Stories by Denise Dubie

Tivoli integrates policy with MQSeries

Tivoli Systems Inc. has upgraded its security software to better control access to applications and data for users of its WebSphere and MQSeries packages.

Startup tackles service-level management

Network managers looking to track service levels across their global networks may want to check out the latest offering from a company that says its software can help customers better define and deliver on service-level agreements.

Symantec eases desktop management

Symantec Corp. next week will roll out an upgraded management package designed to reduce time spent manually administering to end users' desktops.

CA finds mobile mgmt. partners

Computer Associates International Inc. last week announced several partnerships with mobile industry pioneers that the company says will give customers options to manage their wired networks and new wireless devices with the same tools.

RedSiren couples management with security

RedSiren Technologies, a company that provides network monitoring and security services, this week added a Web-based interface so customers can more easily see how RedSiren is managing their networks.

NetScout tackles voice over IP and VPNs

NetScout Systems Inc. last week released an upgrade to its performance management product that industry observers say can help those users just starting to manage and secure their combined voice and data networks.

Cisco licenses Riversoft technology

RiverSoft Inc. picked up a weighty endorsement of its fault management technology when Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to license the company's Network Management Operating System for use in upcoming CiscoWorks products.

Tivoli Software Watches Over Mainframe IP Nets

Users controlling IP resources with S/390 mainframes may be interested in an improved performance management package from Tivoli Systems Inc. that monitors application response time, FTP transfers and network performance.

Manage.Com Aims to Speed Apps Mgmt.

By enabling its management software to tap into Java-based application servers, Manage.Com Inc. says it has found a way to give companies a real-time look at e-commerce application performance.

CA Bolsters Management Platform's Linux Support

Computer Associates International Inc. last week extended its support for open source software, introducing a version of Unicenter TNG that not only can be used to manage Linux networks, but can also run on Linux machines.

Agilent Unveils Optical Network Testing System

Agilent Technologies this week released a hardware/software product suite that lets customers test and verify the performance and interoperability of hardware and software used in optical networks.

Out of Site

The idea of a virtual staff is great: Everyone puts in time on the project and works in their preferred environment, and everything goes perfectly.

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