JBoss, MySQL first to integrate Hyperic technology into their offerings SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2006 – Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open-source IT management, today announced a partner program that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to add enterprise-class, multi-platform IT management capabilities to their products. MySQL and JBoss are among the first companies [...]

My all time favorite distribution of Linux is Red Hat 6.2, yes, Red Hat 6.2. Hyperic’s HQ product includes binary versions of SIGAR for each supported platform. In general, that means one binary for each supported OS and architecture combination. Each binary supports a number of release for each OS, with the exception of FreeBSD [...]

Hyperic is happy to announce the latest version of the open source IT management platform, Hyperic HQ 2.7.5 (release notes). Note that existing customers should consult with support before contemplating an upgrade. For almost all customers, we recommend sticking with HQ 2.6.x, as bug fixes are maintained in both the 2.6 and 2.7 series. Download [...]

Hyperic HQ Undergoes Code Audit From Fortify SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open source IT management, today enhanced the security of its Hyperic HQ IT management platform with a comprehensive code audit, courtesy of Fortify Source Code Analysis. The audit, together with the addition of Fortify Source Code Analysis to Hyperic’s development [...]

Neil McAllister, editor extraordinaire at InfoWorld, gives BEA a tongue-lashing (keyboard-lashing?) for recent statements by Rob Levy, BEA CTO. Although I have to admit, I don’t see what the story is here. Here is another traditional proprietary company suddenly realizing that it’s market is collapsing beneath them, and then they lash out at open source [...]

With Latest Hyperic HQ Version, System Administrators Can More Easily Manage Heterogeneous Environments with Free Downloads SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open source IT management, today announced the availability of the latest version of Hyperic HQ. The new version adds Windows support to the eight operating systems and platforms already supported by [...]

Glyn Moody (of Rebel Code fame) posted a nice article on LWN.net (subscribers only) with a rundown of the companies that founded and now comprise the Open Management Consortium (OMC). And Glyn was kind enough to include this quote from yours truly: “The problem that existing management software strives to address – integrating with every [...]

Phil Wainright has written a post on his blog at ZDNet about the “commoditization of systems management.” Phil’s blog focuses on SaaS, so that’s his perspective when he discusses being able to manage systems from afar without the need for an agent (Hyperic HQ uses an agent-server architecture). There are a couple of points he [...]

Opening Move with Scott Mace, a series of podcasts on the Open Source Conversations channel, has just posted a podcast with Javier, “From Proprietary to Open Source“. It’s a wide-ranging discussion about Hyperic’s decision to release software under the GPL, why we chose the GPL, and with whom we compete. On the competitive landscape, Javier [...]

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Hyperic HQ 2.7.4. You may download this release from the SourceForge.net project page. Please read the release notes before proceeding! As always, report any issues on our Jira tracker and collaborate with other HQ users on our forums.

I somehow failed to see this the first time around, so this is a month late. Rob Lackey, Manager of Information Technology at SugarCRM, included us in his LinuxWorld roundup. Here’s the relevant snippet: ” 3) Hyperic – System Management with Open Source System management seemed to be a frequent theme for the show, with [...]

As Redmonk’s Cote has noted, Hyperic HQ has a couple of nice, simple RSS feeds built-in. These give you great flexbility when monitoring the status of your web infrastructure, allowing you to view the feeds from any RSS reader. Right now, those feeds are for trouble alerts and “favorites” – whatever systems, services or applications [...]

In yesterday’s post about the ITManagement.com interview with Javier, you may have noticed this bit: “Sure. [picks up a pen and draws what looks like a capital "E"] Every product has a unique management interface that we’ll represent by this figure. The deeper the grooves, the more manageable the software, and the more closely your [...]

You may now get all the source code you want from a read-only Subversion repository on SourceForge.net. Here’s the command: svn co https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/hyperic-hq hyperic-hq Enjoy!

Stephen Walli, of Optaros, has taken a liking to Hyperic lately. After meeting him at OSCON and then running into him again at LinuxWorld, it was interesting to listen to him talk about how cool Hyperic is. And now he’s blogging about us. Basically, the main thrust is thus… – Hyperic wants community-contributed plugins, and [...]

HYPERIC HQ SURPASSES 10,000 DOWNLOADS IN 60 DAYS Open Source IT Management Platform Will Be Demo’ed at LinuxWorld Expo SAN FRANCISCO, CA –August 15, 2006 – Hyperic, Inc., announced today that Hyperic HQ, the first open source platform for managing all commercial and open source components of the web infrastructure and the first IT management [...]

Hyperic is pleased to announce the release of HQ 2.7.3. This marks the first GPL release with binaries for supported platforms: Linux x86, Linux AMD64, Solaris SPARC, Win 32, HPUX PA-RISC, and OSX PPC Get your fresh source and binary releases from sourceforge.net.

Greetings fellow Hypericons, You’ll be happy to note that we now have a live subversion repository for HQ: svn co http://svn.hyperic.org/projects/hq To browse the source tree, go to svn.hyperic.org/?root=Hyperic+HQ

As of last week, the cat is officially out of the bag, as Hyperic has released HQ under the GNU GPL. You can read our release and outside media coverage about it here (ZDNET) here (SYS-CON) and here (InfoWorld).

Hyperic HQ – www.hyperic.org – consolidates common management tasks without sacrificing depth of manageability for any technology, enabling you to get better control over your IT infrastructure.

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Hyperic Releases Source Code for Hyperic HQ Management Platform, Leveraging Open Source To Enable Rapid Addition of New Technologies New Community Portal Will Support Collaborative Development Efforts SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 17, 2006 – Hyperic Inc. today released the source code for Hyperic HQ, the first open source platform for managing all commercial and [...]

COVALENT TECHNOLOGIES ™ ANNOUNCES EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR APACHE GERONIMO APPLICATION SERVER Leading Supplier of Complete Enterprise Open Source Solutions in Strategic Partnership with Chariot Solutions; Introduces Support for Industry’s First Monitoring Solution for Geronimo from Hyperic WALNUT CREEK, CA – March 23, 2006 – Covalent Technologies ™, the most trusted source for complete enterprise open [...]

Hyperic Launches HQ 2.5, the Most Complete IT Management Solution for Open Source and Commercial Infrastructure New Platform Makes IT Management Easier, Increases Efficiency, Reliability, Predictability of IT Operations SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – December 5, 2005 – Hyperic, a leader in application management frameworks for IT operations, announced today the release of Hyperic HQ 2.5, [...]

Hyperic and JBoss Sign OEM Agreement to Extend JBoss Network Offering Partnership Validates Growing Demand for Open Source Application Management, Expands Hyperic’s Strategic Distribution Channel SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – August 29, 2005 – Hyperic, a leader in application management platforms for IT operations, announced today that it has entered into an OEM licensing agreement with [...]

Hyperic HQ 2.0 Downloadable Management Platform for Open Source Applications Available Today New Release Provides Unparalleled Management For Mission Critical Applications Built on Open Source San Francisco, CA, March 7, 2005 – Hyperic, a leader application management platforms for IT operations built on open source technology, announced today general availability of Hyperic HQ 2.0, the [...]