Animus Solutions Expands Professional Services Offering to Include LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager Implementation Services

Company Offers 4-Week, Set Price for Service

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) March 16, 2009 -- Animus Solutions, Inc. has expanded its IT asset management (ITAM) services to include LANDesk® Asset Lifecycle Manager by Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a global leader in IT Operations Management.

As a LANDesk Expert Solution Provider, Animus Solutions is offering LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager (ALM) users a four-week implementation program from planning to implementation. This program will deliver:

- An in-depth review of current assets

- Business process analysis

- A detailed design document and implementation plan

- Implementation services

- Training

"ITAM helps uncover lost opportunities to enhance operational effectiveness by aligning IT operations with business objectives," said Phara E. McLachlan, president and CEO, Animus Solutions. "By jumpstarting the implementation process with defined timeline and project deliverables at a fixed cost, LANDesk ALM users can start realizing benefits such as cost savings, risk management, and greatly improved performance to achieve ROI immediately."

"Our end users can derive significant benefits from the Animus LANDesk Expert Solution Provider program," said Ben Grimes, CTO, Avocent. "Animus provides significant ITAM expertise and has a proven track record of delivering on-time and on-budget implementations."

Animus Consultants holds industry certifications in CITAM, CSAM, ITIL and many others.

About Animus Solutions

Animus Solutions is a management and IT consulting firm that helps organizations get more from their corporate investment. The company provides best practices consulting and implementation services to accomplish IT asset management, software license compliance, ITIL-based IT security and services management goals. Animus offers packaged and customized services, including consultant engagements, to supplement the client's own project team. Founded in 2004, Animus has helped Fortune 500 companies improve business and IT processes. To learn more about Animus Solutions, a WMBE business, visit www.animussolutions.com.

About Avocent Corporation

Avocent delivers IT operations management solutions that reduce operating costs, simplify management and increase the availability of critical IT environments 24/7 via integrated, centralized software. Additional information is available at www.avocent.com.

LANDesk and their respective logos are among the registered trademarks or trademarks of Avocent Corporation, its subsidiaries or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. *Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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