Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of IT lifecycle management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning IT resources, today announced a strong showing in the just released Forrester Client Systems Management TechRankings*. Altiris was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its evaluation. Altiris® Client Management Suite™, received high scores for a unified architecture, broad software and OS management functionality, and asset discovery.
Client Management Suite was evaluated against approximately 200 criteria in the Forrester hands-on, scenario-based lab environment. Client systems management (CSM) suites were considered that provide, at a minimum, asset discovery, software deployment, and patch management capabilities either as part of an integrated solution or as separate components.
According to Forrester Research, “The Altiris Client Management Suite is an integrated solution that provides solid functionality in all three categories. It also includes tools for disk imaging and recovery, desktop migration, and a solid application packaging function.”*
Key strengths for Client Management Suite include:
- Unified architecture - All Altiris core functions use a single server architecture, console and client agent install.
- Comprehensive functionality – Altiris Client Management Suite 6.0 handles a broader range of functions than its competitors. The product has a solid unified architecture, can manage a variety of client operating systems, is easy to configure and deploy, and has a robust reporting console.*
Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management, said, “Altiris Client Management Suite includes a broad range of tools for software and OS management, including software distribution, imaging and recovery, patch management, vulnerability assessment, migration and application packaging. These integrated features help IT organizations provide a secure and stable computing environment for their users while reducing the cost of client management. Forrester and other leading IT analyst research firms have now cited the overall breadth and depth of Altiris software management as stronger than competitive offerings.”
About Altiris
Altiris, Inc. is a pioneer of IT lifecycle management software that allows IT organizations to easily manage 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, and asset management solutions natively integrate via a common Web-based console and repository. For more information, visit www.altiris.com.
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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 trademark of Altiris, Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners.
* Client Systems Management TechRankings™, Forrester Research, Inc., November 2004. |