Quest adds cross-platform support to management line

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08/15/05
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Quest adds cross-platform support to management line, 08/15/05

Windows management vendor Quest Software this week is expected
to begin weaving a cross-platform thread into its product lineup
with the integration of software acquired through the purchase
in May of start-up Vintela.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-quest.html?nl>

Patching day still a work in progress, 08/15/05

In what has become the technology equivalent of a monthly
tetanus shot, IT administrators wait for the second Tuesday of
the month knowing that what doesn't kill them will make their
networks stronger.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-patch.html?nl>

Newsletter: Messaging is tougher for smaller organizations,
08/11/05

If you're in charge of providing messaging services for a
Fortune 500 company, you have a tough job juggling growing
storage requirements, compliance issues...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5089>

Newsletter: What are your options for managing Linux? 08/10/05

The noise surrounding Linux continues to grow and Linux is
steadily gaining a foothold in the enterprise as a server
platform. The open source movement has ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5090>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco to double Catalyst 6500 switch capacity in coming
months, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5091>

2. Ex WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets 5 years in jail
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5092>

3. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt4874>

4. Cisco mulls acquiring Nokia, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5093>

5. IT staff shortage looming
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt5094>
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