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Hewlett-Packard on June 19 at its Software Forum in Miami Beach will raise the bar for its own OpenView IT infrastructure management portfolio to help better align IT with business objectives. HP will add or update three OpenView offerings that are designed to help IT run itself like a business, help IT better manage IT […]

How do you know if an application built for Internet, wireless or cellular users will really perform the way it should without a dedicated test environment? Shunra Software believes it has an answer. Shunra on June 19 plans to launch a new version of its VE (Virtual Enterprise) modeling and simulation software that adds the […]

Nortel Networks on June 20 will make its first entry into the branch-office-in-a-box space with a pair of new appliances designed to help IT departments consolidate servers. Nortels new Business Continuity System 3000 branch office and data center appliances are aimed at enterprises looking to consolidate a range of services in a single device. The […]

Avaya officials managing the sprawling WorldCup network for FIFA are holding their breath. So far, there have been no serious attacks on the network, but if there are, they are likely to happen at the peak of the tournament. The Avaya team is taking no chances, since the Federation Internationale de Football Association wont accept […]

Implementing a true Configuration Management Database is not for the faint of heart. But business services management provider Managed Objects on June 14 stepped in to try to help IT streamline the process. The McLean, Va., company on June 14 introduced its new CMDB360 offering along with version 4 of its namesake software that makes […]

IBM on June 14 said that it has released software to the Apache Open Source Foundation designed to help automate the detection and remediation application or transaction problems in the data center. The software, implemented at IBM as a part of both its autonomic computing initiative and contribution to the Web Services Distributed Management standard, […]

Avaya is looking to close the gap between the capabilities of IP and cell phones with additions to its line of One-X products. The new Avaya One-X Deskphone Edition, introduced June 8, is designed to mimic the ease of navigation that cell phones provide, as well as to offer lots of choices to different types […]

Opsware on June 12 set its sights squarely on the auditing and compliance requirements of its users when it introduced a major upgrade and new components of its data center automation software. Opsware System 6 includes a new release of its flagship Opsware Server Automation that includes a new compliance dashboard; a brand new Opsware […]

F5 Networks on June 12 will seek to take advantage of the growing success of its DevCentral online user forum and iRules customization technology when it introduces a new iRules script editor and expansion of DevCentral to cover other F5 products and additional media outlets. The 4-year-old DevCentral site, representing F5s effort to bridge the […]

Cisco Systems on June 9 will put more meat behind its unified communications strategy when it announces the acquisition of two privately held companies. In two separate deals, Cisco agreed to acquire Metreos of Austin, Texas, for $19.8 million and Audium of New York for $28 million. Both are cash deals. Metreos brings to table […]