IBM buys network management supplier
IBM is extending its systems management portfolio with the
acquisition of network tools company Micromuse for £504m. Micromuse
supplies network management software to banks, telecoms carriers,
governments and retailers. The software is used to analyse and fix
network outages and performance problems, such as overloads caused
by spikes in web traffic. IBM plans to incorporate Micromuse
technology into its hardware, services and Tivoli systems
management range.
Blackberry maker warns of .tif
vulnerability
Research in Motion has warned users that opening certain
malicious attachments on its push e-mail devices could stop them
opening legitimate messages. RIM said a software flaw in its
Blackberry Enterprise Server system, used to relay messages to
Blackberry mobile devices from corporate e-mail systems, allows
specially crafted .tif image files to compromise a system. If a
user opens such a file, the ability to open all other types of
attachments is ended.
HP adds to Openview with Peregrine takeover
Hewlett-Packard has bought Peregrine Systems, a provider of IT
asset and service management software. HP said Peregrine would add
asset and service management components to HP Openview. The
purchase follows HP's acquisition of AppIQ and Trustgenix, which
add storage and security management to Openview.
Gartner recommends move to Sun T1 systems
Users running Solaris on older Sun hardware with up to 12
Ultrasparc processors should consider Sun's new T1 systems as a
replacement, according to Gartner. The analyst firm said the
systems were well-suited to the electrical and cooling needs of
high-density server rack farms. Users that need floating-point
performance or a choice of operating systems should consider
alternatives, such as Sun's Opteron-based servers, Gartner
said.