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Altiris To Release Free Tool Next Month

Thursday, 02 March 2006 by Michel Roth

From News.com: "Having focused on the asset lifecycle management space for the past three years, Altiris is now expanding its playing field, moving toward software virtualization and on-demand managed service, say company officials.

Tom Galantomos, Altiris' director of strategic alliance sales for the Asia-Pacific region and Japan, said the new positioning is aimed at helping companies get more value out of their IT spend. He explained that Altiris will focus on what it describes as a service-oriented management concept, encompassing service-oriented architectures (SOAs) as the technology backbone, products that address management processes and a service-based delivery model. Galantomos added that this would take the form of on-demand managed services or software-as-a-service, which will be especially relevant for small and midsize customers as it gives them access to enterprise-class applications, without the hefty licensing fees."

"To help its virtualization software gain more traction, Altiris next month will offer a free downloadable tool which users can deploy to change the settings of applications on their PCs according to their personal requirements."

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