"They're compiling pieces that are very important and certainly necessary for their portfolio," Stephen Elliot, analyst for market researcher International Data Corp., said. "But continued execution on the integration side, as well as sales and marketing, will ultimately determine the success of these deals."
In general, Novadigm software enables IT departments to automate changes across all technology components of a business activity, rather than reconfiguring each piece one at a time. Consera's technology is used to model a business activity, often referred to as a "service," mapping the workflow to all underlying IT components. A service, for example, could be a custom trading application within a financial institution.
"For a lot of IT shops moving away from component management to service management, these are critical parts," Elliot said.
For most companies, however, the shift in how they're managing IT infrastructures is just beginning. "If it's a 10-step process, then we're probably between steps one and three," Elliot said.
Novadigm and Consera are expected to become a part of HP's Software Global Business Unit, with their products sold through HP's OpenView software channels. HP takes a modular approach to its management software, which means customers can buy the technology from HP, or buy pieces to work with another vendor's products.
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