* Detroit Tigers used Lancope to sniff out abnormal traffic patterns
Cisco support part of larger upgrade to Opsware’s Network Automation System
VMware picks up virtual management software maker Dunes Technologies
* Vendors release tools for VMware’s ESX Server at VMworld
Former Aelita executives make a splash with virtual FastSCP freeware and look to add commercial products for managing virtual environments
Run-book automation provide Opalis compiles catalog of workflows and automated tasks specific to managing virtual environments.
Two virtual appliances from automation software maker offer small-to-midsize companies enterprise-level provisioning and desktop life-cycle management
* Senior IT decision makers say poor application performance can cost about $4 million or more annually
