Station Casinos, Monte Carlo and International Game Technology Select Altiris(R) IT Lifecycle Management Solutions

LAS VEGAS, ManageFusion(TM), March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altiris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS) , a pioneer of IT lifecycle management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning IT resources, today announced that numerous leading Las Vegas casinos and gaming companies, including Station Casinos, Monte Carlo, International Game Technology and others, have selected Altiris(R) IT lifecycle management solutions to help reduce the cost of owning and managing IT assets.


Station Casinos operates more slot machines in Las Vegas than any other gaming company. Steve Bastille, Station Casinos director of server and desktop management, is tasked with managing 2,500 PCs and their associated assets and selected a combination of Altiris client, mobile, IT asset and help desk solutions to automate the process.


"Entertainment in Las Vegas is all about providing world-class customer service," said Bastille. "The same need for exemplary service is required of the IT department. Using Altiris Helpdesk Solution(TM) as the hub of our IT organization, we are able to automate problem resolution with Altiris remote hardware and software management solutions. Altiris helps us keep our internal customers happy while driving down the cost of support."


International Game Technology has also selected Altiris as a comprehensive PC and server management solution. International Game Technology is implementing Altiris to provide patch management, automated hardware and software inventory, software delivery, PC imaging and software metering for thousands of desktops and laptops, and numerous HP servers.


In Las Vegas from March 10-13, Altiris is co-sponsoring ManageFusion(TM), a systems management user conference that brings industry-leading vendors, luminaries, practitioners and customers together to share and learn about the latest developments and best practices in systems management. For more information, please visit www.managefusion.com


About Altiris


Altiris, Inc. is a pioneer of IT lifecycle management software that allows IT organizations to easily manage desktops, notebooks, thin clients, handhelds, industry-standard servers, and heterogeneous software including Windows, Linux and UNIX. Altiris automates and simplifies IT projects throughout the life of an asset to reduce the cost and complexity of management. Altiris client and mobile, server, and asset management solutions natively integrate via a common Web-based console and repository. For more information, visit www.altiris.com


Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Helpdesk Solution and ManageFusion are a trademarks of Altiris, Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners.


Source: Altiris Inc.

CONTACT: Rhett Glauser of Altiris Inc., +1-801-805-1131,
rglauser@altiris.com; or Elyce Ventura of Bite Communications,
+1-415-365-0360, elyce.ventura@bitepr.com, for Altiris Inc.


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