Paula Musich

With the launch of its Aspen 8800 enterprise LAN switches, Extreme Networks Inc. is challenging network designers to rethink the way they build systems to deal with voice traffic and growing internal security threats. With the rise of VOIP (voice over IP) and the exponential growth of malicious traffic, Extreme officials said they believe the […]

Application performance optimizer FineGround Inc. later this month will further help IT fine-tune Web applications delivery with a new dashboard view of performance. The Campbell, Calif., company added the dashboard to its Enterprise Application Delivery Suite, which includes the AppScope performance monitor. The dashboard assembles statistics from AppScope to help IT understand the impact of […]

In the effort to tackle troubleshooting of complex, n-tier applications, the lines are blurring between niche packet analyzers and mainstream enterprise monitoring tools. As a result, customers with critical data at stake are finding more solutions with better integration of packet diagnostics and enterprise management, experts say. At the intersection of this convergence trend are […]

WAN optimization leader Packeteer Inc. jumped into the mergers and acquisitions frenzy Wednesday when it announced its acquisition of protocol acceleration provider Mentat Inc. for about $16.5 million in cash. Network performance optimization is inching closer to the mainstream, as users look to get the most efficiency out of their expensive WAN links and to […]

The acquisitive EMC Corp. on Tuesday snatched up another software provider—this time in the network systems management space—with its agreement to acquire System management ARTS Inc., or Smarts. The Hopkinton, Mass., storage provider will pony up $260 million in cash for Smarts, which provides event automation and root-cause analysis for faults across networks, servers and […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Cisco Systems Inc. are teaming to provide large customers with combined network maintenance and support services around the globe. As a part of their worldwide services alliance, the vendors will co-brand HP Network Services with the Cisco Support program, providing a single face to customers and a seamless handoff of problem resolution […]

AutoProf this week will make it easier to manage Windows desktops from within Microsofts Active Directory with the second major release of its Policy Maker Professional. Version 2.0 of the utility, which extends the functionality of Active Directorys Group Policy, lets administrators automate the configuration of 10 Windows Control Panel settings for different groups in […]

AutoProf this week will make it easier to manage Windows desktops from within Microsofts Active Directory with the second major release of its Policy Maker Professional. Version 2.0 of the utility, which extends the functionality of Microsoft Corp.s Active Directorys Group Policy, lets administrators automate the configuration of 10 Windows Control Panel settings for different […]

While it doesnt aspire to be a consulting company, Cisco Systems Inc. does think it can show enterprises how to transform their networks to deliver new, intelligent services that can help them build their businesses and improve productivity. In fact, sharing that networking wisdom is part of an enterprise strategy company officials here hope will […]

Despite the tough it spending environment, networking company Cisco Systems Inc. celebrated its 20th anniversary last week with hopes of double-digit growth in several key technology areas including security, storage and IP telephony. President and CEO John Chambers last week sat down with eWEEK Senior Editor Paula Musich to discuss Ciscos progress in building out […]