Altiris offers Web-based service, security, compliance and system management solutions that reduce the cost of owning heterogeneous IT assets. Altiris IT lifecycle management solutions automate and simplify challenging IT requirements like PC and server provisioning, system security audit and compliance, patch management, migration, and IT asset and service management. Altiris vision is to automate, simplify, and reduce the cost and complexity of IT lifecycle management with a rapid return on investment.

Altiris products help companies provision, secure, migrate, protect, track, service, and diagnose IT assets all through an integrated, Web-based infrastructure. Altiris offers customers a unique approach to IT management with modular, natively integrated solutions that allow companies to implement a comprehensive IT lifecycle management solution or just add capabilities as needed.

Altiris license their solutions to more than twelve thousand companies of all sizes and in all industries, helping them to lower the total cost of tracking, supporting and maintaining corporate IT assets, including desktops, notebooks, servers, and handheld devices. Altiris targets Chief Information Officer in addition to Microsoft Windows, Linux, Unix, Help desk, and IT administrators.

Altiris have strategic relationships with leading OEMs such as HP, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, IBM, Philips, Cisco and Microsoft; important systems integrators such as EDS, GE Capital, CompuCom, Unisys and IBM Global Services; and global VARs and distributors such as Ingram Micro.

=About Altiris=

Altiris, Inc. is a pioneer of IT lifecycle management software that allows IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service desktops, notebooks, thin clients, handhelds, industry-standard servers, and heterogeneous software including Windows, Linux and UNIX. Altiris automates and simplifies IT projects throughout the life of an asset to reduce the cost and complexity of management. Altiris client and mobile, server, security and IT asset management solutions natively integrate via a common Web-based console and repository.

=Brief Timeline=

Altiris is a worldwide Software company that was started in 1998 when it split off of a company called KeyLabs. KeyLabs was (and still is) a third party testing facility. Software was created to manage the computers at KeyLabs and that software became the start of what is now Altiris. Altiris develops software designed to help IT departments manage their networks and computers more efficiently. Altiris is publically traded on the NASDAQ as ATRS.

In July 2002, Altiris acquired system backup and recovery technology from Previo. In October 2002, Altiris acquired Computing Edge.

In March 2005 Altiris acquired Pedestal software, a software company that specializes in vulnerability assessment tools (SecurityExpressions and AuditExpress). Two months later Altiris also acquired Tonic software, a company that develops web based monitoring software. All acquired tools and technologies are now sold as part of the Altiris product portfolio.

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