ORLANDO – ManageFusion - Oct. 10, 2006 – Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the expansion of the Altiris channel program to include new solutions and licensing for managed services providers. The Altiris MSP Partner Program will help create new and recurring sources of revenue for partners. The program will also help customers focus on business objectives while receiving IT service, security and compliance and predictable costs.
Also, Altiris today announced two new MSP-focused products, Altiris® MSP Provisioning Solution™ software and Altiris® Remote Assist Solution™ software, and a new subscription licensing model.
Rick McCord, Altiris VP of channel strategy, said, “Managed services providers have gained traction in the market by providing low-cost service to businesses that require IT support or that have overextended IT operations. The Altiris service-delivery model and best-of-breed software, combined with the expertise of Altiris partners, are now integrated to deliver efficient IT service to companies of all sizes.”
Altiris MSP Provisioning Solution helps an MSP use Altiris solutions to service multiple customers and VARs using a single Altiris service-oriented management infrastructure. This new product provisions the required collections, services, roles and security for the customer. For example, Altiris solutions for IT inventory discovery, software delivery and patch management, software license management, and backup and recovery have been tested for MSP Provisioning Solution environments.
Altiris Remote Assist Solution, also announced today in a separate press release, allows managed service providers to easily link with Internet-connected users to quickly identify and resolve computing problems for virtual on-site support and rapid problem resolution.
Benefits of the Altiris MSP Program to the partner include:
- Best-of-breed Altiris service-oriented management solutions now ready for MSP environments
- Opportunity for new and recurring sources of revenue
- One Altiris management architecture to manage numerous clients helps scale business
- Flexible service offerings through the new Altiris subscription license model
Benefits of the Altiris MSP Program to the customer include:
- Predictable IT costs
- Maintained focus on business objectives
- Compliance and security with little to no in-house IT resources
- Efficiencies and minimized hassle
- Single point of IT accountability
Altiris has also recently joined the MSPAlliance (http://www.mspalliance.com), a global organization of service providers and technology vendors who define, promote and educate managed services vendors and customers. Altiris has joined the MSPAlliance to provide its MSP partners access to market research, certification and networking to help develop and deliver best practices in managed services.
For additional information about the Altiris MSP Program please visit www2.altiris.com/MSP and register. Alternatively, contact your local Altiris sales representative by visiting www.altiris.com/sales.
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.
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 Securities Act of 1933, including the statements regarding the Altiris MSP Partner Program helping to provide partners with new and recurring sources of revenue and helping customers maintain focus on business objectives. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the inaccurate assessment of market demand for the MSP service-delivery model, errors or deficiencies in the Altiris MSP-focused products, and such other risks as identified in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006, 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. MSP Provisioning Solution and Remote Assist Solution are trademarks of Altiris, Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. |