IT life cycle management The cost of owning and managing IT resources drops dramatically through Altiris's web-enabled solutions, each of which targets a specific area of the IT life cycle, from deployment to problem resolution. When fully integrated, these tools provide a complete life cycle management solution for both Windows and Unix systems. Deployment and migration solutions: Manually deploying software to multiple PCs is time-consuming and tedious. By contrast, Altiris's deployment solution allows all software updates and changes to be managed from a single console. Software and operations management solutions: Proactively track and respond to any changes in desktop applications and Windows NT, Windows 2000 and .NET servers. Inventory and asset management solutions: Automate the collection of Windows and Unix inventory, leased equipment, software licences, contracts and enterprise tracking. Help desk and problem resolution: Complete help desk management that resolves end-user problems, change management, remote access and configuration management.