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Between your private intranet, links to your ISP, the Internet, Web and proxy servers, DNS and DHCP servers, firewalls, routers, VPN gateways, switches--you name it--there are more pieces involved in [...]

A LOOK AT THE TOOLS THAT CAN HELP YOU KEEP YOUR DISTRIBUTED DATABASE ENVIRONMENT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. Divide and conquer is the idea behind client/server computing: Break up the traditional centralized […]

So many computer vendors over the past three months have announced Internet compatibility in their products that you almost need a map to track who offers what. In the world […]

Byline: Ann Bednarz Since its acquisition of Gomez last fall, Compuware has been working to integrate the two companies' products: Compuware's enterprise-centric application performance management tools and Gomez's Web-focused application [...]

ONE OF THE BASIC tenets of commercial data processing is that "programmers abhor a vacuum." If a functional need can be satisfactorily addressed with a tool or product, programmers "gotta […]

Compuware says it's able to pre-configure its Changepoint portfolio management software in an Agile Accelerator version. By using the Agile Accelerator version, software project managers can more easily supervise agile […]

One of the little-discussed realities of software development is that many packages ship without having been fully tested. Despite the new emphasis on continuous regression testing and the sophistication of […]

A rosier economic outlook, tempered by a nagging uncertainty, has business-technology executives emphasizing projects for the third quarter that keep their companies nimble, efficient, smart, and, above all, customer-focused, while […]

IT managers who need accurate ap- plication performance tracking to search for possible problems quickly should consider using Compuware Corp.'s newly revised and re-branded Vantage 8.0 suite. Made up of […]

When it comes to building capacity into a LAN, there are many options, but the most popular is to throw bandwidth at the problem. Given the extremely low cost of […]

You might think it's hard enough just to get networked applications deployed and running. But more and more, crucial applications need to have their performance monitored and controlled. There are […]

It's like a scene from The Mummy. As if under a spell, marketing and management personnel who are charged with maintaining customer satisfaction march through IT departments, chanting: "Response times, […]

Taking the lead in our tests, Compuware Corp.'s Application Expert 2.1 provided detailed Web-transaction performance data. Using bounce diagrams that depict an application's performance and a multitude of views with […]

Compuware Corp. is moving into what's viewed as the future of software: having its customers use its products over the Internet. Compuware was to announce today a new testing product, [...]

Analytical Engines NetRule 2.3 Network Computing Editor's Choice Grade: B+ NetRule is power and grace, cutting simulation effort to a fraction of that of the other simulation products we tested. […]

When you think about systems or network management, the rather gnarly topic of network-simulation packages probably doesn't come up. Or at least it may not have until now. Increasingly, however, […]

As more companies give customers and business partners access to account data, a growing number of administrators are concerned how applications will behave-especially those not designed for e-business. The transition […]

Is your newly deployed network application not performing as expected? Pinpointing the source of poor performance when you've already got an enterprise application up and running can be an exercise […]

Supporting service-level agreements on your network means establishing a baseline for application and network performance. To enforce these agreements, you must actively monitor application performance against your baseline-and stay ahead […]

The good thing about EcoScope 4.0 is that it takes the long view; it's a lot easier to discern patterns in network performance when the network is viewed as a […]

Compuware Corp.'s powerful EcoScope 4.0 application performance monitor now sports some top-notch analysis tools with which network administrators can uncover hard-to-see traffic trends, but its steep price has unfortunately remained […]

Compuware Corp.'s EcoScope claims to perform monitoring at the highest level. Starting at $36,000. EcoScope is an expensive but tempting network-monitoring tool. EcoScope analyzes network traffic at the application level […]

Life gets easier for programmers, and Java sheds its junior status. NO MATTER WHAT THE corporate goal du jour, no matter what hot new technology comes down the pike, programmers […]

Memory leaks are a problem that any developer may face at some time, and leaks have their own mysterious ways of showing up. The most common is Dr Watson errors […]

Finding right software without going broke This month we have focused our attention on the mid-priced software programs that fiercely compete with their higher-priced counterparts. We are providing abbreviated reviews [...]

In last month's column I argued that 4GLs and modeling tools capable of generating applications (generative modelers) provide the best support for what I termed component development with a big […]

Rather like the helicopters that warn drivers of clogged roads ahead, Compuware Corp.'s EcoNET 1.2 can help enterprise administrators sidestep possible network traffic jams and keep things running smoothly. EcoNET […]

Developers using OS/2 should take a fresh look at Compuware Corp.'s $149 (upgrade $69) Preditor/2 programmer's editor. The April release of Version 2.1 retains past strengths and gains innovative productivity […]

Compuware Corp. has begun shipping Changepoint 10, an integrated IT governance and IT management system. The software is designed to provide enhanced visibility across applications, IT infrastructure systems and project […]

A great deal of attention is paid to monitoring and managing servers. In a well-run network, servers are seldom a major source of problems, but when there are server troubles, […]

With Compuware Corp.'s EcoTools 6.2, administrators--even if they're new at the game--can get good information on the performance of major applications on servers running Windows NT, NetWare or Unix. In […]

Washington, D.C. -- Forte Software Inc. has taken a breakaway position in the high-end enterprise application development space by following a strategy that includes enterprise application integration and Java development, […]

In an era when more companies than ever are using beta programs to perform extensive testing of their applications, testing tools may be completely superfluous. Unless, of course, you can't […]

Washington, D.C. - New tools for every phase of the network management life cycle will be on display this week as the ComNet '99 conference opens here. Several vendors are […]

ENT and Client/Server Labs examined four software packages designed wholly or partly to handle service level agreements. The programs were VitalAnalysis and VitalHelp from INSoft Inc., EcoSystem from Compuware Corp., Empirical Suite from Empirical Software Inc. and Jyra from Jyra Research Inc. Compuware Corp.'s EcoSystem package is a suite of three products: EcoScope, EcoTools and EcoSnap. Emperical Software's Empirical Suite offers two unique components, the Empirical Planner service level guidebook and a focus on the monitoring of monitoring and managing database applications. VitalAnalysis and VitalHelp from INSoft Inc are easily installed and well documented. Also reviewed was Jyra from Jyra Research Inc., Cries of 'Why is the network so slow?' and 'When can I get my data?' have not gone unheard. In fact, these pleas have given rise to a number of [...]

Compuware (Cambridge, England) and Infoseek Corp. (Sunnyvale, Calif., www.infoseek.com) will co-brand and distribute Express by Infoseek, a free search software product. Compuware's version of Express includes a customized Web authoring [...]

Software quality is a notion that should be on the minds of IS managers. But in many companies, testing to ensure high performance and reliability is an afterthought at best. […]

The year-2000 problem doesn't have to be a black hole for hard-won IT dollars and resources. With the right tools and careful planning, solving the Y2K problem can be your […]