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Network Change and Configuration Management

The modern corporate network has evolved from a source of connectivity into an integral part of the business service fabric. Combine this criticality with persistent change, vulnerability threats and regulatory requirements and you quickly understand why it is no longer adequate to rely on passive network monitoring to meet business...

Tags: AlterPoint Inc., Network, Configuration Management, Corporate Network, Networking

White papers 2006-02-03

AlterPoint DeviceAuthority

AlterPoint's award-winning DeviceAuthority is the fastest growing and most widely adopted multi-vendor Network Change and Configuration Management NCCM solution. DeviceAuthority provides IT personnel the ability to improve understanding through visibility, enable automation and finally gain control through governance over the IT network infrastructure. Through roles based access, DeviceAuthority can enforce...

Tags: AlterPoint Inc., AlterPoint DeviceAuthority, ITIL, Regulatory Compliance, Hipaa, Regulations, Process Improvement, Sarbanes-Oxley, Strategy, It Services, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Healthcare, Government, Quality, Business Operations, Financial Accounting, Finance, Management

White papers 2006-02-03

Managing Networks for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, along with other regulatory and industry initiatives, is significant drivers to improve the processes to audit and control the availability and integrity of information. These drivers are also fundamental components of Network Change and Configuration Management NCCM. AlterPoint's DeviceAuthority provides a comprehensive NCCM solution that enables...

Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, AlterPoint Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Network, Sarbanes-Oxley, ITIL, Regulatory Compliance, Networking, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, It Services, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

White papers 2006-02-01

AlterPoint Uses Salesforce to Target the Most Promising Prospects, Set Marketing Priorities

AlterPoint's existing ACT! contact manager severely limited reporting ability. They lacked robust way to track marketing campaign effectiveness. The company required full-featured CRM system but did not want to maintain & manage software. AlterPoint chose salesforce.com Enterprise Edition over SalesLogix software. Implementation assistance was provided by salesforce.com Professional Services. The...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., AlterPoint Inc., Marketing, Sales Force Management, Sales

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Open source systems management challenging incumbents

The 451 Group has issued a research report maintaining that BMC, HP, IBM and CA are "ripe for a shake-up from open source systems management players. " Open source vendors covered in the 60-page report titled "Managing in the Open: The Next Wave of Systems Management" and written by...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2007-07-31

What IBM teaches about open source

Our discussions yesterday on Microsoft and hand-made software lead directly to what IBM teaches us about open source. (Thats IBM CEO Smilin Sam Palmisano to the right.) As a 92-year old company IBMs aim is not just to make money for shareholders. It must carry its employment costs, which are...

Tags: business models, General, Hardware, IBM, Linux, management, Strategy

Blog posts 2007-05-15