Symantec to announce Altiris product

I've just been speaking to one of the guys from Altiris, and he told me that Symantec is due to announce a new Altiris/Symantec product in the coming weeks.

Symantec bought the SOA management company in April, and both companies have been quietly following their product roadmaps since then. The new Altiris/Symantec offering will be a "major security endpoint product which takes a platform approach to security" according to my source.

Apparently, the product will extend Altiris' playing field into the firewall area, while adding inventory deployment and management to Symantec's portfolio. So there you go.

I also spoke to someone from Altiris on a more formal note, about how Altiris has been integrating with Symantec since the acquisition. Keep an eye on ZDNet UK News for more info.