Altiris integrates enforceable security with IT service management

Altiris, a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the integration of enforceable security with IT service management, with the release of Altiris SecurityExpressions 4.0 software.

In addition, SecurityExpressions will now help secure Windows Vista, 64-bit and new Unix and Linux platforms.

As part of this release, SecurityExpressions will be integrated with Altiris Helpdesk Solution software, Altiris Task Server software and other CRM products, to help customers integrate security into day-to-day workflow and process operations. Critical to the vision of Altiris' service-oriented management, this new release will combine automated IT operations with enforceable security.

According to Forrester research: "Given the increasing number of touchpoints and areas with similar challenges, combining security and systems management under one management roof offers IT an opportunity to reduce costs and increase responsiveness."

SecurityExpressions helps keep security postures consistent with security policies and regulatory mandates, and enforces compliance through audits, remediation and reporting. Altiris is unrivalled in providing continual assessment, remediation and ongoing management of security configurations. SecurityExpressions helps to reduce labour costs, improve customer service and endpoint security, and deliver documented due diligence.

Significant new features of SecurityExpressions 4.0 include:

* Integration with Altiris Task Server for enhanced workflow management
* Integrated with Altiris Helpdesk Solution
* Extensible to other CRM systems
* Vista and 64-bit auditing support
* New audit support for Solaris 10, AIX 5.3 and SuSe
* Web-service auditing

Steve Morton, Altiris VP, product management and marketing, said: "We are working to bridge the gap between security analysis and remediation within the context of an IT service management solution. This latest version of SecurityExpressions can help IT organisations better manage security through established change control processes and systems. This is an excellent example of how Altiris' service-oriented management can help reduce IT cost and complexity, improve the security of technology assets, and align IT with business objectives."

Altiris SecurityExpressions 4.0 will be available in Q1 2007 and offered at an MSRP of £22.70 per node for clients and £521.40 per node for servers. For more information or to contact your local sales representative, please visit www.altiris.com/sales.

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2. Forrester Research, "The Convergence of Systems and Security Management," Thomas Raschke, April 2006.