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LANDesk Software Announces Upgrades to Leading Management Solutions

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 16:56 CDT

SALT LAKE CITY, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- LANDesk Software, a leading provider of integrated systems, security and process management solutions, today announced version 8.7 of the company's family of award-winning management products, which are expected to be available in June 2006. The improvements in the latest release of LANDesk's solutions have been designed to help customers solve real-world IT problems such as managing too many products from different vendors, managing large distributed enterprise computing environments, and preparing for the daunting task of migrating to the upcoming Windows Vista operating system.

The new releases are all based on the company's automated management platform and include LANDesk(R) Management Suite, LANDesk(R) Security Suite, LANDesk(R) Server Manager, and LANDesk(R) Handheld and Embedded Device Manager.

Convergys Corporation, a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services has used LANDesk solutions since 2001 and recently beta tested LANDesk Solutions version 8.7. "Convergys uses this software tool to manage and protect the integrity of our desktops and applications," said Priya Jakatdar, Convergys Vice President of Global Network Services Engineering. "The security, manageability and integrity of our desktops and software applications are critical to Convergys and our clients, as we process millions of transactions daily for our clients around the world."

LANDesk Security Suite 8.7 includes a built-in antivirus engine and antivirus console that is completely integrated with and takes advantage of LANDesk's broad management platform. Using the technology, customers can set and automate enforcement of corporate security policies to scan for and remove viruses and spyware, detect root kits, manage the patch process and more within a single console. This saves customers time and money by eliminating multiple security agents on computers across the enterprise, as well as multiple database files and training.

"The previous version of LANDesk Security Suite offered the ability to manage a number of the leading antivirus products in the market, and we will continue to support them," said Dave R. Taylor, vice president of worldwide marketing for LANDesk Software. "But the antivirus engine market has largely become commoditized and our customers are asking us to leverage our management expertise and build it into our suite solution. Adding this functionality and the capability to quarantine and encrypt infected or suspicious files that can't be cleaned, enables customers to realize immediate value and increased device security."

LANDesk Management Suite 8.7 offers a variety of updated operating system (OS) deployment capabilities such as 32 bit pre-boot environments for Windows PE and LDLinux. It will also support the new Microsoft WIM Ximage technology. These and other OS deployment capabilities will enable to customers to more easily prepare and migrate to Windows Vista when it becomes available.

Increased platform support in LANDesk Handheld and Embedded Device Manager 8.7 extends an IT organization's ability to manage and secure the increasingly mobile nature of their network and computing environments. New platforms supported include Windows Mobile 5, Wyse S30, 3125 SE, Neoware e100, e500, Capio One, HP T5520, and Teklogix 753.

For more information on these and the many other innovations in LANDesk Management Solutions, contact LANDesk directly at sales@landesk.com, or call (801) 208-1500.

Pricing & Availability

All LANDesk Management Solutions 8.7 products are expected to be available through LANDesk(R) Expert Solution Providers (ESPs) in June of this year. Pricing will remain the same for all products, except LANDesk Antivirus which is new. LANDesk Management Suite 8.7 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $89 (USD) per node. LANDesk Security Suite has an MSRP of $59 (USD) per node; and LANDesk Antivirus has an MSRP of $10 (USD) per node. Upgrade pricing for current LANDesk Management Suite customers will also be available at that time.

About LANDesk Software

LANDesk is a leading provider of systems, security and process management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile devices across the enterprise. LANDesk enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end security software management solutions. LANDesk is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.landesk.com/, or by calling 1-800-982-2130. Note: LANDesk announced it has signed a letter of intent on April 27, 2006 to be purchased by Avocent Corporation, with expected completion in 60-75 days.

Note to Editors

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Copyright (C) 2006 LANDesk Software Ltd. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. LANDesk is either a registered trademark or trademark of LANDesk Software Ltd. or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others.

LANDesk Software

CONTACT: Dan Cook of LANDesk Software, +1-801-208-1569,dan.cook@landesk.com

Web site: http://www.landesk.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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