Paula Musich

Gigabit Ethernet, being a full duplex protocol, presents network operators with a “gotcha” when they want to plug network or protocol analyzers into the span or mirror port on a network switch. Because those ports consolidate send and receive onto a single channel, they cannot sustain the full data rates of Gigabit Ethernet, and they […]

Infrastructure management specialist Micromuse Ltd. this week is sharpening its focus on BSM (business service management) with the launch of two new BSM bundles aimed at providing visibility into end-to-end service availability and troubleshooting. On the heels of the launch of its first application discovery capability early last month, Micromuse is looking to distinguish itself […]

On the heels of the early February close of its Rendition acquisition, Opsware on Monday launched the next major release of Renditions TrueControl network configuration management software. The multivendor automated configuration management software, renamed Network Automation System, is not yet integrated with Opsware Inc.s data center automation software. But Release 4.0 of the software brings […]

Zeus Technologies, a small company with an international presence, hopes to squeeze into the crowded field of application front-end players in the United States with new partners, a new software release and new form factors for its appliance. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company, better known for its Web server, yesterday launched a new low-end version of […]

Although Cisco Systems Inc. may not be quaking in its boots, Hewlett-Packard Co. has challenged some of Ciscos weaknesses with the first of several routers it is planning to add to its ProCurve Networking family. The ProCurve Networking unit from the Palo Alto, Calif., company adds a pair of branch/regional office routers that challenge comparable […]

Hewlett Packard Co. is challenging Cisco Systems Inc. with the first of several planned routers it is adding to its ProCurve networking family. The ProCurve Networking unit of the Palo Alto, Calif., company added a pair of branch/regional office routers that challenge comparable Cisco routers on price, maintenance and ease of configuration and management, according […]

Singlestep Technologies, with the help of partner IBM, is out to prove that autonomic computing is within reach of ISVs and small and midsize businesses. The companies are teaming on a new autonomic computing offering for midmarket service providers that allows faster root-cause analysis in remote monitoring and management. The new Singlestep Unity/AME offering automates […]

A growing number of IT organizations are recognizing the power in Group Policy Objects in Microsoft Corp.s Active Directory to better administer and lock down desktops companywide. A handful of vendors are responding by extending Group Policy Objects to give more granular access to rights and privileges. AutoProf, which has been renamed DesktopStandard Corp., this […]

Of all the execution problems contributing to the downfall of Hewlett-Packard Co.s Chair and CEO Carly Fiorina, the companys promising services business was not one of them. Nevertheless, the growth of that rising star among its other businesses could be accelerated with the right emphasis, believe HP watchers. While HP after its merger with Compaq […]

Computer Associates International filled in a missing piece of its executive management team last week, naming former Dell executive Robert Davis as its new chief financial officer. Davis leaves the posts of vice president of corporate finance and chief accounting officer at Dell to take on the CA job, which had been handled by Chief […]

Apparent Networks Inc. this week at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla., will roll out a voice-over-IP version of its network troubleshooting tool that allows users to assess their networks ability to handle voice traffic and lets them quickly address VOIP problems. Because of its sensitivity to jitter, latency and packet loss, VOIP is not simply another […]

Two vendors last week released online applications designed to make it easier to debug the source of user and performance problems. TeaLeaf Technology Inc. released an updated version of its TeaLeaf RealiTea software for recording and analyzing customer traffic to resolve issues that keep customers from successfully completing online transactions. Meanwhile, startup Symphoniq Corp. launched […]