For Vendor Strategy Professionals

Primary Analyst Photo	Document Information	Rate this Document
	October 15, 2008 Novell Buys Managed Objects: Is This A New "Routes To Value" Or "SMARTS" Revisited? by Thomas Mendel, Ph.D. with Peter O'Neill, Jean-Pierre Garbani, Evelyn Hubbert, Glenn O'Donnell, Charles Green

This is an excerpt

Executive Summary

Novell has announced its acquisition of Managed Objects, one of the two market leaders in business service management (BSM). This represents an excellent opportunity for Novell to create visibility in one of the most dynamic and business-relevant areas of IT management software. However, Novell has traditionally been associated more with lower-level change and configuration management technologies than with higher-end business process discovery mapping and management. Hence, there is a danger that Managed Objects will become fully subsumed in the data center automation and workflow management "spiel" from Novell, neglecting much of the company's potential.

This is an excerpt

Buy Risk-Free

Price: US $199

Our Service Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied with this document, notify Forrester within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund.

Already a Forrester Client?
Log in to read this document.