Be teachable, humble, surround yourself with the right people and have fun, Altiris CEO Greg Butterfield says

- Butterfield Offered Results-Driven Secrets at Utah Technology Council (UTC) Industry Breakfast -

Salt Lake City, Sep. 8, 2006 — Altiris CEO Greg Butterfield advises CEOs to be teachable, humble, surround themselves with the right people and have fun. Butterfield shared his advice with Utah executives at a Utah Technology Council (UTC) breakfast event in Salt Lake City this week. Speaking from his experience as CEO of Altiris, a software company with about 930 employees and more than $200 million in revenue, Butterfield told executives it is possible to build and maintain a successful business and still have fun along the way.

Butterfield spoke to executives about the problems and struggles of building a successful business and provided secrets that have worked for him:

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	Instill a Culture of Discipline

	Know Your People & Your Business

	Put the Right People in the Right Place

	Insist on Realism

	Set Clear Goals and Priorities

	Follow Through - Accountability is Key

	Reward Performance

	Expand People’s Capabilities

	Know Yourself

	Carefully Link Strategy and Operations

Butterfield’s suggestions were well received by attendees. “I can’t think of anyone more results-based and driven than Greg,” said UTC President Richard R. Nelson. “He is a superb example of a successful CEO. He is a great asset to Utah and a great trustee for the Utah Technology Council.”

Butterfield is Chairman, President & CEO of Altiris, a leading provider of service-oriented management software products and services that enable organizations to manage IT assets throughout their entire lifecycles. Since joining Altiris as a small start-up in 2000, Greg has guided the company to a successful initial public offering (IPO) in May 2002. In August 2002, Greg was named the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. In February 2006, Forbes magazine named Altiris as one of the 25 fastest-growing technology companies in America.

Greg is an active member in the greater Salt Lake City community and is the past chairman of the board of directors of UTC.

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