* BMC, ManageEngine and Zyrion upgrade products, tout the benefits of business service management software
Engineering, computer employment drops off in first quarter
Forget buying new tools; adjusting applications and resources can deliver results in a downturn
Freeware and open source applications provide remedy for IT budget woes
* BT survey reveals more IT departments are turning to commercial tools
IT spending forecasts plummet sharply for hardware, declines further for software, IT services and telecom
* Embotics, Veeam and VKernel get the word out about their virtual monitoring tools with free versions
Business decision spurs negative sentiment toward Big Blue
Big Blue is expected to reduce headcount by 5,000 in North America, and unconfirmed rumors suggest the jobs could be sent to India.
* Network Instruments provides visibility into network and application performance data in virtual server environments
