Symantec Corp to resell Biomni’s Service Catalog and Request Management Suite 31 September 2008. Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced an agreement to resell Biomni’s Service Catalog and Request Management Suite to provide ITIL V3 “front office” capabilities across its Endpoint Management solution.

The Biomni solution enables business users to request authorized combinations of goods and services offered by multiple sources of supply, not just the internal IT organization. It provides business users with an intuitive self-service, single point of contact interface to not only raise requests, but also retain end-to-end visibility of resulting authorization and fulfillment processes. Integration with the Altiris Total Management Suite enables a broader range of automation through real-time integration with the Altiris CMDB and Workflow Solution.

“Biomni adds the much needed Front Office platform to our proven endpoint management capabilities”, said Steve Morton, Vice President Product Management and Strategy, Symantec. “Together, we provide a seamlessly integrated solution that offers immediate and compelling savings and vastly improved alignment of IT to the business”.

“Altiris provides excellent management of the provisioned environment where as we manage the business events and rules which precede provisioning – our partnership enables broader efficiencies and operational controls”, said Angus Gregory, CEO, Biomni. “In many cases, request authorization can be further automated if related data from the back office can be incorporated into the workflow. For example, when a user requests software from our service catalog, we embed a variety of contractual data from Altiris, such as available license quantities and the configuration of the target device. From this we can provide more extensive automation with approval workflow. The Altiris integration enables us to automate key control points – such as compliance checks – things that typically require manual intervention somewhere down the delivery chain, resulting in added delay and cost, or worse circumvented policies”.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help businesses and consumers secure and manage their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

About Biomni

Biomni, is the leading provider of Enterprise Request Management and Service Catalogue technology with over 15-years experience in the provision of solutions specifically for IT Service Providers. More information is available at www.biomni.com.