Verizon gets into supply chain management; Tools automate the business process

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Packet Design IP Route Analytics' Extraordinary ROI Discover how IP Route Analytics eases your net management headaches and lowers network operations TCO. Put an end to over-provisioning and gain unprecedented visibility, analysis and diagnosis of complex IP nets. Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 06/07/07 Verizon gets into supply chain management, 06/05/07:  Verizon Business this week entered the supply chain management market through a resale arrangement with GXS, a provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce systems. Click here for more. Tools automate the business process, 06/06/07:  A product made available this week by business process management vendor Pegasystems lets customers apply predictive models to business processes without requiring lots of coding work. Click here for more. Management vendors grab more than $21M in VC funding, 06/06/07:  Investors continue to validate the trend toward open source management and automation software, most recently by investing venture funding in two startups targeting the emerging markets. Click here for more. Don't Overlook Inside Security Threats Research says it's not just vendor hype: Most companies have significant vulnerabilities they're not aware of and vastly underestimate the risk of insider attacks. Watch this Webcast and learn which attacks you need to be worried about, which are the most underestimated threats and much more. Click here to view the webcast. Sophos secures global deal with GE, 06/06/07:  One of the world's most recognized brands, GE has signed an agreement to begin deploying Sophos across the globe. Click here for more. Guaranteeing uptime at world’s largest particle physics lab, 06/05/07:  As the European agency CERN was gearing up to build the world’s largest particle accelerator, officials there knew they could not afford to have problems in their technical infrastructure cause any downtime. Click here for more.

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