Insightix Speeds Network Discovery (Without Agents)

BMCs Patrol A great performance monitor because it uses agent-based technology, which shifts the management burden onto monitored devices (www.bmc.com)

Computer Associates Internationals Unicenter Like most higher-end alternatives to Insightix DID Collector, Unicenter provides much better reporting on the status of networked devices (www.ca.com)

Hewlett-Packards OpenView Network Node Manager This is the product to use for SNMP-based network monitoring, but polling traffic can create a traffic burden (www.hp.com)

Labs Technical Director Cameron Sturdevant is at cameron_sturdevant@ziffdavis.com.

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