HP Dc7600 Desktop Management Guide - Page 10

Desktop Management Guide ■ 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 Software, 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. Following the HP and Compaq merger, the alliance has continued to expand with the following offerings: ■ Altiris Deployment Solution is available for a free 30-day trial for HP business PCs, after which a license may be purchased. ■ HP Local Recovery, a client backup/recovery utility, is available for free with HP business PCs. ■ Altiris Connector for HP OpenView provides client inventory and event integration with HP OpenView Network Node Manager, Operations, and Service Desk. 6 www.hp.com Desktop Management Guide