Such networks -- the two common types being Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks and Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) -- have come under intense scrutiny after the 11 September terrorist attacks, as they could be weak points...
This put event monitoring capabilities onto motherboards and added interfaces between desktop hardware and management software. There is a massive overlap when managing distributed desktops within the LAN.
Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management is designed to give network operators a way to monitor and track how web services applications are meeting predetermined performance thresholds. CA has adopted a system in which software "observers," or...
At the lowest level there are facilities for monitoring and reporting events within IT components. This is good for the customer because it can use the best monitor for each technology component. Companies need to think about how data is...
The best approach is to standardise around a service-oriented architecture," recommends Pal. A service-oriented architecture is fast becoming the standard deployment practice of enterprise portal vendors.
Businesses may monitor employees' email and instant messaging conversations, and the FBI has used a key logger to snare passwords typed in by an alleged mobster. The Florida case highlights growing social friction over the use of clandestine...