{"id":135,"date":"2006-07-06T00:29:29","date_gmt":"2006-07-06T04:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougmcclure.net\/blog\/2006\/07\/links-for-2006-07-06\/"},"modified":"2006-07-06T00:29:29","modified_gmt":"2006-07-06T04:29:29","slug":"links-for-2006-07-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougmcclure.net\/blog\/2006\/07\/links-for-2006-07-06\/","title":{"rendered":"links for 2006-07-06"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiceworks.com\/about\/\">Spiceworks: About<\/a><\/div>\n<div>They say that necessity is the mother of invention. If that&#8217;s true, then managing IT is a planet-sized mothership. This is why, in early 2006, Spiceworks was born. After talking with dozens of IT pros in small businesses, a team of systems management pion<\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Austin\">Austin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/OSS\">OSS<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/systemsmanagement\">systemsmanagement<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.b-eye-network.com\/view\/index.php?cid=3059&amp;fc=0&amp;frss=1&amp;ua=FeedDemon\/2.0%20(http:\/\/www.newsgator.com\/;%20Microsoft%20Windows%20XP)\">Celequest Partners with Bristlecone<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Celequest, a provider of operational business intelligence recently announced that it has partnered with Bristlecone, a provider of extended supply chain solutions, to deliver a massively scalable analysis solution in support of SAP NetWeaver business int<\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Celequest\">Celequest<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/BAM\">BAM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Business-Activity-Monitoring\">Business-Activity-Monitoring<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&amp;articleId=9001306&amp;pageNumber=1\">How Much Is &#8216;Just Enough&#8217; for a CMDB?<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Something just doesn&#8217;t sit right with me after glancing through this.  I need to re-read and think a bit more, but my gut tells me something&#8217;s a bit off here in the blending of BSM and CMDB goals, objectives and value prop.<\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/via:cote\">via:cote<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/ManagedObjects\">ManagedObjects<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/CMDB\">CMDB<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/BSM\">BSM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/business-service-management\">business-service-management<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinseyquarterly.com\/article_page.aspx?ar=1697&amp;L2=13&amp;L3=13&amp;srid=17&amp;gp=0\">The McKinsey Quarterly: When IT&#8217;s customers are external<\/a><\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/business\">business<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/design\">design<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/management\">management<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Technology\">Technology<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/IT\">IT<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/lw.pennnet.com\/Articles\/Article_Display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=259239&amp;p=13&amp;subsection=TestI\">Anritsu creates Service Assurance Division<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Anritsu has announced the strengthening of its service assurance operations with the establishment of a new Service Assurance Division on June 28, 2006. This group will operate under the Anritsu A\/S company (formerly NetTest). With the rise of triple-play<\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Anritsu\">Anritsu<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/ServiceAssurance\">ServiceAssurance<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Monitoring\">Monitoring<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/triangle.dbusinessnews.com\/shownews.php?newsid=83806&amp;type_news=latest\">Ultimus Positioned in the Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Ultimus, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software and solutions, with more than 1,600 customers worldwide, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in its &#8220;Magic Quadrant for BPMS 2006,&#8221; Janelle B. Hill and Jim Sin<\/div>\n<div>(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Ultimus\">Ultimus<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/BPMS\">BPMS<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/BPM\">BPM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/dmcclure\/Magic-Quadrant\">Magic-Quadrant<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spiceworks: About They say that necessity is the mother of invention. If that&#8217;s true, then managing IT is a planet-sized mothership. This is why, in early 2006, Spiceworks was born. 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