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The Survivor's Guide to 2004: Network and Systems Management: Page 8 of 12

Bruce Boardman, executive editor of Network Computing, tests and writes about network and systems management. He has 12 years' experience managing networks and distributed computing for a financial service provider. Write to him at [email protected].

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Aprisma: Aprisma emerged from its Cabletron legacy with improvements, and its Spectrum line continues to innovate.

Hewlett-Packard: Version 7.0 of Network Node Manager, the stalwart NSM platform, adds more base root-cause functionality and continues to advance HP's management strategy.

IBM: Utility computing is on everyone's lips thanks to IBM. Big Blue also has some of the most interesting desktop-management software going.

Opnet Technologies: Opnet is making network simulation possible for more than just the government and military by making it easier to do.