Client Management Suite
A Comprehensive, Automated Client Management Solution.
Altiris Client Management Suite is an easy-to-use product that addresses the lifecycle management requirements of desktop and notebook computers. The suite leverages industry-leading technologies to reduce the total cost of owning client systems. By automating time-consuming and redundant tasks, Client Management Suite minimizes the time and cost associated with deploying, managing, securing, and troubleshooting clients, so organisations can gain maximum visibility into and control of their IT environments.
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Flexible Client Management: Includes everything IT departments need for complete lifecycle management of client systems—all built on the Symantec Management Platform. |
Get complete and flexible IT lifecycle management from a single Web console and database for easier administration and reduced complexity. Easily add solutions that go beyond client systems management—without adding infrastructure or complexity. |
Comprehensive client discovery and inventory: Take a complete hardware and software inventory of each client system in an organisation. |
Gain a comprehensive view of your organisation to optimise software licenses, better support end users, and reduce costs associated with operating system deployments and software rollouts. |
Industry-leading imaging and deployment: Deploy Microsoft Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux® with touch-free imaging and provisioning, and migrate new hardware or to the latest version of Windows® with fewer interruptions to users. |
Reduce the time associated with imaging and cloning PCs. Reduce support and maintenance costs by deploying standardized and approved hardware-independent images throughout your organisation. |
Intelligent software and patch management: Intelligently deploy and update software to any PC through targeted, policy-based delivery. Use vendor-provided packages or create conflict-free packages created with Wise technology from Symantec that all conform to the corporate standard. |
Reliably deliver up-to-date software when and where users need it, without manual procedures. Whether software is delivered by IT or requested from a self-service portal by users, software and operating systems are current and in a working state to enhance system security and availability. |
Flexible remote assistance: Troubleshoot and fix client systems anywhere in the world. Control systems remotely or use real-time systems administration to fix problems without disrupting end users. |
Reduce the time and costs associated with troubleshooting and fixing client systems. With flexible options, IT and help desk technicians can rapidly fix problems to improve end-user service levels without having to leave their desks. |
Integrated, award-winning technologies: The suite integrates the best features of Symantec Ghost™, Symantec pcAnywhere™, Altiris™ Software Virtualisation Solution, Altiris™ Deployment Solution, and Wise™ Package Studio technologies from Symantec into a single, comprehensive client systems management tool. |
Simplify management and streamline IT administration with industry-leading imaging, remote control, application virtualisation, and software packaging technologies available in an all-in-one IT lifecycle solution. |
The Software Asset Management division at Bytes is constantly evaluating new technologies that may help enable our customers to manage their Software Portfolio. We've worked extensively with the Client Management Suite and are really impressed with the end to end "asset life cycle" solution the product offers, from procurement, through deployment, maintenance and finally retirement. The Symantec (formerly Altiris) CMS gives organisations the capability to take control of their desktop estate and ensure only authorised software is deployed, updated and patched in line with company policies.
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Business benefits
Altiris Client Management Suite is designed to make IT departments more efficient and reliable so organisations can proactively meet their business needs. By automating low-level functions and setting up repeatable, routine procedures, companies can more efficiently make the connection between human and computing resources. Ultimately this improves alignment between IT and their overall business. The suite reduces the costs associated with owning client systems so IT departments can gain control and focus on strategic business initiatives.
Where to use it
Altiris Client Management Suite is well suited for medium-sized and enterprise organisations in need of an effective solution for managing the entire lifecycle of client systems. The suite provides discovery and inventory, deployment and imaging, software and patch management, and remote assistance capabilities.
Complete IT Lifecycle Management
The Altiris Client Management Suite flexible framework can easily be expanded with additional Symantec products to increase security, track assets, and manage server devices:
- Symantec™ Endpoint Protection 11.0 combines Symantec AntiVirus™ with advanced threat prevention to deliver unmatched defense against malware for notebooks, desktops, and servers.
- Altiris™ Server Management Suite provides comprehensive management for business-critical servers and operations, including deployment, management, and monitoring.
- Altiris™ Service & Asset Management Suite combines enterprise asset and service management into a single Web-based architecture, repository, and console.
- Altiris™ Total Management Suite provides the industry's most comprehensive IT lifecycle automation solutions to help IT organisations manage, secure, and support all IT assets.
More information
For more information about Altiris Client Management Suit, the Bytes Software Asset Management offering or any of your symantec software requirements, contact Bytes today.
