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Desktop Management Guide HP Client Management Solutions using Altiris Additional Altiris client management solutions can be purchased through HP that complement the hardware management capabilities of HP Client Manager. These Altiris solutions address client IT lifecycle challenges including: ■ Inventory assessment ■ Software license compliance ■ Personality migration ■ Software image deployment ■ Software distribution ■ Asset management ■ Client backup and recovery ■ Problem resolution For more information on HP Client Management Solutions using Altiris, visit www.hp.com/go/easydeploy. HP and Altiris have a unique alliance that extends beyond sales and marketing to include joint development and technology sharing that spans HP Client, Server, OpenView, and Services groups to provide best-of-breed solutions for HP partners and customers. Starting in 1999, Compaq personal systems group and Altiris entered into an alliance to combine the strength of Compaq as a pioneer in PC hardware and manageability with the strength of Altiris' PC deployment and migration capabilities. The relationship expanded into a strategic alliance with the introduction of comprehensive cost-reducing IT lifecycle management solutions including the jointly developed HP Client Manager, which provides best-of-breed hardware management for HP PCs. Building upon the success of the personal systems group, in 2001 the industry standard servers group introduced the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, an OEM version of Altiris Deployment Solution combined with HP's SmartStart Toolkit. HP utilizes this solution for provisioning ProLiant servers (including blade servers) as well as Blade PCs, a core component of HP's Consolidated Client Infrastructure. 6 www.hp.com Desktop Management Guide