Four vendors of network and systems management software are rolling out new products focused on the burning need of corporate users to reduce IT infrastructure failures. Ai Metrix Inc. in Herndon, Va.

Application patch management updates software to remove bugs and security loopholes, so it is an important service that every business needs to buy. We review the options. Keeping applications up to ...

An application should do what it is supposed to, when it is needed, within a reasonable amount of time, and with no trouble. Getting applications to behave that way is the goal of application ...

With all the hoopla about Software-as-a-Service apps and mobile computing, it’s easy to forget that infrastructure software—everything from operating systems to middleware to databases—remains the ...

Wily Technology CEO Dick Williams has been at the forefront of next-generation application management tools for J2EE environments. In an interview with Editor In Chief Michael Vizard, Williams said ...

I’ve written about how management is becoming a differentiator for hardware vendors, as they build in and bundle management capabilities. The same thing is happening in software. In particular, ...

Software is an important part of the business base and working effectiveness in the digital world now. Different applications ...

Acquisition of Cyanea, a small company with close ties to IBM, will bring a team dedicated to building Big Blue's application management line. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

Management software company Mercury Interactive snaps up Appilog to acquire its "application mapping" technology, designed to more quickly pinpoint problems in corporate data centers. Martin LaMonica ...

When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...