Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced three IT publications have recognized Altiris solutions for providing more comprehensive IT service, asset and server management solutions than the competition.
Altiris® Server Management Suite™ was awarded 'Editor's Choice' by Network Computing Magazine* and Redmond Magazine* named Altiris® Service & Asset Management Suite™ 'Redmond Roundup Champion.' Numerous Altiris solutions were also selected in the annual Windows IT Pro* Readers' Choice awards.
"Altiris service-oriented management solutions are consistently recognized as the best in the industry by leading IT publications and analysts," said Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing. "We are unique in providing our customers and partners with natively integrated, best-of-breed solutions for IT service, asset, configuration and security management.
"By providing solutions for a broad spectrum of IT management requirements, we can help companies cut costs, increase productivity and better align IT investments with business objectives."
Network Computing 'Editor's Choice'
In a review1 that tested two other systems management products, Server Management Suite beat the competition to win Network Computing's 'Editor's Choice' award. Server Management Suite 'has the best overall management' and 'covers the most functional areas, including patch, provisioning, and monitoring.' Server Management Suite secured the award 'thanks to its high scores in provisioning and integration and its more comprehensive suite of management tools.'
The products included in the review were scored on the following categories: usability and documentation, patch management, price, provisioning, other systems management functions, architecture and third-party integration.
Network Computing also praised Altiris for its excellent documentation and reporting, 'Altiris boasts one of the best-designed help and learning mechanisms we've seen in any management product.'
Redmond Roundup Champion
Redmond Magazine reviewed2 four asset management technologies and recognized Altiris Service & Asset Management Suite as 'the best overall tool since it covers the entire lifecycle of any asset in your organization.' Service & Asset Management Suite 'is a powerful tool well-suited for medium to large organizations, especially those with heterogeneous environments.'
To be named 'Redmond Roundup Champion,' Service & Asset Management Suite demonstrated excellence in the following categories: feature set, asset lifecycle management, contract management, shipping & receiving, ease of use, documentation, innovation and reporting.
Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice
Numerous Altiris solutions were recently recognized in Windows IT Pro's annual Readers' Choice3 awards. Readers recognized Altiris products in the categories of disk imaging software, OS migration tool, registry management tool, remote management tool and virtualization software.
About Altiris
Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. 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. Server Management Suite and Service & Asset Management Suite are trademarks of Altiris, Inc.
* The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners.
1 Network Computing Magazine, "Customized Systems Management Suites," Bruce Boardman, Sept. 14, 2006.
2 Redmond Magazine, "Cover Your Assets," Nelson and Danielle Ruest, Sept. 1, 2006.
3 Windows IT Pro, "Readers' Choice, Your Picks for 2006!" Windows IT Pro editors, Sept. 1, 2006. |