WINDOWS IT MEDIA NAMES “BEST OF MMS 2006” WINNERS

Configuresoft’s Enterprise Configuration Manager won the Overall Best of MMS 2006 award, and Altiris’ Software Virtualization Solution won the Best New Product award. Argent Software’s Guardian, DesktopStandard Corporation’s PolicyMaker Application, and Softricity’s Virtualization Platform all received Runner Up awards. Other finalists were Quest Software’s Vintela Authentication Services, Centrify’s DirectControl, eXc Software’s MOM and SMS eXctender Event Provider for non-Windows, NetPro’s ChangeAuditor, and Iconclude’s Repair System.

Winners were announced on April 26 at the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine booth #525 during the exposition at 7:00 p.m. These top Management products will gain industry recognition from the prestigious award and be deemed as an industry leader.

Winners of the “Best of Microsoft Management Summit Awards 2006” will be published in the July issues of Windows It Pro and SQL Server Magazine.

We are pleased to announce the availability of the first beta release of Wise Package Studio 7.0. You can register for the WPS 7.0 beta through the Altiris Beta Portal at http://beta.altiris.com.

Wise Package Studio 7.0 release contains several new features, including extensive support for the Altiris Software Virtualization Solution. You can now use Wise Package Studio to create, edit, and manage virtual software archive (.VSA) packages which enable applications to run in a virtual environment when used in conjunction with the Altiris Software Virtualization Solution.

Read the full announcement here