Performance Tools to Take Center Stage
Network managers next week will get some help ensuring their networks run smoothly, as several vendors tweak their management software to monitor performance and diagnose problems.
Stories by Marc Songini
CA to ship database management tool
Computer Associates will start shipping the first product from its Platinum Technology acquisition that is fully integrated with its own Unicenter TNG framework.
Tivoli Gives NetView a Refresh
IBM Corp. plans to let IS staff write their own rules for network management.
CA Readies Distributed Applications Mgmt. Relief
IS professionals who need to manage distributed enterprise databases and applications might want to consider a new software package from Computer Associates International Inc.
IBM passes along network tips
Ever trying to shed its heritage of being a slow-moving elephant, IBM recently embarked on a mission to speed up the way its own massive IS staff implements new technologies and procedures. To accomplish this, the company formed a 21 member "speed team" whose job is to get the IT department to move, as IBM likes to say, at the speed of e-business.
BMC Gobbles Up Evity
BMC Software Inc. wants to help its users improve the performance of their Web sites.
N+I: Spectrum to get management boost
At NetWorld +Interop 2000, Cabletron System's Aprisma spinoff will unveil new management technology to make it easier for users to proactively isolate and resolve critical network and systems problems.
Spectrum to get Management Boost
At NetWorld +Interop 2000, Cabletron System Inc.'s Aprisma spinoff will unveil new management technology to make it easier for users to proactively isolate and resolve critical network and systems problems.
Edge aims to Tame Management Duties
Companies looking to create a single management console for their networks may want to consider new portal software from Edge Technologies.
IBM to Unveil High-Speed Network Chip
IBM Corp. will soon debut a high-speed network chip that promises to help users implement quality-of-service rules in their companies.
BMC Leaps into SAN Storm
Network monitoring and management software vendor BMC is rolling out a line of products and services for SANs.
Users Give CA Efforts Mixed Marks
While customers seem impressed by Computer Associates International Inc. recently announced e-business software, a number of them are less enamored with the company's services offerings.
New Software Helps Enforce Service Levels
Net professionals intent on focusing less on the conventional tasks of managing complex networks and more on monitoring the activities of specific business operations may want to look at management packages on tap from a variety of vendors.
Cisco Announces New Software for Campus Networks
Cisco Systems Inc. last week announced software aimed at easing the management of campus network environments and a high-density switch that promises to save customers money on new hardware.
Linux Livin' Large on Mainframe
Some might think IBM's venerable mainframes and upstart Linux are about as compatible as Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice.