* Is network management really the "Rodney Dangerfield of IT"?
Big Blue introduces software and services to help enterprise IT managers ensure SOA applications perform as planned
New products from Altiris are designed to work out kinks in Vista upgrades before they go live
* Opsware is successfully implementing an acquire and build-in-house approach for expansion
Microsoft patches, calendaring seem to be biggest issues
Performance management software from Netuitive can pinpoint issues in VMware virtual machines
New version of OSSEC adds advanced log analysis, e-mail alerting and support for more vendor systems
Updated QRadar tracks security alerts beyond IP addresses to specific user IDs
Forrester Research survey found project management, security and architecture skills topping IT hiring managers' must-haves
