Latest management news.
Microsoft offers peek at future management software, 03/22/04
Microsoft last week offered the first glimpse of its next-generation management software with a preview of a capacity-planning tool code-named Indy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0322msindy.html?nl
Microsoft’s delivery of patch tools slips again, 03/22/04
Corporate customers who anticipate the springtime release of upgrades to Microsoft’s no-cost patch management software have some disappointment ahead: They will not only have to wait till later in the year but also might have to upgrade their systems to use it.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0322patch.html?nl
PeopleSoft aims CRM packs at vertical markets, 03/22/04
PeopleSoft is continuing its emphasis on industry-specific enterprise software this week with new CRM bundles aimed at financial services companies, universities, bill-collecting government …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0322peoplesoft.html?nl
Mgmt. matters: Staples automates configuration mgmt., 03/19/04
With 1,500 multi-vendor routers to manage and maintain, Sally Jo Bernard says she knew there had to be a better way than putting her top engineers to work for more than a week on a single IT chore.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0319mm5.html
Mgmt. matters: Time Warner revamps its help desk, 03/18/04
Time Warner Cable’s Columbus, Ohio, call center a few years ago didn’t exactly have the best way to track trouble tickets. “We used a telephone and a scratch pad,” says Bill Myers, network …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0318mm4.html?nl
Microsoft offers peek into future mgmt. software, 03/17/04
Microsoft Wednesday offered the first glimpse into its next generation management software with a preview of a capacity planning tool codenamed Indy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0317msindy.html?nl
Mgmt. matters: Ace Hardware simplifies security management, 03/17/04
This is the third in a special Fusion series spotlighting enterprise network managers’ innovative use of management products to automate processes, prevent outages and save money. Stay tuned …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0317mm3.html?nl
Microsoft sends management products to beta, 03/16/04
Microsoft Tuesday announced test versions of several of its management products, including a new, lower-cost, “Express” version of its Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) product.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0316msmom.html?nl
Mgmt. matters: Toronto Star minimizes mainframe costs, 03/16/04
As the end of 2002 neared, Rick Takashima knew he had to find another way to support the one mainframe in his predominantly Microsoft Windows 2000 and Sun Solaris environment.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0316mm2.html?nl
Network/System Management Newsletter: Patch management a new hook for hardware?, 03/17/04
Another group of players will probably be emerging on the patch management scene: hardware vendors.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nsm/2004/0315nsm2.html?nl
Network/System Management Newsletter: Avaya aims for merged media, 03/15/04
One of the nice things about modern communication media is that there are so many to choose from. Virtually everyone has at least one e-mail address, a desk phone with voicemail, and a cell phone. Increasingly, additional media like instant messaging are being added to this cadre of tools to enable even more effective communication.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nsm/2004/0315nsm1.html?nl
