Matt Hamblen

Tools designed to help companies converge voice and data networks onto the Internet Protocol, including a new version of an enterprise-class IP voice module that runs on Linux-based servers.

Computer Associates International Inc. CEO Sanjay Kumar and CA's former head of worldwide sales, Stephen Richards, have been indicted on charges of securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Management tools vendor BMC Software Inc. Wednesday will unveil an application designed to help IT managers identify and respond to problems in batch-processing jobs.

Two Hewlett-Packard Co. user groups, Interex, its largest, and OpenView Forum, said this week that they will continue to hold independent user conferences despite HP's plans to create its own conference beginning next year.

When NBC Universal begins its television coverage of the summer Olympic Games from Athens next month, the broadcasting and cable TV company will use three satellite network linkups and three land-based connections to ensure that its video, audio and data transmissions are redundant.

The Boeing Co. last week said it will install up to 150,000 voice-over-IP phones and other networking equipment from Cisco Systems Inc. over the next five to seven years -- a project that analysts called the largest VoIP deployment thus far involving one vendor.

Polycom Inc. Monday will expand its line of videoconferencing technology with the addition of several new products, including rack-mounted hardware for use in high-end settings such as conference rooms.

Hewlett-Packard Co. this week announced an identity management product, HP OpenView Select Identity, which is designed to automate a full range of identity and access control tasks.