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LANDesk Software Unveils Management Automation PlatformOct 16, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- LANDesk Software, a provider of systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management, has introduced the LANDesk Management Automation Platform, an IT process management solution, designed, the Company noted, to enable organizations to easily define, design, implement and execute cross platform IT automation initiatives. In a release, the Company said that the new platform will allow IT to bring together process and automation disciplines to facilitate efficient task design, repeatability and auditability - assisting IT organizations in reducing costs, eliminating process variability and achieving compliance with regulatory requirements across industry solutions. LANDesk estimates that as much as 30 percent of IT operational costs can be attributed to redundant and repetitive tasks and the failure to document and adhere to IT best practices. Through an open architecture approach, LANDesk's Management Automation Platform enables process automation initiatives to be implemented across various IT functions and solutions including LANDesk Management Suite, LANDesk Security Suite, LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager and LANDesk Service Desk. LANDesk's Management Automation Platform is an industry open platform and available to all LANDesk customers at no charge. At Interchange, LANDesk's annual user conference, the company highlighted approximately 165 best practices. "The need for process automation in IT is obvious, yet it has been an area that has been underserved," said Steve Daly, President and CEO, LANDesk Software. "Mobility is exploding - the number of devices, software implementations and security vulnerabilities - and regulatory IT compliance and management requirements are going to increase exponentially. IT departments will be hard pressed to manage their environment without some form of process automation. Our goal in introducing this platform is to provide a complete, open solution for automating operational tasks across a spectrum of IT disciplines." "This platform spans business and operational processes across multiple data, department and application silos - capabilities not found in traditional IT management approaches," said Steve Workman, vice president of product management, LANDesk Software. "By applying LANDesk Management Automation Platform to the specific, routine tasks inherent in patch management, OS migration, software license monitoring and so on, it brings the benefits of repeatability while reducing human error and risk, and enables significant cost reductions." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |