●Option for health alerts to display locally on the client system

●Report basic inventory information for non-HP clients

●Setup and configure TPM security chip

●Centrally schedule client backup and recovery

●Add on support for managing Intel AMT

For more information on HP Client Manager from Symantec, visit http://www.hp.com/go/ clientmanager.

Altiris Client Management Suite from Symantec

Altiris Client Management Suite is an easy-to-use solution for full lifecycle software management of desktops, notebooks, and workstations. Altiris Client Management Suite 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.symantec.com/business/ client-management-suite.

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, workstations, and notebooks. 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?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN.

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