OpenNMS Last modified: Friday, May 04, 2007
An enterprise grade network management platform developed under the open source model. It consists of a community supported open-source project as well as a commercial services, training and support organization.  As a network management platform, it provides several major feature categories: discovery, monitoring, events, data collection, and reporting. OpenNMS was started in 1999 and registered on Sourceforge in 2000. It is currently maintained by Tarus Balog.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about OpenNMS . Also check out the following links! ServerWatch: Tip of the Trade: OpenNMS  Both the commercial and open source worlds are crammed to the gills with network monitoring software and appliances. Are you paying a high price to get a true enterprise-worthy network monitoring system? Welcome to OpenNMS  OpenNMS is the world's first enterprise grade network management platform developed under the open source model. It consists of a community supported open-source project as well as a commercial services, training and support organization. Interview with Tarus Balog, head of OpenNMS development "I had known some of the founders of OpenNMS for years, and while Oculan was focusing on its appliance, they still received a lot of interest in OpenNMS. I was brought on to on board in 2001 to build a services and support business around the application." Webopedia's "Did You Know... All About Open Source" Open source usually refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge. Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community.	Network Management Networks Open Source (OSRC) application enterprise LLDP LLDP Agent network open source RFMON SNMP Give Us Your Feedback Shopping penNyS Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Shoes 555 Store Offers Home Furnishings 775 Store Offers Clothing 295 Store Offers Gifts and Collectibles 75 Store Offers Kitchen 455 Store Offers