UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Altiris, Inc.
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| Filed by Altiris, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Altiris, Inc. Commission File No.: 000-49793 |
On
March 7, 2007, Altiris, Inc. issued the following press release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Altiris Sets Date for Special Meeting of Stockholders for Vote on
Proposed Acquisition by Symantec
Proposed Acquisition by Symantec
SALT
LAKE CITY — March 7, 2007 — Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of service-oriented
management solutions, today announced that its board of directors has set April 4, 2007 as the date
of the special meeting of its stockholders to vote upon the adoption of the merger agreement
entered into among Altiris, Symantec Corporation and Atlas Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Symantec.
Today Altiris also announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement in connection with the
proposed merger with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As previously announced, the record
date for the special meeting of Altiris’ stockholders was Feb. 28, 2007.
About Altiris
Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit www.altiris.com.
Altiris, Inc. is a leading provider of service-oriented management software that enables IT organizations to easily manage, secure and service heterogeneous IT assets. Flexible solutions from Altiris help IT align services to drive business objectives, deliver audit-ready security, automate tasks, and reduce the cost and complexity of management. For more information, visit www.altiris.com.
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance, and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.
Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance, and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.
Additional Information
On
March 7, 2007, Altiris filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the merger. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to
the stockholders of Altiris. Before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the
merger, investors and stockholders of Altiris are urged to read the proxy statement and the other
relevant materials because they will contain important information about the merger, Altiris and
Symantec. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement
and other related documents (when they are available) filed with the SEC at the SEC’s web site at
www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents
filed with the SEC by Altiris at its corporate website at www.altiris.com under Company-Investor
Relations or by contacting Investor Relations at Altiris, Inc. 588 W. 400 S., Lindon, UT 84042.
Altiris and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from Altiris’ stockholders with respect to the merger. A description of any interests that
these officers and directors have in the merger is available in the proxy statement.
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Altiris is a registered trademark of Altiris, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.
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Investor contact:
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Media contact: | |
Bradley Gittings
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Rhett Glauser | |
Altiris, Inc.
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Altiris, Inc. | |
(801) 734-5403
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(801) 805-1131 | |
bradley.gittings@altiris.com
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rglauser@altiris.com |