BMC Software Buys User Monitoring Specialist Coradiant

 
 
By Chris Preimesberger  |  Posted 2011-04-29 Email Print this article Print
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Coradiant enables users to track the performance of on-premises, virtualized and cloud-based applications to determine if Web software is causing problems that impact the business.

IT service management software maker BMC announced April 28 that is has acquired Coradiant, a specialist in user experience and Web application performance monitoring. 

Terms of the transaction were not made available by Houston-based BMC.

BMC said Coradiant's Web application software will add new dimensions to its management platform.

Coradiant enables users to track the performance of on-premises, virtualized and cloud-based applications so as to determine if Web software is causing problems that impact the business.

The acquisition enables BMC to offer businesses a full view of service performance -- from the end-user's experience/behavior to deep into the infrastructure. By monitoring the end-user's experience, organizations can protect revenue, enhance productivity and ensure operational stability for their applications.

Founded in 2007, San Diego, Calif.-based Coradiant had raised $42 million in venture capital.

 
 
 
 
Chris Preimesberger Chris Preimesberger was named Editor-in-Chief of Features & Analysis at eWEEK in November 2011. Previously he served eWEEK as Senior Writer, covering a range of IT sectors that include data center systems, cloud computing, storage, virtualization, green IT, e-discovery and IT governance. His blog, Storage Station, is considered a go-to information source. Chris won a national Folio Award for magazine writing in November 2011 for a cover story on Salesforce.com and CEO-founder Marc Benioff, and he has served as a judge for the SIIA Codie Awards since 2005. In previous IT journalism, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. His diverse resume also includes: sportswriter for the Los Angeles Daily News, covering NCAA and NBA basketball, television critic for the Palo Alto Times Tribune, and Sports Information Director at Stanford University. He has served as a correspondent for The Associated Press, covering Stanford and NCAA tournament basketball, since 1983. He has covered a number of major events, including the 1984 Democratic National Convention, a Presidential press conference at the White House in 1993, the Emmy Awards (three times), two Rose Bowls, the Fiesta Bowl, several NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, a Formula One Grand Prix auto race, a heavyweight boxing championship bout (Ali vs. Spinks, 1978), and the 1985 Super Bowl. A 1975 graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., Chris has won more than a dozen regional and national awards for his work. He and his wife, Rebecca, have four children and reside in Redwood City, Calif.Follow on Twitter: editingwhiz
 
 
 
 
 
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