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As suggested by Jane Curry in her comment on the Open source network management buzz comparison 2008 post I’ve compared Tivoli related keywords and selected open source projects. Tivoli covers a lot of ground so comparing it on its own doesn’t really tell you very much.
Tivoli vs Open Source Network Management Systems
Both Tivoli Monitoring and NetView have been pretty consistent throughout 2008 unlike OpenView which fell substantially. It is odd that Tivoli Monitoring fell off a cliff in December. Presumably, that is just a really heavy seasonal decline rather than anything more fundamental. Maybe Tivoli people get very generous Christmas breaks. 
Popularity: 52% [?]
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I think Netview and OpenNMS fall in line due to the little marketing activity done for both of them. Tivoli monitoring even less. HP has always been great at creating a strong eco system around Openview. The problem with IBM is that if you are not reselling thier software they really don’t give a rip about you as a partner. Also, I suspect the Openview customer base dwarfs Tivoli monitoring and is probably significantly higher than Netview. Combined with the fact that Netview and Tivoli monitoring are not $strategic$ products for IBM. If you throw Netcool in the mix you get a little bit higher activity.
On the other hand companies like Zenoss and Hyperic put a lot of juice into the system to get higher numbers.
Many HP departments have a policy of closing down over the holidays. That may lead to part of their drop in december.
Ken
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