Scorecard

                                 EcoSCOPE     Patrol

Overall score                      7.5         6.6
Real-time reporting (25)            6           8
Trend analysis (25)                 8           6
Ease of use (25)                    8           6
Installation and deployment (15)    8           6
Documentation (10)                  8           7

NetResults

EcoSCOPE Version 3.0

CompuWare Corp.
31440 Northwestern Highway
Farmington Hills, Mich. 48334-2564
(800) 521-9353
Web site
Pricing: 2 Single Views and 10 Super Monitors for $36,000
Pros: Intuitive to learn and use; Data from different machines well integrated/
Cons: No real-time view.

Hardware supported by EcoSCOPE

Switching Hubs: Cisco Pro Workgroup 2115 with v8.0.1 internal software; Cisco Catalyst 5000 with v2.1.0 or later internal software; Kalpana Etherswitch Pro16 with v9.0.0 or later internal software; 3Com Lanplex 2500 with v4.3 internal software.
Routers: Cisco routers that support IOS versions 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x; 3Com routers that support IOS versions 7.2, 7.8, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.0.39, 8.2, 8.2.0.15, 8.3.
Communication Stacks: Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows 95; Microsoft TCP/IP for NT 4.0.
Ethernet Adapters: 3Com Etherlink III ISA with PnP; SMC EtherPower PCI; SMC EtherEZ PnP; SMC Ultra ISA; NE2000 Compliant Boards.
Token Ring Adapters: Intel Token Express 16/4; Microdyne/Irma Trac; Olicom ISA; SMC Token Ring.
FDDI Cards: NPI PCI FDDI adapter; SysKonnect Dual Attached EISA.
Fast Ethernet: 3Com 3C595-TX Fast EtherLink 10/100 PCI; 3Com 3C597-TX Fast EtherLink 10/100 EISA; Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 PCI; Novell NE10/100 PCI; Novell NE10/100 ISA; SMC EtherPower 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI.

Patrol Version 3.1

BMC Software, Inc.
2101 CityWest Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77042
800) 841-2031
Fax (713) 918-5010
Web site
Pricing: Agent: $15 per server; NT KM: $355 per NT server; NetWare KM: $4,500 for 1-5 NetWare servers; Oracle KM: $1,005 per Oracle server; Console: $5,000.
Pros: Extensible and flexible; Offers server control and monitoring.
Cons: No integrated picture of entire network; Difficult to learn and use.

Patrol Knowledge Modules provided: NT Server; NetWare Server; SQL Server; Lotus Notes; Oracle 7; Internet servers.