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• Enterasys rolls out data center manager

  Enterasys Networks this week is unveiling a management system designed to provide visibility, automation and control over physical and virtual data center resources.

• AppFirst offers basic server monitoring service for free

  Year-old start-up company AppFirst is trying to shake up the way IT administrators think not only about application performance management but also server monitoring in general.

• 5 tips for the new tech support pro

  There are two types of tech support professionals. There's the one who, responding to a call for help, brusquely shoves the individual aside, fixes the issue, then leaves without saying a word. Or there's the type who takes time and understands that computers are something the client simply doesn't get.

• Novell upgrades Zenworks PC management features

  Novell has released a new version of its Zenworks PC management suite, consolidating separate applications through a new unified administrative console, and adding a range of features including awareness of the end user's identity and location.

• Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing

  Roger Sessions, CTO of ObjectWatch and an expert in software architecture, argues that the increasing complexity of our IT systems will be our undoing.  In fact, he just recently got a patent for a methodology that helps deal with complex IT systems. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with Sessions to get his take on the extent of the problem and possible solutions.

• Seven secret weapons for network management on a budget

  Cisco Subnet blogger Scott Hogg names his favorite free open source tools to keep your network humming.

• Facebook outage caused by database glitch

  Facebook went offline for the second time in two days yesterday. The Thursday outage -- which lasted more than two hours for some users -- is a tale of a database control gone awry and illustrates the need for effective testing and change control procedures.

• IBM to acquire OpenPages

  IBM is acquiring OpenPages, a privately-held company that makes software designed to help companies simplify risk management and corporate compliance activities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• HP updates Network Mode Manager

  Hewlett-Packard has updated its Network Node Manager software, released Monday, to include performance management and virtualization support.

• Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance

  A new version of Enterasys' Wi-Fi software simplifies network management and operations, and improves client performance in 802.11n enterprise wireless LANs.

• Aruba adds support for wired networks to management tool

  Aruba Networks is adding support for wired networks to the next version of its AirWave network management tool, it said on Monday.

• IT automation technology dominates Vegas conferences

  Automation isn't new, but with few budget dollars and strapped IT staff, many enterprise network managers are turning to the technology to complete operational tasks and create a more efficient environment.

• Infoblox upgrade thwarts DNS attacks

  Infoblox Monday announced upgrades across its line of core network services appliances that are designed to better protect DNS servers from cache poisoning and other malicious attacks.

• Online encyclopedia lists internal network security threats

  A free online encyclopedia of internal network security issues was released Tuesday by network security provider Promisec, which includes popular Web-based applications among possible data-loss threats.

• SolarWinds is doing something right

  SolarWinds is an example of how dramatically lower price points and faster time to value are catching on in a sea of more complex, costly, and albeit usually more richly functional network management products.