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3.3.3 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:
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Inventory assessment
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Software license compliance
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Personality migration
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Software image deployment
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Software distribution
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Asset management
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Client backup and recovery
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Problem resolution
For more information on HP Client Management Solutions using Altiris, visit
www.hp.com/go/easydeploy
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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.
Following the HP and Compaq merger, the alliance has continued to expand with the following
offerings:
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Altiris Deployment Solution is available for a free 30-day trial for HP business PCs, after
which a license may be purchased.
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HP Local Recovery, a client backup/recovery utility, is available for free with HP business
PCs.
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Altiris Connector for HP OpenView provides client inventory and event integration with HP
OpenView Network Node Manager, Operations, and Service Desk.
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Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager enables consolidated deployment and
management of HP clients and servers from the HP Systems Insight Manager console.
HP leads the market by offering a single management solution and console for deploying and
configuring PCs, handhelds, thin clients, and Windows and Linux servers plus rich integration
with HP enterprise management tools. HP offers extensive training and services expertise
available from the HP Services organization and Altiris. This combination of HP Client
Management Solutions and services capability provides the best choice for customers trying to
reduce the cost and complexity of managing client systems.