Strengthened buying power and improved IT services for 50,000 students
Monash University is rolling out a shared services initiative set to strengthen buying power with standardised hardware and software platforms and improve IT services for its 50,000 students.
Vendor looks to ease use of Java applications in a cloud and virtualisation world
BMC Thursday announced it has acquired privately-held Phurnace Software in a deal that BMC says will help it deliver technology to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying Java applications into virtual and cloud environments.
London startup's software maps enterprises' infrastructure
BMC Software said Monday it has signed a deal to buy London startup Tideway Systems, which makes software for tracking and analyzing IT system components. Terms of the deal, which is expected to be concluded this week, were not disclosed.
Cloud management tools being used to lock organisations in to specifc hardware, services and virtualisation stacks warns BMC's US CTO Kia Behnia
Cloud management tools may be being used by cloud providers to lock organisations in to specific hardware and services, according to the US chief technology officer (CTO) of BMC, Kia Behnia.
The company makes software for monitoring IBM's WebSphere MQ messaging software
BMC on Monday said it has bought MQSoftware, maker of middleware that helps companies monitor the performance of IBM's WebSphere MQ software, as well as other platforms. Terms were not disclosed.
Oracle customers using Sun hardware won't be able to beat the application and systems management technology from the merged companies
Oracle's US$7.4 billion bid for Sun might win customer favor, industry watchers say, as the sum of the two companies' management technology portfolios will provide much greater value than the stand-alone parts.
