Altiris was founded in 1998, although its roots first appeared in the early 1990s as a pioneer in system deployment and configuration. Today, Altiris is a worldwide company that has expanded its deployment technology to provide affordable lifecycle management solutions for organizations of any size.

Altiris technology has been recognized by some of the most respected international companies, including Hewlett-Packard and Dell. For more than four years, Altiris and HP/Compaq have co-developed client and server software as part of their strategic partnership. Recently, Altiris released a client management offering with Dell.

In May 2002, Altiris (Nasdaq: ATRS) completed a successful initial public offering (IPO) and marked the first enterprise management software company in the previous 18 months to file and complete an IPO. Altiris has produced a successful track record even in poor economic conditions, posting consecutive quarters of revenue growth since January 2000.

Altiris software has received numerous awards and industry recognition as a proven solution that solves even the most demanding systems management challenges.