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Sometimes you need to put a leash on the beast that is your network. Network management suites give you a central toolkit to keep a close eye on your network and catch problems before they occur. They also save you from tedious manual chores, such as visiting hundreds of client PCs to install software patches. We rounded up five networks management suites and rated them on a variety of day-to-day administration tasks. We also examine Microsoft Systems Management Server and Novell's Manage Wise, and we compare several standalone utilities for application metering, virus scan- Ning, and server monitoring

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