Paula Musich

NetQoS Inc., a network performance management provider, has shifted gears to enter the SLA management realm with the latest release of SuperAgent, its tool for measuring response time. SuperAgent Version 5 adds new service-level-agreement compliance monitoring and reporting, allowing network technicians and executives to quickly view the status of TCP-based applications performance. SuperAgent 5 provides […]

After building up an installed base of some 18 million prestandard power-over-Ethernet ports, Cisco Systems Inc. has launched a series of IEEE 802.3af POE offerings across its portfolio of Catalyst LAN switches. The new standard, ratified last summer, extends Ethernet support for in-line power devices beyond just IP phones and wireless LAN access points to […]

Marimba Inc. on Monday will step up its efforts to move into the patch-management space with the launch of Version 2 of Marimba Security Patch Management. The update is built on the companys Marimba Six architecture and rolls in new features requested by user experience with Version 1.0, company officials said. The new user-driven features […]

Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced it is bringing its Catalyst LAN switches up to speed with IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet, thanks to a series of modules that support the new standard. After building up an installed base of some 18 million pre-standard Power over Ethernet ports, Cisco chose to upgrade its Catalyst chassis […]

Cisco Systems Inc. yesterday added video to the “V” in VOIP when it launched Call Manager 4.0 along with a new desktop video conferencing application integrated with Cisco IP phones. The next major release of Ciscos mainstay voice-over-IP communications software includes an optional new application and USB (universal serial bus) video camera, together dubbed the […]

The advent of XML and the effort to reduce the cost of IT operations have unleashed a series of startups focused on configuration management. This week at the Demo conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., the latest startup to join the fray—mValent Inc.—will launch its suite of tools aimed at streamlining the task of preparing Java application […]

Several forthcoming Web site performance monitoring services will try to bring real-time management capabilities to ever-expanding enterprises. Keynote Systems Inc. this week plans to launch Keynote Application Perspective-Outside Edition. The self-service transaction monitoring service is aimed at IT operations and application managers looking to monitor performance of multistep transactions from multiple locations. The lower-cost service […]

In large IT shops, automating the management of hundreds of ongoing development projects to ensure they meet objectives and align with business goals has received scant attention. But that is beginning to change as vendors such as Mercury Interactive Corp. ramp up their offerings under the banner of IT governance. Last week, Mercury Interactive, of […]

In another sign that the security market—and the technology sector in general—is on the rebound, Juniper Networks Inc. agreed to acquire security appliance maker NetScreen Technologies Inc. for $4 billion in stock. The purchase price is a premium of more than 50 percent for NetScreens shareholders. The companys stock was trading at $26.40 at the […]

OnDemand Software Inc. is bolstering conflict assessment and patch identification in its latest WinInstall software packaging and distribution program. WinInstall is best known for its Management System Information packaging capabilities. But in Version 8 it gains a centralized database and inventory collection capability that allows desktop administrators to compare MSI packaging data with hardware and […]