Paula Musich

Smarts Inc. on Monday will step up its efforts to better link the management of IT infrastructure to business objectives through a new version of its InCharge suite of root cause and impact analysis software. The centerpiece of the suite is the new InCharge Business Dashboard, a customizable, Web-based view of the status of enterprise […]

Foundry Networks launched new networking hardware this week that is designed to prepare users for the coming of IP Version 6. Although adoption rates for IP V6 are slower in the United States than in Japan and other parts of the world, the U.S. government has mandated adoption of the next-generation IP protocol, with plans […]

It performance reporting provider Concord Communications Inc. is making a play for CIOs and line-of-business managers looking for a quick status check on the health of their IT services with its new eHealth Business Service Console. BSC, which draws its data and analysis from Concords eHealth suite, provides an aggregated view of network, systems and […]

3Com Corp. on Monday will launch another component of its strategy to deliver a range of network management capabilities for small and large enterprises with the introduction of 3Com Network Director. The new tool, capable of managing any SNMP-enabled device, combines discovery and fault monitoring with more advanced configuration management for networks that range from […]

Cisco Systems Inc. and IBM have teamed up to integrate their respective data center architectures to further advance on-demand computing. The two vendors integrated several of their technologies, created a joint reference architecture, and tested and documented specific combinations of their technologies. In addition, IBM Global Services will offer integration services for both vendors offerings. […]

BMC Software Inc. will bring its application perspective to network management at NetWorld+Interop in Las Vegas, where it will show off a new release of its Patrol Dashboard and a technology alliance with Packeteer Inc. The Houston-based company will introduce at N+I, which begins May 9, Release 6.7 of its Patrol Dashboard network performance analysis […]

One more domino in the lineup of independent software distribution and change management providers fell this morning when BMC Software Inc. announced its plan to acquire Marimba Inc. The stock deal, valued at about $239 million, follows the earlier acquisitions of Marimba rivals Novadigm Inc. by Hewlett-Packard Co. and On Technology Inc. by Symantec Corp. […]

Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. on Monday will launch its next-generation IP PBX in an effort to change the rules of engagement for providing large enterprises with voice-over-IP (VOIP) technology. Siemens ICN is targeting its new HiPath 8000 RealTime IP System at the data center of large-scale enterprises with as many as 100,000 users. […]

Traffic management specialist Expand Networks Inc. will focus on application-specific performance with a new, more modular version of its data center and branch office accelerator. The effort comes as users increasingly look to make more efficient use of expensive WAN links. The technology becomes especially important as enterprises become more distributed and deliver more complex […]

With the ongoing effort among most enterprises to squeeze cost out of IT operations, one of the single biggest chunks of the IT budget—WANs—has gotten serious scrutiny. But chances are, even after a lot of tweaking, those data networks and their voice counterparts are still costing plenty more than they should. For large and small […]

IT performance reporting provider Concord Communications Inc. on Monday announced its new Business Service Console, making a play for CIOs and line-of-business managers looking for a quick status check on the health of their IT services. The Business Service Console, which draws its data and analysis from Concords eHealth Suite, provides an aggregated view of […]

Computer Associates International Inc. this morning, after wrapping up its own internal investigation into CA accounting practices, announced that it has filed to restate earnings for 2000 and 2001 for $2.2 billion in revenue prematurely booked. CA announced the restatement, which will not affect the results of CA financial quarters booked under the new business […]