Desktop Management Guide

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Altiris Client Management Suite
Altiris Client Management Suite is an easy-to-use solution for full life-cycle software management of
desktops, notebooks, and workstations. Client Management Suite Level 1 includes the following Altiris
products:
Inventory Solution
Deployment Solution
Software Delivery Solution
Patch Management Solution
Application Metering Solution
Application Management Solution
Carbon Copy Solution
For more information on Altiris Client Management Suite, visit
http://www.altiris.com/Products/
ClientManagementSuite.aspx.
HP Client Catalog for Microsoft System Center & SMS
Products
The HP Client Catalog enables IT professionals using Microsoft products to automate the deployment
of HP software updates (Softpaqs) to HP business PCs. The catalog file contains detailed platform
information on HP business desktops, notebooks and workstations. It can be used in conjunction with
the custom inventory and update features of Microsoft products to provide automated driver and patch
updates to managed HP client computers.
Microsoft products supported by the HP Client Catalog include:
System Center Configuration Manager 2007
System Center Essentials 2007
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 R2
For more information on HP Client Catalog for SMS, visit
http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/cache/
486247-0-0-225-121.html.
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