Paula Musich

Two-year-old Moonlight Systems Inc. will move in on large enterprise management software players turf early next month when it raises the curtain on a line of software management tools of its own. The new Moonlight3 automation software combines intelligent software distribution and flexible administration methods in a tool set that works across multiple platforms to […]

BMC Software on Wednesday will launch its initiative to extend enterprise management functions to Linux. Linux is one of four high-growth areas targeted by the Houston management software provider as part of a restructuring announced last week. The Linux initiative calls for BMC to extend its enterprise management tools to manage Linux production environments ranging […]

Network management provider Micromuse Inc. on Monday will launch a new security management initiative that will leverage the scaleability of its NetCool event handler to centralize security management. As a part of the initiative, Micromuse is creating a bundle of its existing NetCool tools that are customized for security management. It is also creating alliance […]

Compaq Global Services continued to build on its Computing on Demand services initiative with three more packaged services built around its hardware offerings. The new services are Capacity on Demand–Managed Storage Solution, Capacity on Demand for ProLiant Servers–Pay Per Use and Access on Demand–Thin Client Package. The Computing on Demand initiative, launched last summer, is […]

No matter how you slice it, Computer Associates International Inc. beat Wall Street estimates for its most recent quarter. The Islandia, N.Y., software company reported results for its fiscal 2002 third quarter results Tuesday using two dif-ferent accounting methods – GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) and Pro Forma. The GAAP results reflected revenues of $749 […]

Microsoft Corp. last week tried to re-establish its presence in the budding automotive telematics field by partnering with Accenture Ltd. in a broad initiative aimed at providing end-to-end telematics services. The initiative calls for Accenture to provide the integration services for a variety of telematics applications based on various Microsoft “building block” technologies, such as […]

In an industry marked more by cutbacks and layoffs than big business deals, a pair of veteran MSPs have decided to join forces, hoping broader offerings and greater geographic reach can help them survive. Officials at SevenSpace Inc. and Nuclio Corp. said theyll announce a merger this week in a move that will create the […]

Mercury Interactive Corp. on Monday will announce a new performance tuning service for complex production systems and a set of best-load-testing practices designed into new consulting services. The Sunnyvale, Calif., vendor created the ActiveTune service to help clients optimize the performance of their complex, multi-tiered production systems. The new service leverages Mercury Interactives professional services […]

Inforonics Inc., a jack of all trades in the IT services arena, earlier this week launched a new managed services business unit, along with services in applications support, technical support and hosting support. The Littleton, Mass., company, which bills itself as a total services provider, will extend its consulting and application development into the production […]

Compuware Corp. at the end of the month will add a new service offering into its professional services mix that provides a quick fix for a fixed fee. The Farmington Hills, Mich., management software providers Application Triage service, for a fixed fee of $10,000, provides professional troubleshooting help to quickly identify and fix the source […]

PC subscription service provider Everdream Corp. last week announced it has received two patents on technology it created to facilitate its services. In addition, the Fremont, Calif., service provider has 10 patents pending and is working to add to that list, according to company officials. “In the early pilot days [of the service], we found […]

When Bryan Jones looked to outsource the maintenance of Compaq Computer Corp.s TCP/IP software for OpenVMS, his first two choices turned out to be “false starts.” But the third—the selection of little-known Array Inc.—was a charm. Jones, director of OpenVMS engineering at Compaq, in Nashua, N.H., found himself dissatisfied with a mid-tier company facing financial […]