Microsoft ships capacity-planning beta

All the week's news and views about Network/Systems Management,
10/17/05
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Microsoft ships capacity-planning beta, 10/17/05

Microsoft last week released the first public beta of its new
capacity-planning tool for corporate IT departments and said the
software is on target to ship by year-end.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8900>

New appliance lets users control remote PCs, 10/17/05

A start-up is launching an appliance that lets help desk staff
take control of remote computers without the time-consuming
tasks of installing and maintaining dedicated software on the
remote machines.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8901>

HP makes SOA management play, 10/17/05

Mark Potts, HP's CTO in charge of the Management Software
Business, discusses how HP management software can arm network
managers with the tools to optimize application performance.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8902>

CA vows to move beyond past troubles, 10/17/05

Computer Associates spent the past year cleaning house and
shopping for technology. Over the next 12 months, the software
vendor intends to focus on establishing partnerships, growing
revenue, winning over skeptical customers and reconfirming its
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8903>

Opinion: New server management service, 10/17/05

I recently met with Ingenica Limited to discuss the company's
new network management product for small and midsized businesses
called ManageView. The story of how the company developed the
product, and how it plans to reach the SMB market makes for an
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8904>

Tapping IDS for automated incidence response, 10/17/05

This month Guidance Software will release its Automated Incident
Response Suite, add-on software that runs on top of the
company's EnCase Enterprise forensic product. A demonstration of
AIRS beta code suggests that the automation will help a junior-
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8905>

Creativity is key to recruitment, 10/17/05

Creativity is key to recruitment: IT executives scout for stars
by tapping a mix of blogs, podcasts and more traditional
word-of-mouth referrals.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8906>

IBM offers up best practices for software development, 10/12/05

Focusing on best practices in software development, IBM
Wednesday will propose donating a portion of the Rational
Unified Process to the open source Eclipse Foundation.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8907>

IBM to offer per-chassis pricing for Linux, 10/12/05

In an effort to streamline the management of operating system
licenses on blade servers, IBM and Novell this month will begin
offering SuSE Linux 9 on a per-chassis subscription basis.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8908>

Newsletter: The maturing of BMC, 10/12/05

Recently, my Enterprise Management Associates colleagues and I
spent time with BMC for an update on the company's progress over
the past year. Like many other vendors, BMC has ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8909>

Newsletter: Between the pages of the upcoming 'Routing TCP/IP'
book, 10/12/05

The suspense, the intrigue... what will you do for the next two
weeks while you wait for the publication of the much-anticipated
second edition of " ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8910>

Users unhappy with vendors' software licensing programs, survey
says, 10/11/05

Less than one-third of user organizations polled in a recent
licensing survey said that they are satisfied with their
vendor's pricing and licensing strategy, despite more than
two-thirds of independent software respondents saying that they
had ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8911>

CA CEO: Fixing CA could take three years, 10/11/05

John Swainson is approaching the one-year anniversary of his
hiring as the top executive at Computer Associates . CA named
Swainson president and CEO-elect last November, then formally
gave him the CEO title in February. At CA's software development
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8912>

Newsletter: SIM survey findings, 10/11/05

The Society for Information Management last month released the
findings of its 2005 survey. Based on responses from senior IT
leaders drawn from SIM's membership, the ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8913>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine has serious bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8658>
2. New WLAN group shakes up standards process
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8914>
3. Windows 2000 vulnerability could lead to new outbreak
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8915>
4. You won't find this book on Oprah's list
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8660>
5. IETF effort promises fewer net failures
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8661>

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