Introducing: OpenManage Network Manager 5.0

OpenManage Network Manager 5.0 (OMNM) is now available. If you have downloaded OMNM before, you should see the new 5.0.  OMNM 5.0 has been completely redesigned and has many new features.

• New, easy-to-use and easy-to-customize web-based interface

• Support for the full line of Dell Networking products, including Force10, PowerConnect, and W-Series wireless devices

• Enhanced features for traffic flow analysis, deployment, monitoring, and management

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Two salesmen are standing outside the convention center. The server salesman looks up at the sky and says "look at that cloud up there...looks like a big dollar sign to me". The service provider salesman looks up a bit confused and says "I'll take your word for it; I just don't see it yet".

I have recently made a circuit of a number of industry tradeshows trying to get a view on the service providers play in the cloud market. From Digital Hollywood, to MPLS World to CloudConnect, every...

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Imagine a world where everyone sees only what they need or want to see. Everyone enjoys a good view, especially one of their own choosing. Having the "right" view can inspire creativity, make a difficult task more pallatable, and even expedite the completion of a task. It is also true that eliminating the clutter in any view lets the viewer see things more clearly, and thereby bring what's important into focus.

These are some of the capabilities Dorado Software has included in its release of...Read More »

Everyone knows that the broader and deeper a knowledgebase is, the easier and faster it is to solve issues relating to that knowledge. Sharing this knowledge base becomes an invaluable tool when solving complex issues, like OSS and network management. When individuals, or groups of individuals, share their collective knowledge to solve a problem, we call it collaboration, or the socialization of knowledge. We also know that some information (knowledge) requires a layer of protection due to the...Read More »

Much is in the news lately concerning advances in Carrier Ethernet technology. Network infrastructure build-out is continuing at a rapid pace on every continent, with some of the biggest growth taking place in the Middle East and Africa. In addition, domestic U.S. service provider infrastructure continues to grow as the insatiable consumer demand for more services such as video, apps and on-demand media content (at ever faster speeds) seems to know no bounds. For example, Light Reading has...Read More »

One of the things we're proud of at Dorado Software is our long history of creating OEM element management systems (EMS) for leading manufacturers.

The new NETGEAR ProSafe® Network Management System (NMS200) gives customers a way to discover, configure, monitor and manage all NETGEAR Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches on their network from a simple, single interface. The ProSafe® 24-port 10 GE Managed L2+ Switch (XSM7224S) provides 10 Gbps server performance and scalability across the network. The...Read More »

"Collaboration" is a big buzz-word these days - but what exactly does it mean? Along with the word "cloud," this is probably one of the most talked-about - but least understood - concepts in the tech world today. Network management personnel in both the Enterprise and Service Provider spaces are all wanting to get a piece of the efficiency, problem-solving ability and cost savings that collaboration provides. At the same time, there are vendors out there making promises and claims that are...Read More »

By this time in the social media game pretty much anybody who's anybody has a couple different profiles.  You've got your Facebook, pictures on Flickr, or yFrog for your Twitter profile, etc... but you probably find the most legit one to be your LinkedIn profile.  This one houses your work history, resume, and your colleague/friend recommendations. LinkedIn does house the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 100 million members in over 200 countries and...Read More »

Remember that old adage about "the only constant in the universe is change?" Well one of the great things about working at a software company is - and in the network infrastructure management space to be exact - is that this industry is change on steroids.

Case in point: one of our global strategic partners, Symantec. Not too long ago Symantec acquired Altiris, which is why for awhile we called that component of our software the "Symantec-Altiris" solution. After awhile people...Read More »

Maybe not a giant surprise, at least to people who work in the industry. What IS a surprise (to me, at least) is the incredible pace of growth, even in "global recessionary conditions". So this incredible growth of pace is BEAUTIFUL news for Dorado Software customers, partners and resellers: A continued affirmation of our strategy and commitment to supporting the growth of the planet's global IT mobility infrastructure.

For example: Today, Ingram CEO Greg Spierkel told a crowd of 350 solution...Read More »

Service Providers are constantly looking for ways to speed delivery to market without compromising quality. Automation is the only way to effectively accomplish this task. Manual solutions and CLI are labor intensive and error prone which results in lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction.

A single system to automate repeatable processes not only makes the fulfillment process significantly quicker but also eliminates costly errors. But it can't stop there. Once services are deployed,...Read More »

As the pace of unified communications accelerates, the future is looking better and better - both for the Service Providers and Large Carriers who are deploying LTE networks and the vendors who help them manage change.

For vendors of equipment and software to these Service Providers (such as Dorado Software :) the future has also never looked brighter. For example, headlines such, "Worldwide revenue for Carrier Ethernet switches and IP routers surges" and "At Last: Ethernet Backhaul Booms for... Read More »

New Redcell "Synergy" Version 7: The Powerful New Tool To Manage Your Network Infrastructure

One of the amazing things about working in the field of network management software is the constant state of change. We're not talking about "gee, it's raining today so I better wear a jacket" type of change. We're talking break-neck, full-throttle adaptation to changes in carrier ethernet, mobile backhaul and Long Term Evolution (LTE) for service provider environments.

So it's no surprise that our...Read More »

Today we're going to be talking Redcell. While comparisons are nice (and we ALWAYS encourage people who are considering network infrastructure management software to do comparisons!) it's also good to just straight-up answer the question: "Why should I consider buying this product??"

When it comes to mission-critical infrastructure - network or otherwise - the folks running it are necessarily and understandably risk-averse. We wouldn't want it any other way. After all, do we want people to...Read More »

Managing Next-Generation Service Provider Networks 

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"Software as a Service." "Cloud computing." "Virtualization." By now we're probably all-too familiar with the terms of the day. But with regards to converging IT technologies - routers, switches, media gateways, media servers, etc - as we ride this technology wave we can sometimes we can miss the forest for the trees. The reality is, technological miracles are happening every hour of every day. Tonight, we'll see the latest entry: IBM's Watson Supercomputer will take on Jeopardy champions... Read More »

One of the awesome things about working with network infrastructure management software is that we can see our products produce real results in the real world! And one of the most gratifying things in any business is seeing continued, happy customers. In that regard, we'd like to express our appreciation to Boeing.

In 2008 Dorado Software was honored to be chosen by Boeing Advanced Systems to manage a high-speed electrical network that connects The Boeing Laboratory Network and real-time...Read More »

Question: Can you find the Bandwidth Hog in Your Network?



OK, I admit it. For the folks who operate networks, it can be a headache to manage bandwidth. For the rest of us, bandwidth represents something awesome - amazing - the pinnacle of human network achievement. Like the power of millions of people to collectively getting to see hundreds of people getting their balls whacked on YouTube.

Yet regardless, for all its splendor, there is also an undeniable truth to managing modern networks which...Read More »

There's a new/old movement in the air: that of the Venerable Art of the Urban Ninja. While watching one of these maestros of movement on YouTube referred to me thru Facebook (yes, they really do pay people for that) I was struck by the similarities between Redcell and what these guys do. Witness the Urban Ninja contemplating his environment. Does this remind you of a network administrator contemplating change?


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Anyone who has television knows Cisco has been ramping it up lately, especially if you made it to the recent Las Vegas CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Since we at Dorado Software are Global Strategic Partners with Cisco, now seems like a great time to share some of our software solutions specifically made for Cisco.

Dorado Software's Redcell ASWAN Solution offers Service Providers a unified Network-Based security service management solution for creating, provisioning, and managing VRF-Aware... Read More »