All the week's news and views about Network/Systems Management 10/11/04 _______________________________________________________________ This Newsletter is sponsored by Lucent Technologies Automate Your IP Management For Business-Focused Payback
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Register today to find out how to protect yourself. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=84841 _______________________________________________________________ Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert HP keeps pace with policy-based wares, 10/11/04 HP last week announced new policy-based network security and bandwidth management software, as well as upgrades, that the company says will let its ProCurve LANSwitch customers better control end-user access to network resources and bandwidth. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104hpswitch.html?nl> BMC rounds out mainframe database family, 10/11/04 BMC Software has added IBM's IMS mainframe database to the platforms its SmartDBA family of products supports. This completes a two-year mission to provide tools for managing all major databases from one Web-based console. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104bmc.html?nl> Licensing issues cause patching headaches for higher ed, 10/07/04 This week we look at some of the challenges colleges and universities face when it comes to patching machines owned by students. Licensing restrictions from software vendors prevent them from offering patches directly, compromising security. Joining ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1007radio.html?nl> CA offers usage-based pricing for mainframe tools, 10/07/04 Computer Associates Thursday introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products, aligning its offerings with IBM's On Demand model. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007caoffer.html?nl> CA snags Netegrity for security, 10/06/04 In a conference call Wednesday, Computer Associates executives detailed how the company plans to incorporate Netegrity's Web access control, identity and provisioning products into CA's own eTrust Identity and Access Management Group. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1006canet2.html?nl> IBM champions identity management, 10/06/04 IBM Wednesday introduced services aimed at helping companies build and maintain systems for securing both physical premises and virtual information repositories. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007ibmpartn.html?nl> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Network World Staff Senior Writer Denise Dubie covers network and systems management for Network World. 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