
Notification Server and console, the Altiris 6.0 infrastructure will provide
additional remote manageability in addition to new and improved features of
the Altiris 6.0 agent such as:
New localization detects 17 different languages of the end-user?s system
More secure client-server communications via https
Improved bandwidth management provides download options based on network
connection speed
Customizable user interface
Smaller memory footprint
Licensing and availability
Now available, the Altiris 6.0 agent replaces the Altiris Notification
Server 5.5 agent and is downloadable from the Altiris Solution Center. The
Altiris 6.0 agent is for use in Altiris Notification Server 5.5 SP3
environments. For more information, or to contact your local Altiris sales
representative, please visit http://www.altiris.com/sales/
About Altiris
Altiris, Inc. offers a full line of Web-enabled solutions that empower
organizations to easily manage desktops, notebooks, handhelds, and Windows,
Linux and UNIX servers throughout the IT lifecycle. Altiris provides fully
integrated, complete systems management solutions for client and mobile,
server, and asset management. Altiris? vision is to automate, simplify, and
reduce the cost and complexity of IT lifecycle management with a rapid
return on investment. 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 United States Securities Act of 1933, including the statements
regarding upcoming product releases and upgrades. These forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ, including, but not limited to, difficulties and delays in
bringing the product releases and upgrades to market; errors in the
products; and such other risks as identified in our current Prospectus, and
from time to time in other reports filed by Altiris with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other
countries. Client Management Suite is a registered trademark of Altiris,
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[thinnews] Altiris Releases Next-Generation Altiris® 6.0 Agent To Set Stage For New Altiris 6.0 Infrastructure

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