Altiris, a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced that Altiris Software Virtualization Solution technology has been recognized by InfoWorld magazine as a 2007 Technology of the Year.

InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, recently highlighted the top technology trends of 2006, reveals what they mean for 2007 and selects the best hardware and software for the coming year. According to InfoWorld editors, “Altiris SVS cuts the ties between Windows applications and the OS, an innovation that will have long-term ramifications for the Windows configuration management market.”

Steve Fox, InfoWorld editor in chief, said, “The annual Technology of the Year Awards highlight the best products reviewed by the InfoWorld Test Center in the past year that are defining, and often redefining, the role of IT.”

Altiris SVS received an InfoWorld ‘Excellent’ rating in this review: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/03/02/75882_10TCaltiris_1.html

SVS technology is quickly gaining popularity by providing faster, simpler and more manageable deployment of PC applications. SVS helps to reduce support costs and streamline software operations.

Carine Clark, Altiris VP of marketing, said, “This award crowns an extraordinary year for Altiris Software Virtualization Solution. Since the product launch last March, Altiris SVS has earned numerous awards while being downloaded more than 100,000 times by end users who recognize the significant benefits this technology delivers to their computing environment. Altiris Software Virtualization Solution represents the type of technology innovation we work to provide to our customers. We are proud to be honored by InfoWorld.”

More information about the award win can be found in the Jan. 1, 2007 edition of InfoWorld or online at http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=84655. For more information about SVS technology or to download a personal-use license, please visit www.altiris.com/juice/svs.