Altiris Appoints Industry Veteran as VP of Corporate Development; Steve Madigan Joins Altiris with Years of Experience at Microsoft, Peregrine and as a Venture Capitalist

"We consider it a credit to our company to have Steve join theAltiris team," said Greg Butterfield, Altiris president and CEO."Steve brings a valuable combination of technical acumen, experiencein the systems management market, and knowledge of business economicsand strategy. He has proven his ability to develop successful businessrelationships and technology offerings that move companies forward."

Madigan said, "Altiris is in an enviable position of being amarket leader with very satisfied customers, boasting world-classproducts and channel partners. Altiris has the resources to acquirestrategic technologies and create opportunities to increase marketpenetration of Altiris(R) service-oriented management products throughpartnerships and organic development. I look forward to extending theAltiris reputation for innovation and success."

At Peregrine Systems, Madigan served as area vice president ofproduct management with responsibility for systems management softwareproduct lines generating more than $200 million in revenues. Madigandirected business development activities by aligning productpriorities and guiding partner negotiations.

In 1988, Madigan joined Microsoft and held numerous executivelevel positions within the Microsoft Windows and networking divisions.Madigan led program management teams that designed the Windows userinterface and contributed to the core architecture of Windows NT/XPwhile working with countless partners on market and technologyinitiatives.

As a principal in a closely held venture capital firm, Madiganspecialized in developing business and investment opportunities inTaiwan, China, the United States and Canada.

Madigan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electricalengineering and computer science from Princeton University.

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About Altiris

Altiris Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented managementsoftware that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure andservice heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris helpIT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-readysecurity, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity ofmanagement. For more information, visit www.altiris.com.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statementswithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 andSection 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but notlimited to, statements regarding furthering Altiris' market leadershipand creating market opportunities through strategic acquisitions andpartner relationships. These forward-looking statements involve knownand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may causeactual results to differ, including, but not limited to, ourinaccurate assessment of market demand or IT technology trends;changes in the competitive dynamics of our markets, includingstrategic alliances and consolidation among our competitors orstrategic partners; our inability to develop, or the deterioration of,our relationships with our OEM and other strategic partners; ourinability to develop and expand our other VAR, systems integrator andother distribution channels; our inability to achieve the anticipatedbenefits of acquired businesses; disruptions in our business andoperations as a result of acquisitions; and such other risks asidentified in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period endedMarch 31, 2006, and from time to time in other reports filed byAltiris with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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