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Stories by Denise Dubie

  • Tivoli tackles security puzzle

    IBM's on-demand computing strategy incorporates intelligent hardware and smart software working in concert to automate the allocation and provisioning of IT resources. To do this, the company contends IT managers will have to start bridging the gaps between disparate systems, and Big Blue plans to help by putting security and systems management together to address identity, provisioning, configuration and compliance management. Vice-president of provisioning and security development for Tivoli Software Group, Arvind Krishna, spoke with IDG about how IBM plans to bring security to its management wares.

  • CA, IBM and Oracle: We're checking ID's

    Vendors are ramping up their efforts to address enterprise identity management with products designed to manage user privileges across multiple platforms, to simulate the impact of potential changes and to help developers build more secure applications.

  • Swainson outlines CA strategy

    Computer Associates International intends to become the number one systems and security management vendor in the next 12 months, solidifying its position as a market leader ahead of competition from HP and IBM.

  • CA snaps up Concord

    Computer Associates in a conference call Thursday announced it had agreed to acquire network performance management software maker Concord Communications for about US$330 million in cash.

  • CA chief details company plans

    Computer Associates International intends to become the No. 1 systems and security management vendor in the next 12 months and solidify its position as a market leader ahead of competition from HP and IBM.

  • Cendura adds automation, maps dependencies

    Cendura said Tuesday it plans to upgrade its software next month to provide more detailed configuration collection and automatically map dependencies among server, application and network components.

  • Concord acquires Aprisma

    Concord Communications on Monday announced its plans to acquire fellow management software maker Aprisma Management Technologies for about US$93 million in cash.

  • Another year for moderate spending

    It will be more of the same in 2005, according to market research firms, which forecast IT spending to grow between 6 per cent and 9 per cent over 2004 budgets. That means IT buyers will continue to keep a close watch on their IT dollars, and increase spending only sparingly in key areas.

  • Startup Optinuity gets funding

    Management software vendor Optinuity intends to give veteran vendors a run for their money with its automation technology, and the start-up recently garnered US$6.5 million in first found funding to get the job started.

  • IBM acquires Cyanea

    IBM has acquired for an undisclosed amount application monitoring software maker, Cyanea Systems.

  • HP details OpenView plans

    Asset and security management software, service-oriented architecture and Web services management, and management software bundled on Intel servers are among the new product directions HP claims will emerge from its OpenView division by early next year.

  • BMC stakes claim to Marimba

    BMC Software Thursday announced plans to acquire desktop and server management software maker Marimba for about US$239 million.

  • NAI sells Sniffer line, changes name to McAfee

    Network Associates Inc. Thursday announced plans to sell its Sniffer network management technology in a US$275 million cash deal and rename the company McAfee Inc., in line with its plans to focus on security.

  • CA launches management software

    Computer Associates International has rolled out software designed to watch traffic and map the physical relationships between applications and the underlying infrastructure that supports them.