Magnum Technologies upgrades management software

All the week's news and views about Network/Systems Management,
09/28/05
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Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert

Magnum Technologies upgrades management software, 09/26/05

Magnum Technologies last week upgraded its management software
with enhanced discovery and application-mapping capabilities
that the company says can help customers better track how IT
service performance affects businesses.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092605-magnum.html?nl

Opinion: The truth about IT, 09/26/05

We all love IT. Even though some of us might not like our jobs,
it is next to impossible to be in the IT world without having
some kind of passion about the whole idea of working with
computers and information.
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7796

RealOps extends automation features, 09/26/05

RealOps last week updated its automation software and introduced
an add-on module the company says will help customers use
software to tackle common daily operations tasks, such as
checking a server for availability.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092605-realops.html?nl

Management play: HP snaps up Peregrine, AppIQ, 09/26/05

Looking to fill out its management offerings, HP last week said
it would pay $425 million to add Peregrine Systems' asset
management technology to its software suite.
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7656

IT managers tell of ITIL adoption labor pains, 09/26/05

Enterprise companies tackle the arduous task of implementing
organizational change across distributed networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092205-itil.html?nl

IT prepared for Hurricane Rita, 09/23/05

"The information technologies' help desk is currently closed due
to weather conditions caused by Hurricane Rita, and the
University of Houston Downtown has decided to close the
university."
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7657

Magnum increases its Advantage, 09/22/05

Magnum Technologies this week made available its upgraded
Advantage software with enhanced discovery and application
mapping capabilities that the company says can now help IT
managers better relate how IT service performance affects the
business.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092205-magnum.html?nl

Google debuts partner program for enterprise products, 09/22/05

Google Thursday is unveiling a partner program to sign up
independent software vendors, resellers, consultants and systems
integrators to provide complementary wares and services for its
enterprise products.
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7658

Newsletter: Security mgmt. rooted in both agentless and
agent-based approaches, 09/21/05

Both agent-based and agentless approaches have been developed to
help IT managers deal with security.
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7659

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Skype: Hazardous to network health?
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7797
2. How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
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3. Commuting costs drive up telecommuting
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7798
4. McAfee,?Omniquad top anti-spyware test
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt6935
5. The rise of the IT architect
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7085

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