Vendors look to tie in security

摘要

Network and systems management vendors have been on a shopping spree of sorts for some time now, and the current must-have item on their list is security information management. Following Micromuse's announcement earlier this month that it would acquire Guarded-Net for US$16.2 million, industry watchers speculate the purchase might mark the beginning of the end for pure-play SIM vendors. In Micromuse's case, the purchase would augment that company's Netcool for Security Management offering with more-sophisticated correlation and reporting tools, the company says. The acquisition also contributes to a trend that Cisco kicked off last December when it acquired SIM vendor Protego Networks.