Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the new Altiris Application Compatibility Suite software to help IT organisations diagnose and mitigate application-related barriers to Windows Vista1 deployment. This new Altiris suite can help customers maintain efficient software operations, business continuity and employee productivity.
Unique, customised application environments are typical to most businesses and present a notable barrier to effective Windows Vista deployments. Altiris Application Compatibility Suite is a bundle of solutions that help IT departments diagnose and mitigate most Windows Vista application compatibility challenges. The suite combines leading Altiris solutions for application packaging, virtualisation and user rights control to help maintain user productivity while reducing the cost and complexity related to running legacy applications on Windows Vista.
Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing, says, "Altiris is working to provide the most comprehensive set of solutions available to help businesses migrate to Windows Vista as easily and effectively as possible. Mitigating application compatibility issues often includes work at the code level and is one of the most expensive and time consuming projects an IT organisation can face. Altiris Application Compatibility Suite is a practical and cost-effective solution for validating and preparing applications for use on Windows Vista."
Windows Vista features include new requirements for application installations and security that affect both commercial and legacy software products. The following Altiris solutions are included in the new suite and help deliver Windows Vista application readiness:
* Altiris Application Control Solution software helps preserve the security benefits of user account control while creating an efficient and user-friendly application environment within Windows Vista.
* Altiris Software Virtualization Solution technology virtualises trusted applications and places them in a virtual, protected area of Windows, allowing applications to continue to function as originally intended.
* Wise Package Studio software helps organisations package or re-package existing applications as a Windows Installer (MSI) package to help deliver optimal Windows Vista installations. Wise Package Studio also provides certain Windows Vista compatibility testing for application components.
Licensing and availability
Altiris Application Compatibility Suite will be available in the second calendar quarter of 2007. For more information, or to contact your local Altiris sales representative, please visit www.altiris.com/sales.
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