Paula Musich

Now that the federal investigation into Computer Associates International Inc.s accounting practices is largely finished, the company hopes to put that dark cloud behind it. But other critical concerns, including a wary Securities and Exchange Commission, the search for a permanent CEO, and ongoing revenue and cost problems, will continue to drag on the once-high-flying […]

When the Harrisburg International Airport opened its new transportation complex at the end of August, its infrastructure included a high-speed network that airlines and car rental agencies are required to use. The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, which runs the airport, is joining a handful of other U.S. airport authorities in installing its own high-speed […]

Network Physics Inc. will give network managers more ammunition in the battle to pinpoint the source of performance or security problems in complex networks when it launches distributed versions of its network application management tools. The move comes as enterprises, which have seen success using individual NP-2000 application flow-based appliances to troubleshoot problems, have started […]

Force10 Networks Inc. is taking aim at high-performance computing environments looking to maximize their clusters with next-generation TeraScale E-Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches. The new line sets the high-water mark for Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet price/performance with its ability to process 1 billion packets per second and provide what officials tout as the […]

Computer Associates International Inc. took a big step toward putting the long-running investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission behind it. The software maker on Wednesday struck a deferred prosecution deal with the government. At the same time, the government indicted former Chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar on federal securities fraud […]

Computer Associates International Inc. is planning to lay off at least 1,000 employees as it ramps up its offshore development, according to sources close to the Islandia, N.Y. company. The layoffs, which could represent as much as a 10 percent reduction of its 15,000 employee payroll, are expected to come in the first week of […]

Wireless software provider Expand Beyond Corp. has been awarded 46 patents for its wireless monitoring and management software. But whether it will use those patents as leverage to collect royalties in an SCO Group-type gambit remains to be seen. The patents detail the real-time monitoring and management of databases, servers and applications from wireless devices […]

Efforts to reduce complexity and increase functionality by pushing intelligence to the edge of enterprise networks will get a boost this week with new offerings from Enterasys Networks Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. On the switch side of the equation, Enterasys is planning to launch its Matrix C2 line of Gigabit Ethernet stackable switches that […]

Computer Associates International Inc. this week will increase IT managers ability to automate services with a new workflow engine the company is adding to its IT Service Management Suite. The workflow engine, which will enable IT to horizontally integrate management functions, will be added to five of CAs eight IT Service Management Suite components, and […]

BMC Software Inc. is bringing batch processing into business service impact management with a tool designed to help IT manage batch processes according to their importance. At first blush, batch processing may seem like old technology. But according to Gartner Inc., of Stamford, Conn., most Web-based transactions run at least 10 batch processes in the […]

Juniper Networks Inc. is expanding users security options by opening new interfaces that allow integration of third-party tools with Junipers line of SSL VPNs. Junipers new Endpoint Defense Initiative works with all NetScreen Secure Sockets Layer VPN appliances, according to officials in Sunnyvale, Calif. Juniper is targeting for integration such endpoint security offerings as anti-virus […]

F5 Networks Inc. will help validate the consolidation trend in the application front-end space when it launches a redesigned version of its BigIP application traffic management offering. BigIP Version 9 permits the integration of multiple performance optimization techniques within BigIP appliances through a new TM/OS (Traffic Management Operating System). New techniques added include connection pooling, […]