Paula Musich

Two vendors in the growing configuration management arena last week sought to fill in missing pieces of their products capabilities. The smaller and nimbler Relicore Inc. in Version 4.0 of its Clarity IT service configuration management software added new capabilities that help the tool scale and that fit into a large enterprises overall management infrastructure. […]

Foundry Networks on Monday refreshed its Layer 4 through Layer 7 switching line with new application acceleration, security and business continuity enhancements. With a little something for enterprises and services providers, the San Jose, Calif., networking vendor addressed the need to accelerate Web applications while supporting a coexisting infrastructure for both Web and non-Web applications […]

Cisco Systems Actona acquisition will bear fruit next week when Cisco launches its new Wide Area File Services offering. The application performance optimization software is designed to allow servers to be consolidated in a central location and accessed from remote locations over slower-speed links. Such consolidation has not been possible because of the latency associated […]

Cisco Systems on Thursday agreed to buy up the remaining portion of routing software startup BCN Systems that it didnt already own. The Santa Clara, Calif., startup brings to the table a software architecture that can help Cisco more efficiently move new features or advanced services into an IOS (Internetwork Operating System) network, according to […]

Dueling Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. are both jockeying for the spotlight on the high end of the routing market with announcements of new developments around their respective CRS-1 and T-series core routers. Cisco, which played catch-up to Juniper in the service provider core routing space last May when it launched the Carrier […]

System management ARTS Inc. is delving into the emerging area of IP multicast with new monitoring and managing tools that apply root-cause analysis to the technology. Smarts later this month will introduce InCharge Multicast Manager, which leverages the software makers CIM (Common Information Model) to allow operators to understand how the elements of an IP […]

In a wide-ranging switching launch, Cisco Systems Inc. is spotlighting the wiring closet with a range of options that lower costs, increase flexibility and security, and bring higher availability to the networks edge. The 20-plus Catalyst switching additions offered last week increase the level of integrated security and availability at the networks edge; bringing 10 […]

Opsware Inc. Thursday filled in a missing piece of the automated configuration management puzzle when it announced its pact to acquire multivendor network configuration management provider Rendition Networks Inc. The deal, valued at $33 million, will bring much needed automation of network device configuration to Opswares stable of server and application configuration and change management […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. is making strides in adaptive services and change management with new OpenView software that streamlines deployment, emphasizes data sharing, and strengthens the ties between business and IT. At its Software Universe conference in Madrid, Spain, next week, HP will unveil Version 5.0 of its OpenView Service Desk and OpenView Service Level Manager, sources […]

Microsoft Corp. last week revealed further details of its evolving Dynamic Systems Initiative and released additional products that provide its underpinnings. Company Chairman Bill Gates, at the European Microsoft IT Forum, in Copenhagen, Denmark, laid out the three core technical principles of DSI, which is intended to reduce the complexity and cost of managing Microsoft […]