Paula Musich

Small but quickly growing voice-over-IP (VOIP) provider ShoreTel Inc. on Monday continued to build out its portfolio of IP PBXes, IP phones and VOIP gateways when it launched several new phones, a new branch office switch and a new release of its systems software. ShoreTel, which on Monday changed its name from Shoreline Communications, rolled […]

Computer Associates International Inc. Monday said it has fired nine employees from its legal and finance departments due to problems that came out of the board of directors audit committee investigation into CA accounting practices. Four employees from the legal department and five employees from finance were let go. CA would not reveal their names. […]

Pivia Software Inc. on Monday will raise the bar for optimizing the performance of Web applications when it releases a new version of its Pivia Performance Server as well as a new remote version. The startup brings its unique brand of “application smart” technology to improve the performance of Web applications operating across any type […]

Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday moved to elevate its role in the data center with the launch of its Business Ready Data Center initiative. The project pulls together partnerships, tested architectural design and deployment guides, Cisco networking products and advanced services as well as customer references to help enterprise customers build a shared network infrastructure […]

ProactiveNet Inc. next week will try to move up the food chain in the IT hierarchy when it delivers new service-level management capabilities in version 6.0 of its ProactiveNet application performance management software. The ability to integrate SLA (service-level agreement) monitoring, analysis and reporting makes ProactiveNet 6.0 appealing to a new group of stakeholders: “senior-level […]

Desktop management company Reflectent Software Inc. on Wednesday will roll out the latest release of EdgeSight, a tool that emphasizes end-user availability and performance management for Windows desktops or laptops. The Lowell, Mass., company, which sees its software as a complement to software distribution and patch management products such as Microsoft Corp.s Systems Management Server, […]

Configuresoft Inc. is turning its desktop configuration sights to the safekeeping of mobile clients with the next release of its configuration management tool. The new release of Enterprise Configuration Manager, which provides change and configuration management for Microsoft Corp. Windows systems, includes a mobile client that can initiate contact with the ECM Server whenever the […]

HP Services today launched a new tool in its arsenal of support services designed to simplify troubleshooting of everything from notebooks to printers and PDAs. In the war on reducing the total cost of ownership for desktops, HP Services new Web-based Instant Support Corporate Edition tool can be used to reduce support costs by anywhere […]

Foundry Networks Inc. will try to leapfrog competitors in the Layer 4 through Layer 7 switching arena when it launches new modular and stackable switches and operating system enhancements. Already known as a high-end alternative to Cisco Systems Inc., the San Jose, Calif., company is doubling the performance and density of its modular switches, adding […]

Network Associates Inc. on Monday will expand its Netasyst line of network management tools aimed at small and midsize businesses. The latest Netasyst offerings include a pair of new distributed network analysis tools that obviate the need for technicians to take a portable protocol analyzer to the network segment users want to analyze. The client/server-based […]