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A new deal between Mercury Interactive Corp. and BEA Systems Inc. is spawning tools to improve testing and tuning of WebLogic software, according to Mercury officials. A pair of new WebLogic-specific monitors for Mercury Interactives Optane software will afford a more granular view into WebLogic 8.1, officials said. In addition, in the predeployment phase of […]

F5 Networks Inc. added three new security mechanisms to the current release of its Big-IP traffic management software designed to shut down some of the most common and destructive hacker attacks. The traffic management and load balancing supplier created a mechanism to shut down so-called syn or ack floods by improving the “syn cookie” concept […]

Microsoft Corp. last week launched its first VOIP support in its Windows CE .Net embedded real-time operating system, allowing developers to create Visual Basic applications that can run on a Windows CE voice-over-IP phone. Windows CE .Net 4.2, due by July, focuses on support for VOIP devices with three main components: a Telephony User Interface […]

IBM next month will extend the reach of its Directory Server and Directory Integrator across additional Linux hardware platforms when it adds versions for the IBM i-Series and p-Series servers. But despite IBMs assertion that Directory Servers use of DB2 brings greater reliability to the open LDAP used in Linux, not all IBM users see […]

Being able to see the impact of server or network outages or performance degradation on business services is the focus of IT infrastructure management. Fidelia Technology Inc. this week will advance that cause with the latest release of its NetVigil integrated fault and performance management tool. NetVigil 3.5 (see screen) brings the capability to create […]

The Procter & Gamble Co. will soon close out its long, drawn-out search for an outsourcing partner, having signed an agreement in principal to outsource its IT operations to Hewlett-Packard Co. HP won the $3 billion, 10-year IT operations outsourcing deal in short order, having only entered negotiations early this year. HP was not even […]

BMC Software Inc. this week will outline details of the next evolution of its product line, dubbed Business Service Management. The plans include weaving technologies acquired with Remedy Corp. and IT Masters International S.A., according to sources familiar with the offerings. The Houston enterprise management provider will use the workflow engine acquired with Remedys ARS […]

Riverstone Networks Inc. Monday nudged the per port price of 10 Gigabit Ethernet below the $10,000 level in a bid to accelerate adoption of the high-speed networking technology. “People want pricing in the line of what 10 One Gigabit Ethernet ports cost. We think there is pent-up demand for it at that price point,” said […]

Mercury Interactive on Monday will announce the latest in a string of partnerships its created with large application providers and server vendors. The application performance testing, tuning and monitoring provider teamed up with BEA Systems Inc. to create WebLogic-specific monitors for Mercury Interactives Optane software suite. BEA, which uses the Sunnyvale, Calif., companys load and […]

Microsoft Corp. yesterday launched its first VOIP (voice-over-IP) support in its Windows CE .Net embedded real-time operating system. Windows CE .Net 4.2, due out by July, focuses on support for VOIP phones or other VOIP devices with three main components. The first includes a Telephony User Interface (TUI) with a suite of voice applications, including […]