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Opsware Inc. has launched a revamped version of its Opsware Server Automation System that takes aim at the high cost of managing complex server provisioning and configuration changes and at automating regulatory and policy compliance tasks. Opsware SAS Release 5.1 is designed to help IT better align operations spending with spending on new applications by […]

BMC Software Inc. this week will launch the next generation of its widely used Patrol application performance management software, which begins to move away from Patrols classic reliance on agent technology that is difficult to deploy and maintain. BMC is one of the first of the four leading enterprise management providers to publicly embrace a […]

Visual Networks on Tuesday will launch a new voice-over-IP management module for its Visual UpTime Select network and application-performance management suite. Although Visual Networks Inc. already supported standard VOIP protocols such as Session Initiation Protocol, H.323 and Real Time Protocol, the new module addresses the full life cycle of VOIP deployments. The Select VOIP MRI […]

IBM wants to help its users bridge the gap between finding good ideas and putting those methods to work. The company last week unveiled its new ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) service, a combination of Tivoli software and IBM Global Services consulting, designed to help IT reduce operational costs by moving away from silo-based technology management […]

Voyence Inc. on Monday will turn up the heat in the competitive multivendor network change and configuration management space with the launch of the latest release of its VoyenceControl Software. Version 3.3 of the maturing network change and configuration management software continues to build its case as a corporate governance tool with a new Policy […]

With everything thats going on in complex corporate networks and the increasing use and misuse of that resource by peer-to-peer and malware traffic, monitoring network usage at 15 minute intervals is no longer sufficient. To address that issue, NetScout Systems Inc. on Monday will launch new HDPM (high-definition performance management) technology in its nGenius Performance […]

Compuware on Monday will launch Changepoint 10, the next major release of its IT governance and management software, 13 months after completing its acquisition of the business process automation provider. Changepoint 10, which manages people and processes across the entire IT organization, has evolved to allow different point products in the Compuware Corp. portfolio to […]

Web site performance-measurement and monitoring services provider AlertSite added a new security twist to its services on Monday with the introduction of a vulnerability scanning service. AlertSite is bringing a low-cost value proposition to the market with its new AlertSite Security Vulnerability Scan service by offering a daily scan of Internet services, ports, routers, firewalls […]

Expand Networks Ltd. this week will launch its latest ExpandView tool, designed to streamline configuration and simplify management of Expands application accelerator appliances in larger deployments. With optimization of application performance gaining greater acceptance, deployments of WAN optimization devices are growing larger. As users move beyond employing a handful of such deployments in key locations, […]

Heroix on Monday sought to bridge the gap between simple agentless monitoring tools and more in-depth agent-based server and network management tools with the introduction of its new Longitude application and system performance monitoring software. The growing richness of existing instrumentation, such as the Windows Management Interface, combined with users desire for lower-cost and easier-to-install […]

Web services management provider Actional Corp. on Monday will take its service-oriented architecture management to the next level of maturity when it launches its Looking Glass and SOAPstation version 5.5 monitoring and management software. The Mountain View, Calif., company in serving customers who are taking SOA projects beyond the pilot phase added a laundry list […]

Opsware on Monday will launch a revamped version of its Server Automation System that takes aim at the high cost of managing complex server provisioning and configuration changes and at automating regulatory and policy compliance tasks. Opsware Inc.s SAS release 5.1 is designed to help IT better align operations spending and spending on new applications […]