What Is HP Radia?
By Jeff Gatlin
Software management is a challenging task. Whether ensuring you have enough licenses for employees or coworkers to legally operate software or tracking patching and updating, management software such as Radia can be a huge administrative help.
History
Radia is part of a large group of software management tools produced by Hewlett Packard, or HP. This group began in 1988 with HP's Network Node Manager system. Eventually HP acquired several companies that specialized in this area. Among these was Novadigm, purchased by HP in 2004. The company specialized in automating software management and included Radia. Today, Radia, along with several other products, is part of the Openview line of management products and services.
Features
Radia, as part of Openview, offers management of software inventory, license tracking, management of patching, regular update checks and installation, management of employee use and management of the overall operating system.
Function
The basic parts of the Radia software management system comprise the proxy and configuration servers, the tools available to the administrators and the client. A host of upgrades are available for Radia, particularly in the area of personalized service.
Writer Bio
For over 10 years Jeff Gatlin has written for many Northern California publications such as the "Hollister Free Lance," the "Gilroy Dispatch," the "Santa Cruz Sentinel" and "Out and About" magazine. Gatlin holds a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies and his 11 years as an English teacher also give him plenty of editing experience.