Paula Musich

Marimba Inc. next month will further extend ITs ability to reach out and manage handheld devices when it launches a new Device Management option. Although Marimba and the rest of the change management industry have taken hesitant steps to extend management to Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs, Marimba is more fully embracing management of such […]

New and upgraded software from Unisys Corp., Microsoft Corp. and other vendors addresses the need to cut management costs and improve performance of data centers. The efforts are the latest steps in the trend to create data center systems that run, monitor and fix themselves. Unisys this week will unveil the next generation of its […]

Tasman Networks Inc. Monday launched launched a new branch office router that can easily scale to support multiple T-1 links and advanced software features. The new Tasman 1004 can easily scale from one to four T-1 connections and at the same time offer a host of Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing protocol support—all the […]

In a surprise move, Electronic Data Systems Corp. announced Thursday that it has replaced its chairman and CEO Richard H. Brown with former CBS Corp. chairman and CEO Michael H. Jordan. The Plano, Texas, outsourcer also named former EDS executive Jeffrey Heller as its president and chief operating officer. EDS has operated over the last […]

LAS VEGAS—Microsoft shipped the first deliverable in its new Dynamic Systems Initiative with the beta release of Automated Deployment Services for Windows Server 2003, but the companys vision for reducing complexity in the data center wont be realized for years to come. Microsoft announced at the second annual Microsoft Management Summit the beta release of […]

Las Vegas—Microsoft Corp. Tuesday at its Microsoft Management Summit here will introduce the next version of its Microsoft Operations Manager. MOM 2004, not due until next year, emphasizes simpler deployment of the tool, streamlined use of it and specific management packs for Microsoft applications. “Its never been as intuitive as it should be,” said David […]

The dust around the shake-out of ASPs and managed services providers appears to be settling, and interest in this particular form of outsourcing is again on the rise. But the hesitant recovery could be derailed by price increases. International Data Corp. this week will release a report that projects a 26 percent annual growth rate […]

Microsoft Corp. this week will weigh in on utility computing with a series of improvements to automated and embedded features in its management tools. At its second annual Microsoft Management Summit, the Redmond, Wash., software maker will demonstrate its DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative), led by the Windows Server group. Microsoft officials said they hope the […]

Compuware Corp. last week took steps to help WAN managers better understand how their expensive ATM WAN links are being used by adding support in its Network Vantage performance management tool for 155M-bps ATM OC-3 links. The Farmington Hills, Mich., management software provider has created an add-on probe module for Network Vantage along with a […]

Foundry Networks Inc. last week boosted the flexibility of its line of switches and routers with a handful of new products that implement the IP Version 6 standard. The new NetIron 4802 paves the way for service providers and enterprises to prepare for next-generation IPv6 routing and its promise of greater addressing space and built-in […]

Redline Networks Inc. last week introduced a Web I/O accelerator appliance designed to better serve the requirements of enterprise applications. The EX 3250 Enterprise Web I/O Accelerator, a Layer 7 switch, can be configured to automatically rewrite all HTTP requests to HTTPS (HTTP Secure), exploiting the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption built into current browsers. […]

Intelligent XML switching vendor Sarvega Inc. on Monday will launch a new configuration and deployment tool for its XPE 2000 switches. The new Java-based XESOS Studio provides centralized configuration, deployment and control of distributed XPE 2000 switches for larger installations. The XML switches offload more compute intensive XML processing functions from Web servers, helping to […]