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LANDesk Software Demonstrates New Macintosh Technology at WWDC LANDesk Management Suite adds software license monitoring to its industry leading software distribution, inventory and remote control support for Mac OS X San Francisco-June 23, 2003 LANDesk Software, the leader in integrated desktop, server and device management software, today announced it is demonstrating new software license monitoring and management capabilities for the Apple* Mac* OS X in the Exhibit Fair June 23, 24 and 25 at Apple Computer's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. LANDesk Software plans to make this new technology available as a product update to the award-winning LANDesk Management Suite solution later this year. The addition of this new software license management technology comes on the heels of the recent release of software distribution, expanded inventory and remote control support for Mac OS X in LANDesk Management Suite 7-and reinforces LANDesk Software's commitment and leadership in supporting heterogeneous environments. With LANDesk Management Suite, IT administrators can manage their PC machines and Macintosh computers from the same LANDesk Management Suite console. Mac systems appear in the network view and can be included in software distribution, inventory reporting, remote control, and now software license monitoring. Software License Monitoring Benefits * LANDesk Software License Monitoring for Mac OS X and application software furthers an IT organization's ability to reduce software purchase costs while enabling compliance with software license requirements. Many companies purchase more software than they really need, because of compliance and legal concerns. * LANDesk Software License Monitoring helps IT organizations control costs by tracking how many copies of an application are installed in an enterprise. Software usage information shows which of theses applications are actually being used and how often, enabling IT organizations to reclaim unused licenses, and reallocate them to other departments. Software License Monitoring also identifies software licenses that may not need to be renewed. * LANDesk Software License Monitoring also provides the ability to deny unauthorized applications from running, even when a machine is disconnected from the network via a resident agent, as well as sophisticated reporting with audit, execution and usage trend reports. "LANDesk Software is the only company offering this level of management for Macintosh computers in a networked environment," said Mike Hall, vice president of marketing for LANDesk Software. "Our customers and partners continue to request Macintosh support, and tell us how much this kind of management saves them in time and quantifiable costs. Macintosh continues to be a strategic platform. Our decision to support Apple has helped us win new business." LANDesk Management Suite makes all of these benefits and capabilities available from a single console. LANDesk Software enables businesses to automate lifecycle management of desktop and personal computing devices-from procurement to deployment, through maintenance and retirement. In addition to Macintosh support, LANDesk also supports Microsoft* Windows* and Windows XP*, Linux*, and Unix* in heterogeneous environments. "Organizations need an efficient way to keep desktops and devices up-to-date with the latest security patches and fixes," said Denny Cannon, PC integration specialist for Farm Credit Services of America. "We have used LANDesk Management Suite to quickly and cost effectively deploy patches where they are needed across our business. However, this new patch management product will add a greater level of automation through assessment features and filtered prioritization, which will keep our desktops and devices safer through persistent state management as well as offering increased time and cost savings to our organization." Pricing and Availability Software license monitoring support for Mac OS X is expected to be available from LANDesk Expert Solution Providers (ESP) in the fourth quarter of this year. Pricing will be available upon release. To locate a LANDesk Software ESP visit the LANDesk Web site at http://www.landesk.com/contactus. About LANDesk Software LANDesk Software is the industry leading provider of integrated desktop, server and device management software. LANDesk Software enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end desktop, server and device management solutions. 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