Altiris today updated its software to let customers patch Linux systems as well as manage virtual and physical resources side by side.

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

The Linux management pack is based on Oracle’s Enterprise Manager 10g software and is aimed at customers who’ve signed up for the Oracle Unbreakable Linux program.

Open Country, a Linux desktop and server software management vendor, launched as a company last week with the aim of helping enterprises lower Linux network administration costs on the cheap.

NetScout Systems Inc.'s nGenius product line unifies network and application performance management for business IT departments.

As another sign of Linux's increasing maturity, new management tools from companies such as Aduva and Tivoli are helping IT managers better administer the unruly OS.

Additionally, the newer generation of server and network management software tend to highlight the impact of a server or router failing on the delivery of service . As an example, an eCommerce service ...

Compatibility with March Networks’ hosted Command Enterprise Software for a cloud-managed video solution offering real-time health monitoring, and centralized system and user management ...