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Desktop Management Guide Altiris eXpress Compaq and Altiris have extended their partnership to deliver industry-leading solutions that reduce the complexity of managing hardware and software for desktops, notebooks, handheld devices, and servers throughout their lifecycle. Altiris eXpress allows the system administrator to create and quickly deploy a customized, corporate-standard software image across one or more networked client PCs with an interface as simple to use as Windows Explorer. Altiris eXpress supports Intel's Wired for Management and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). Using Altiris eXpress and the Remote System Installation features of the Compaq computer, there is no need for the system administrator to visit each new PC individually to deploy the software image. The Altiris eXpress solutions provide an efficient and effective way to automate existing processes and address problem areas within your IT environment. With the Altiris eXpress web-based infrastructure, you have the flexibility to manage your systems from anywhere at anytime - even from your iPAQ Pocket PC! The Altiris eXpress solutions are modular and extensible to span the needs of workgroups to the enterprise. They integrate with other industry client management tools and provide extensions to Microsoft BackOffice/SMS. The expanded Altiris eXpress solutions focus on four key IT areas: I Deployment & Migration I Software & Operations Management I Inventory & Asset Management I Help Desk & Problem Resolution Within minutes of installation, Altiris eXpress is able to install a disk image containing the operating system, application software, and the Altiris eXpress client, without requiring the use of a separate boot diskette. With Altiris eXpress, the network administrator can: I Create a new image or edit an existing image, or clone a PC on the network which may have the ideal image. I Create any number of customized disk images for a variety of workgroups. 4 Desktop Management Guide

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Desktop Management Guide
Desktop Management Guide
Altiris eXpress
Compaq and Altiris have extended their partnership to deliver
industry-leading solutions that reduce the complexity of managing
hardware and software for desktops, notebooks, handheld devices,
and servers throughout their lifecycle. Altiris eXpress allows the
system administrator to create and quickly deploy a customized,
corporate-standard software image across one or more networked
client PCs with an interface as simple to use as Windows Explorer.
Altiris eXpress supports Intel’s Wired for Management and Preboot
Execution Environment (PXE). Using Altiris eXpress and the Remote
System Installation features of the Compaq computer, there is no need
for the system administrator to visit each new PC individually to
deploy the software image.
The Altiris eXpress solutions provide an efficient and effective way to
automate existing processes and address problem areas within your IT
environment. With the Altiris eXpress web-based infrastructure, you
have the flexibility to manage your systems from anywhere at
anytime - even from your iPAQ Pocket PC!
The Altiris eXpress solutions are modular and extensible to span the
needs of workgroups to the enterprise. They integrate with other
industry client management tools and provide extensions to Microsoft
BackOffice/SMS.
The expanded Altiris eXpress solutions focus on four key IT areas:
Deployment & Migration
Software & Operations Management
Inventory & Asset Management
Help Desk & Problem Resolution
Within minutes of installation, Altiris eXpress is able to install a disk
image containing the operating system, application software, and the
Altiris eXpress client, without requiring the use of a separate boot
diskette. With Altiris eXpress, the network administrator can:
Create a new image or edit an existing image, or clone a PC on
the network which may have the ideal image.
Create any number of customized disk images for a variety of
workgroups.