| Cisco vet launches net management start-up Windmill Networks has officially launched and introduced its management integration software that industry watchers say could help reduce network performance management headaches and speed troubleshooting for time-strapped IT staff. "I find most network managers are tired of using Perl spackle to tie all the network management tools together. We have developed a system that communicates across tools without a lot of drudgery on network managers' part," says founder and CTO Fred Gray. 802.11n gear 10 times faster than current Wi-Fi offerings Testing 802.11n wireless LAN gear for enterprises means thinking big. With the latest version of Wi-Fi promising vastly higher data rates compared with previous incarnations, a couple of laptops running a few FTP sessions through a single access point won't do. Entuity video Entuity's Bill Tracy, vice president of product strategy, sits on the Hot Seat to talk about what makes his company's network management offering different. Entuity enhances Eye's network visibility Network management software maker Entuity this week will preview new features in its flagship software that the company says will help customers better manage fault and performance across MPLS VPNs and wireless nets, among other things. Entuity's Eye watches over power consumption Network management software maker Entuity this week unveiled upgrades to its flagship monitoring software that now provides IT managers with a perspective on green IT. Versata Enterprises acquires AlterPoint Enterprise software provider Versata Enterprises has acquired AlterPoint, one of the first stand-alone network change and configuration management vendors. Network management vendors land hefty venture funding Network management vendor Apparent Networks and identity management vendor Aveksa separately bring in venture capital cash. Ask & Answered: Rate limit not working A reader wants to manage the bandwidth on his Cisco switch, and Ron Nutter is here to help. Network Management bites NMS is like being chased by a angry Shih Tzu with your friends watching, writes Cisco Subnet blogger Jimmy Ray Purser. Applause for an agentless diagnostics tool QueryShark: Powerful systems reporting at an affordable price. Managing the OCS 2007 R2 Edge Server OCS 2007 R2 no longer installs the management tools by default for any server role. Class-based traffic shaping Shaping is a much more liberal mechanism when compared to policing. Blogger Dennis Hartman explains how it can be used to improve performance of a metro Ethernet link. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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