For Immediate Release

Realtimepublishers and Altiris Release The Definitive Guide to Service-Oriented Systems Management 

IT Systems Expert Dan Sullivan captures the key elements of
Service-Oriented Management with newest Definitive Guide

San Francisco, CA – Monday, April 24th, 2006 – Realtimepublishers, the leader in corporate sponsored ePublishing, and Altiris, a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, announced the immediate availability of The Definitive Guide to Service-Oriented Systems Management. Authored by systems management veteran Dan Sullivan, this new title gives all levels of IT management detailed explanations and comprehensive overviews of the management and secure delivery of services to the enterprise.

“Systems management responsibilities continue to grow in complexity – business alignment and compliance are now demanded as much as technical integrity and systems availability. The service-oriented management (SOM) model has emerged as a method for managing that complexity,” explained author Dan Sullivan. “The Definitive Guide to Service-Oriented Systems Management describes the key elements of SOM, including service delivery, service support, application and asset management, as well as governance and security management.”

The Definitive Guide to Service-Oriented Systems Management offers the following twelve chapters:

• The State of Systems Management
• Core Processes in Systems Management
• Industry Standard Practices and Service-Oriented Management
• Moving to a Service-Oriented Systems Management Model
• Implementing Systems Management Services Part 1: Deploying Service Support
• Implementing Systems Management Services 2: Managing Service Delivery
• Implementing Systems Management Services 3: Managing Applications and Assets
• Leveraging Systems Management Processes for IT Governance
• Improving Security with Systems Management
• Managing Risks in Information Systems
• Benefits of Mature Systems Management Processes
• Roadmap to Implementing a Service-Oriented Systems Management Practice

As an exclusive sponsor, Altiris is offering free access to this expert title from its Web site at http://www.altiris.com/campaigns/ebook.aspx. Realtimepublishers offers access from its leading eBook portal, Realtime Nexus, at http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/DGSOSM.htm.

About Realtimepublishers
Realtimepublishers has set the IT-Industry standard for corporate-sponsored ePublishing, creating interactive communities that employ RSS, blogs, and podcasting; electronic and printed books; video tutorials and webinars. With a who's who list of industry expert authors, a veteran editorial staff, and a leading content delivery system through its information portal, Realtime Nexus (http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com), Realtimepublishers offers the most current expert resources for IT professionals. Realtimepublishers’ sponsors include Microsoft, McAfee, Computer Associates, Novell, and Dell. For more information, please visit http://www.realtimepublishers.com.

About Altiris
Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS) is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organisations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris® help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit http://www.altiris.com/.

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