* SOA on the management radar
IT managers criticize the success of their efforts to prevent and reduce network downtime.
Voyence to bring change and configuration-management technology
* Is open source management taking hold?
Market heavyweights -- BMC, CA, HP and IBM – have overcome a slew of nimble start-ups promising innovative tools that were easy to deploy and cost less.
IT managers might not like agents, but say they’re often necessary
* HP's Network Node Manager i 8.0
Company upgrades products to automate processes and protect corporate resources residing on IBM z/OS systems
Network management vendor uses technology acquired with Crannog Software and Visual Networks to expand its reach into advanced IP application and network performance management.
Systems and security management vendor NetIQ unveils IT process automation platform at Interop.
