Paula Musich

BMC Software on Monday announced a corporate restructuring that calls for the layoff of some 12 percent of the companys work force. BMC will let go between 825 and 875 employees in a move intended to realign resources behind growth areas—mostly in BMCs services management business and its smaller and more recently established identity management […]

FineGround Inc. on Monday launched in the application performance optimization space a new Wide Area File Services appliance that delivers LAN-like performance from the data center to remote sites. While other vendors that accelerate remote file access, such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Tacit Networks Inc., require an appliance at both the data center and […]

Two new financial industry studies by Keynote Systems Inc. are spotlighting how Web site usability and performance go hand in hand to drive e-commerce competition. The Keynote Customer Experience Rankings for the Online Banking Industry and the Keynote Service Level Rankings for the Online Banking Industry reveal how design changes have a significant effect on […]

Computer Associates International Inc. last week put the final pieces of its reorganization puzzle together when it inaugurated five business units, each with profit-and-loss responsibility. The business units, designed by new CEO John Swainson to bring greater focus to CAs growth opportunities, are Enterprise Systems Management, Security Management, Storage Management, Business Service Optimization and a […]

VMware on Monday released the next major version of its desktop virtualization software, which emphasizes making application developers and testers more productive. VMware Workstation 5, which allows users to build a library of virtual machines for Windows, Linux, Netware and Solaris x86 that mimic production environments, was designed to provide greater flexibility to the growing […]

In launching the new organizational structure at Computer Associates International Inc., CEO John Swainson is making his biggest mark yet on CA, as he works to leave behind the software developers troubled past. With five months at the helm, Swainson has moved swiftly to bring growth and focus back to CA, in Islandia, N.Y. He […]

Alcatel last week introduced what officials claim is the first stackable 10/100M-bps Ethernet switch that is software-upgradable to Gigabit Ethernet. The new OmniSwitch 6800L line allows users to upgrade to Gigabit Ethernet desktop connections without requiring additional hardware. A software key unlocks the Gigabit Ethernet port speeds. Pricing for the stackables starts at $100 per […]

FullArmor on Monday will extend the ability to create and enforce Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy settings to devices that are not connected to the directory. Boston-based FullArmor Corp. will add a new member to its Intellipolicy for Clients suite, dubbed “GP Anywhere,” that allows administrators to create corporate policy templates and apply them to […]

Computer Associates on Thursday made one of its strongest bids yet to boost its standing in the network management market when it announced its agreement to acquire Concord Communications in a $350-million cash deal. The Marlboro, Mass.-based Concord Communications Inc., best known for its eHealth suite of network-performance monitoring and reporting software, also brings to […]

Computer Associates International Inc. on Tuesday will put the final pieces of its reorganization puzzle together when it launches five separate business units, each with profit and loss responsibility. The new business units, architected by new CEO John Swainson to bring greater focus to CAs growth opportunities, include Enterprise Systems Management, Security Management, Storage Management, […]

Cisco Systems launched its first technical support service for channel partners created specifically for small and midsized businesses on Monday at its Partner Summit. At its partner meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cisco Systems Inc. also introduced an updated version of its free, PC-based network management program for SMB (small and midsized business) networks. Cisco […]

WAN optimization provider Peribit Networks Inc. this week will move up into the Layer 7 acceleration space when it launches its new Application Flow Acceleration technique. The technology, launched with a new branch office accelerator and software upgrade, addresses inefficiencies in Microsoft Corp. messaging and file services protocols as well as those of Web applications, […]