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BMC Software Inc.s Remedy unit released Tuesday a new version of its IT Service Management service automation suite that emphasizes service management and business agility. ITSM Version 5.5 includes enhancements across its four applications, including Remedy Help Desk, Remedy Asset Management, Remedy Change Management and Remedy Service Level Agreements. Enhancements to the suite span new […]

Cisco Systems Inc. continues to broaden its portfolio of security management tools with the introduction of 14 new and enhanced security management, threat protection and VPN offerings. Among the upgraded offerings is the Cisco IP Solutions Center Version 3.0 Security Technology Module, which allows users to set up common configurations for multiple virtual private network […]

The second release of Rendition Networks Inc.s TrueControl network configuration tool focuses on greater extensibility and ease of administration. The software, which allows users to track and better control configuration changes in routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers in large, enterprise networks, can automatically detect when changes are made and notify appropriate network operators, officials […]

Sunbelt Software Inc. has developed a pair of administrative tools that deliver fast, inexpensive analysis of directory and network protocol issues for administrators. The Clearwater, Fla., companys directory reporting tool works across multiple directories, including those of Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc., as well as any LDAP-enabled directory. It reports on […]

Cisco Systems Inc.s strategy for switching—which makes up 41 percent of the companys revenues—includes a number of planned upgrades as well as efforts to streamline product development and reduce costs, according to company officials here. Most new developments focus on the high-end Catalyst 6500 chassis switch, although many innovations trickle down to other switching platforms […]

Mercury Interactive Corp. Monday launched its first product line built to optimize the performance of J2EE applications. The new Optane for J2EE line spans the full lifecycle of J2EE applications from creation and QA testing into deployment and production, and it is intended to be used by developers as well as operations staff in support […]

Out to prove that massive mainframes are more than legacy machines, IBM and Unisys Corp. are putting on-demand and other features into their most powerful servers. IBM last week launched the eServer z990—code-named T-Rex—which includes On/Off Capacity on Demand and the Intelligent Resource Director. The On/Off feature enables users to dial up or tone down […]

T-Systems Inc. is preparing to launch next month a managed services tool set for its network and IT services operation that will allow customers to monitor the performance of their network and IT infrastructures against service-level agreements. The DecisionPilot tool set is built on a series of third-party management tools integrated by T-Systems and used […]

Ethernet, that ubiquitous networking standard, turns 30 years old this week. And while the technologys primary developers—Intel Corp., Xerox Corp., 3Com Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.—gather to commemorate the anniversary, experts, including Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, say Ethernets best days may be yet to come. Ethernet was born in a memo by Metcalfe […]

Network configuration control vendor Rendition Networks Inc. on Monday launched the second release of its TrueControl software, which focuses on greater extensibility and ease of administration. The tool, which allows users to track and better control configuration changes in routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers in large enterprise networks, can automatically detect when configuration changes […]

Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday will launch a series of new and enhanced security management and virtual private network offerings. Among the new offerings is the Cisco IP Solutions Center V 3.0, which allows users to set up common configurations for multiple VPN devices from a central location and push those out to remote sites. […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Cisco Systems Inc.s strategy for switching—which makes up 41 percent of the firms revenues—includes a number of planned upgrades as well as efforts to streamline product development and reduce costs, according to company officials here. Most new developments focus on the high-end Catalyst 6500 chassis switch, although many innovations trickle down to other […]