NetManage and Rocket Software Call Off Acquisition Deal
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

It is a story that is playing out in every industry these days. The credit crunch on the world's financial markets, caused by the American housing bubble popping and the consequent unraveling of the mortgage-backed securities that were making many of the big private equity firms flush with cash, has made it hard for companies to buy their way into new businesses. And so it seems to be with Rocket Software and its $69 million acquisition of host connectivity and application modernization software maker NetManage. READ MORE >

Top Mainframe Stories from Around the Web

(eChannelLine) Even with its mainframe system management software business shrinking, BMC is making the right moves after restructuring its business plan. BMC recently got the thumbs up from Technology Business Research, a high tech market research and consulting company. READ MORE >

(News Day) Another mainframe vendor almost overcome by its own fumes, but now breathing fresh air, is CA--the company most people would recognize by its former name, Computer Associates. Chief executive John Swainson says one of the differences between then and now is that "We're not spending our time screwing around with unproductive stuff." READ MORE >

(Fox Technologies) Virtualization, that fair-haired darling of the IT industry, isn't all roses and no thorns. One thorn that has been known to cause bleeding is the issue of access control and the importance of security. The point is to have control over both virtual and physical servers. READ MORE >

(21st Century Software) Perhaps you've been wondering when the capability to monitor and analyze critical data and applications across both mainframe and open systems through a single interface would be available. Keeping watch on recoverability status for multiple systems should be a one-person, one-console job. Now it is. READ MORE >

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

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April 6-11 -- Las Vegas, Nevada - Impact 2008, IBM's "Smart SOA Conference" is a showcase for WebSphere as the foundation, the tools, and all the materials needed to create a service oriented architecture. Technical experts from IBM, analysts, and companies that have implemented SOA solutions are taking the starring roles in this production. In addition to educational sessions and keynote addresses, there will be a solution center expo area. LEARN MORE >

May 18-22 -- Orlando, Florida - Users of IBM's Tivoli Maximo and Netcool software have their own conference dedicated to integrating the silo environments that are prevalent in many data centers and improving service management. Included in the event will be presentations by more than 100 customers and business partners and one-on-one meetings with IBM executives, industry experts and analysts. LEARN MORE >

June 4-6 -- Chicago, Illinois - The IBM Energy Efficiency Initiative takes center stage at the "See Blue, Think Green Technical Conference that brings together technical experts and business leaders. Sessions will concentrate on best practices in energy efficiency, innovative power and cooling technologies, and eco-friendly asset disposal services. There will also be technical sessions and hands on labs featuring IBM's most recent System announcements (including Power Systems, Mainframe Systems, Storage System, and Modular Systems) to present platform-specific topics. LEARN MORE >