While the HP story has been strengthened with Peregrine's asset discovery capabilities, the acquisition of most of its relationship discovery partners leaves them vulnerable.

HP takes a federated approach with most of the emphasis on the reconciliation engine. Federation allows customers to leverage their existing product implementations and helps IT organizations build towards a complete picture in a stepwise manner, [which is] a good thing since no right-thinking CIO will launch a multi-year, mega-integration project where benefits are only derived at the end.

HP customers benefit because the roadmap simplifies their transition from point asset management and service desk products to an integrated management platform.

The market is consolidating and they're getting squeezed in the middle.

This is a truly astounding discovery.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.