Industry News
TM Forum is partnering with the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), a leading standards organization in the cloud industry, to coordinate work around the development and adoption of standards for the management and operational needs of the cloud computing environment.
Nastel Technologies, a provider of application performance monitoring solutions for mission-critical applications from the datacenter to the cloud, and Thinksoft Global Services, a business assurance and software testing specialist for the financial services industry, announced a partnership that will utilize Nastel’s AutoPilot M6 diagnostic technology in Thinksoft’s performance testing engagements.
Evolven has introduced a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based Change Monitoring service, to redefine change and configuration management for the modern data center and cloud.
New Relic added free Server Monitoring as a core capability of its SaaS Application Performance Management (APM) tool, giving organizations visibility into critical resource utilization as well as deeper insight into cloud application performance.
Zenoss, a provider of management software for physical, virtual, and cloud-based IT infrastructures, announced the availability of a free and open source CloudStack ZenPack.
Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) and the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) announced a collaboration that will hasten the development of industry standards for managing cloud computing environments.
SolarWinds, a provider of IT management software, is expanding its presence in the Japanese market by making key investments, including creating a Japanese languagewebsite, the translation and localization of its products, and creating a dedicated, native Japanese-speaking support team based in Brisbane, Australia.
ManageEngine, a provider of network, systems, security, and applications management software solutions, announced support for mobile access to ServiceDesk Plus On-Demand, the ITIL-ready, cloud-based help desk and asset management solution.
Compuware is working with the Google Page Speed team to make it easier for organizations to optimize mobile web application performance through best practices and tools. The Compuware Gomez platform is now integrated with Google Mobile Page Speed.
AppDynamics, a provider of Java/.NET Application Performance Management for the cloud generation, has achieved validation for the integration between AppDynamics and BMC End User Experience Management.
Compuware announced a new major release of its integrated Application Performance Management (APM) solution, the Compuware Gomez platform. The Gomez Fall 2011 Platform Release introduces eight innovations across its SaaS and on-premises APM products that help customers optimize application performance to save money and time.
Xangati, a provider of infrastructure performance management, and Business Generating Software BV (BGS), an international distributor of end-to-end software management solutions, have entered a distribution agreement to deliver Xangati’s virtualization performance management solutions through BGS’ extensive network of European resellers, system integrators and consultants.
VKernel, a provider of enterprise-class performance and capacity management products for virtualized data centers and cloud environments, announced general availability of vScope Explorer, a free application specifically designed to visualize the performance and capacity health of a virtualized environment.
GFI Software has acquired Monitis, a provider of cloud-based network and systems monitoring solutions. This acquisition further strengthens GFI’s ability to provide affordable end-to-end systems monitoring for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and to be a one-stop shop for managing heterogeneous IT infrastructures, be they on-premise, hosted or in the cloud.
OTRS, a provider of open source Help Desk and ITIL V3 compliant IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, announced the immediate availability of OTRS Cloud Editions for OTRS Help Desk and OTRS ITSM.
ManageEngine, a provider of network, systems, applications, and security management software, has announced the integration of MSP Center Plus and Zoho Assist.
Nastel Technologies, a provider of business transaction performance solutions for mission-critical applications from the datacenter to the cloud, introduced a “freemium” version of its AutoPilot On-Demand for WMQ product.
Numara Software, a provider of service management, PC lifecycle management and mobile device management solutions for IT professionals, launched the Numara Software Channel Partner Program for North America.
Uptime Software, a provider of IT systems management performance and capacity software for midmarket and enterprise organizations, has released version 6 of its up.time software platform.
SUMMUS Software, a provider of cloud-based IT management solutions, introduced the Summus IT Management Suite, a cloud-based IT management solution which supports service management, asset management, availability management and project management, all implemented on a single, unified platform.