Stories about: APM

The many new mechanisms to secure and speed up applications running on networks are heading for consolidation that should make it easier and less expensive to deliver the kind of performance end users want.

It's a hard-core developer's worst nightmare: You pour your heart and soul into a new project, double-checking every .Net I-interface and cross-checking every T-SQL statement only to discover -- post-deployment -- that a hidden flaw is killing your program's scalability. Management is breathing down your neck and you've got that uneasy feeling that the outsourcing vultures are beginning to circle, but every line of code looks as perfect as when you first crafted it.

Veritas Software Corp. recently announced the availability of its Veritas Storage Extension product. This uses EMC Corp.'s open API to link Veritas Indepth application performance management (APM) software with EMC arrays to give IT administrators more information about the performance of their EMC storage systems.

As EMC closes its deal to acquire storage software vendor Legato Systems Inc., Veritas Software will continue to benefit from its independence in the market, said Gary Bloom, CEO of Veritas at a technical conference in Beijing, China.

With the completion on Tuesday of its purchase of Precise Software Solutions, Veritas Software will add "a new but complementary sector" to its offerings, according to Craig Stevens, vice president of Asia-Pacific sales.

Keynote Systems this week unveiled two new versions of its flagship Web monitoring and performance services as it attempts to work its way up the enterprise food chain.

The small speakers that come with a typical system usually produce less-than-symphonic sound. And even the more expensive, better-quality speakers need a little tweaking now and then.

Jow Barr never had a laptop -- running Linux or any other OS -- before. Find out why didn't then, why he does now, and what he does with it, in this week's Version Control.