Industry News

July 14, 2011

A recent survey finds that with increasing reliance on cloud computing, IT executives are uncertain about the role of IT operations but also plan to invest in the internal staff and tools needed to manage service delivery in the cloud.

July 14, 2011

Apptio, a provider of on-demand Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions, has been selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 award recipient.

July 12, 2011

BMC Software announced the availability of a newly-integrated Application Performance Management (APM) product portfolio -- a simplified solution for the management of enterprise, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud applications within a single operations management framework.

July 12, 2011

HP announced enhanced integration of new VMware software within HP’s Converged Infrastructure, delivering industry-first capabilities that will accelerate the path to an open, hybrid cloud environment for customers.

July 12, 2011

CA Technologies announced support for IBM’s new zEnterprise Technology, including the new zEnterprise 114. By integrating its IT management solutions with zEnterprise, CA Technologies helps customers lower TCO in mainframe, distributed and cloud environments.

July 12, 2011

In a move that will simplify data center management and reduce costs, IBM is offering the ability to integrate and manage workload on select IBM System x servers running Linux as part of the zEnterprise System.

July 11, 2011

Nimsoft Monitor now features expanded coverage and additional advanced capabilities for use with Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to provide customers with in-depth details of their cloud and data center platforms. Nimsoft made the announcement at Cisco Live, Cisco’s annual IT and communications conference.

July 11, 2011

ServiceNow launched its new partner certification program, designed to help partners differentiate themselves in the growing market for SaaS and IT management. ServiceNow now offers classroom and online training courses and certifications for partners in ServiceNow sales, administration and support.

July 10, 2011

ExtraHop Networks, a provider of network-based application performance management (APM) solutions, introduced its virtual appliance for APM, the EH1000v.

July 08, 2011

BMC Software announced the acquisition of Aeroprise, the provider of the world's most widely deployed mobility solution for the BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite.

July 08, 2011

Derdack, a provider of enterprise notification software based in Germany, launched a new enterprise alerting app for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) that delivers enhanced IT systems management.

July 07, 2011

Visual Network Systems' Visual Performance Manager has been validated as ‘Ready for IBM Tivoli’ software. Visual Performance Manager is now seamlessly connected to Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, allowing customers to quickly identify business level impact of application performance issues across the enterprise and provide optimized workflow for quick problem resolution.

July 06, 2011

CA Technologies announced that StratITsphere, an IT consulting and data center services provider, will use CA Technologies cloud computing, energy management and service assurance solutions as the backbone for Nimbus, its new package of cloud-based services, as well as other offerings.

July 06, 2011

Compuware Corporation has acquired privately held dynaTrace software. The $256 million cash acquisition closed on July 1, 2011.

June 29, 2011

CA Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Interactive TKO, Inc. (ITKO), a provider of service simulation solutions for developing applications in composite and cloud environments, for $330 million in an all-cash transaction.

June 28, 2011

Netuitive, Inc., the leading provider of predictive analytics for IT, announced it has been awarded Morgan Stanley’s prestigious “CTO Award for Innovation.”

June 22, 2011

Zenoss has announced the availability of Zenoss Service Dynamics. The new offering includes a service impact management solution that both unifies and automates impact and root cause analysis for IT services that span private and public IT infrastructures.

June 21, 2011

Netuitive announced its latest release, Netuitive 5.5, the leading predictive analytics software that forecasts, identifies and resolves IT issues before they impact quality of service.

June 16, 2011

BMC Software and Unisys Corporation announced a joint initiative to deliver and manage advanced cloud solutions that make clients’ IT organizations more responsive and efficient in delivering business services.

June 16, 2011

ServiceNow announced the immediate availability of its June11 release introducing more social IT, a new runbook automation process pack for Amazon EC2 cloud, more updates to ServiceNow IT service management (ITSM) platform services, and two completely new applications.

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