Network Management, Monitoring, and Related Tools

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1	Wireshark Wireshark (previously Ethereal) is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education. It has all of the standard features you would expect in a protocol analyzer, and several features not seen in any other product. Its open source license allows talented experts in the networking community to add enhancements. It runs on all popular computing platforms, including Unix, Linux, and Windows.	129
2	HHD Serial Monitor Serial Monitor is a monitoring application, which allows you to view, log and analyze serial port activities. The program attaches itself to the serial port driver under Windows NT, 2000, XP and monitors all activity that any software performs via serial ports. The Protocol Analyzer feature allows you to monitor the serial protocol between two different serial devices, connected by null-modem cables to your computer. The Serial Monitor can also be configured to log the entire monitoring session. You can playback the session at a later time, having full control on its flow.	113
3	Intravue IntraVue is a new network and device visualization tool developed by Network Vision Inc. (Newburyport, MA). Company founder Mark Fondl has 25 years experience in automation, including a stint as vp of Schneider Automation (North Andover, MA), where he and that company won a Computerworld Smithsonian award for ''Transparent Factory,'' an Ethernet/Internet adoption into manufacturing in 1999.	117
4	MG-Soft MIB Browser MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition (Screen shots) with MIB Compiler is an extremely flexible, technically superb, powerful and user-friendly SNMP Browser. All that makes MG-SOFT MIB Browser the most widely used SNMP Browser running on Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003).	111
5	Nebula The NEBULA Enterprise Monitor network monitoring appliance ensures that your network and systems are under constant surveillance, automating routine checks and enabling your IT professionals to prevent costly outages before they occur.	473
6	Netcool Armed with industry-leading Netcool technology, organizations can collect realtime data from across the IT infrastructure, consolidate this data into a single realtime management console, analyze the data and automate responses, and inform other key individuals, systems, and processes immediately about service-affecting IT problems. The Netcool Collect, Consolidate, Analyze, and Inform (CCAI) methodology is designed to ensure that organizations always have a comprehensive, realtime, and actionable view of their business and IT operations.	126
7	Network Computing Network Management on $1.19 a DayAn interesting article on cost effective network management ideas.	450
8	NetworkView NetworkView was developed because it is the kind of software you need every day when working with TCP/IP networks: you quickly discover a new network, you print a nice map in a few seconds (and give a copy to your customer), and finally, you check for node availability when installing new servers, routers or any network devices.	111
9	OpenView Network infrastructures have become more complex than ever. Whether it's switched networks, or providing new services over a converged voice and data network, the need to manage the availability and performance of the network has never been greater. HP OpenView offers enterprises and service providers the ability to manage voice and data networks through a modular set of products and services that are tuned to your specific needs.	107
10	Optivity The Nortel Networks Optivity family of products is a suite of software applications used for managing data and telephony networks. These Optivity software applications are designed to ensure network resiliency and reduced total cost of ownership for enterprise customers.	121
11	SNMP Informant SNMP Informant is a system-level software program that runs on a Windows 2000, XP or 2003 computer system that allows OTHER systems to collect performance information remotely, using the SNMP protocol. When used in conjunction with the SNMP-OPC Server system performance data can be made available to any opc-based automation system.	116
12	Spectrum SPECTRUM	407
13	Tivoli Systems management software helps you intelligently monitor, control, and optimize your on demand computing environment.	140
14	Unicenter For infrastructure management, Unicenter, our flagship family of modular, integrated solutions, is addressing today's issues of managing complexity, maximizing IT staff productivity, and orchestrating the diverse resources of your enterprise IT investment. Enterprises who license Unicenter realize greater value from their technology investments, are more accountable to the businesses they support, and adapt better to the rapidly changing environment.	121
15	WhatsUp Gold Keep your network services up and running. WhatsUp Gold is ideal for businesses of all sizes: larger organizations can use it at the departmental level to monitor the availability of mission-critical applications or to complement the existing monitoring system; small-to-medium sized businesses can use it as their all-in-one network management system.	117