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Altiris Delivers Tight Integration With SQL Server 2005 to Help Lower Total Cost of IT Management SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altiris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS), a pioneer of IT lifecycle management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning IT resources, today announced it will include Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with the Altiris IT lifecycle management architecture, to provide a tightly integrated solution with better performance and lower costs to customers. The Altiris(R) Extensible Management Architecture(TM) is built to deliver flexibility, scalability and efficiency and provides a rich set of services such as a centralized configuration management database (CMDB), efficient communications, and policy and notification engines. SQL Server is a key component of the Altiris architecture. "The performance improvements in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 help us extend and enhance the already efficient and powerful Altiris server architecture. Further, the Workgroup, Standard and Enterprise versions of SQL Server make it easier for Altiris to provide our diverse customer base with an appropriate data management platform for their needs and budget," said Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing. The Altiris server architecture including SQL Server 2005 will provide: - Improved performance for database transactions - Flexible access to business intelligence - Increased reporting capabilities Lucho Torres, group product manager of SQL Server at Microsoft Corp., said, "Utilizing the enhanced performance and business intelligence capabilities delivered by SQL Server 2005 enables Altiris to offer cost-effective, enterprise-ready solutions for customers of all sizes." Licensing and availability Altiris Deployment Solution(TM) 6.5 now supports SQL Server 2005. Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP3 will be released in Q405 and will include support for SQL Server 2005. For more information please contact your local Altiris sales representative by visiting http://www.altiris.com/sales. About Altiris Altiris, Inc. is a pioneer of IT lifecycle management software that allows IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service desktops, notebooks, thin clients, handhelds, industry-standard servers, and heterogeneous software including Windows, Linux and UNIX. Altiris automates and simplifies IT projects throughout the life of an asset to reduce the cost and complexity of management. Altiris client and mobile, server, security and IT asset management solutions natively integrate via a common Web-based console and repository. For more information, visit http://www.altiris.com/. Note on Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including statements regarding the inclusion of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with the Altiris IT lifecycle management architecture, functionality of the Altiris server architecture, and the availability of Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP3. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including but not limited to, risks associated with delays or difficulties in developing products or bringing products to market, any deterioration of our relationship with Microsoft and other OEMs, VARs, systems integrators, and direct sales channels, and such other risks as identified in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, and from time to time in other reports filed by Altiris with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Extensible Management Architecture and Deployment Solution are trademarks of Altiris, Inc. The other company names or products mentioned are or may be trademarks of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Altiris, Inc. CONTACT: Rhett Glauser of Altiris Inc., +1-801-805-1131, ; or Tim Rush of Snapp Norris Group, +1-801-208-1100, , for Altiris, Inc. Web site: http://www.altiris.com/sales http://www.altiris.com/

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