management software; and LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager, which allows users to manage IT and business processes with consolidated asset configuration. The company also provides LANDesk Management Gateway Appliance, an appliance for managing mobile and distributed computer systems through the Internet, which offers the integrated configuration and security management functionality over the Internet, including inventory and asset management, software license monitoring, on-demand remote control, vulnerability scan and remediation, security configuration management, and software distribution and patch management functions. In addition, it offers professional, training, and customer support services. The company’s solutions help IT teams to automate and manage desktops, servers, and mobile devices. It sells its solutions through a network of resellers and VARs in the United States and internationally. LANDesk Software, Inc. has strategic alliances and partnerships with Gateway, Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Touchpaper.

The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah with additional offices in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. As of September 1, 2006, LANDesk Software, Inc. is a subsidiary of Avocent Corporation.