Denise Dubie

BMC Software Inc. this week announced it has made third-party partnerships and has upgraded its software in an effort to help customers more effectively manage business applications.

BMC Software Inc. announced it has made third-party partnerships and has upgraded its software in an effort to help customers more effectively manage business applications.

NetIQ Corp. last month shipped software that builds on its expertise in managing Windows environments but that also extends its reach into networks where other operating systems are prevalent.

IBM Corp.Wednesday announced it would make the second offering from its Project Symphony product family generally available by the end of October. The latest bundled product will help IBM customers more quickly deploy Web infrastructure on their nets, Big Blue says.

Despite a multitude of available candidates, IT executives still are finding it tough to find the one person with the right combination of skills and talent, according to some industry watchers.

Aprisma Management Technologies Inc., which has been conspicuously quiet on the new product front, last week reintroduced itself at a customer event as a provider of software designed to keep an eye on overall business services.

Despite a raft of available candidates, IT executives still are finding it tough to find the one person with the right combination of skills and talent.

High-tech heavyweights determined to deliver on utility computing continue to pull out their chequebooks for key technologies they hope will fill out their product lines.