WALTHAM, Mass. -- Emperative, the leadingprovider of on-demand, network and service provisioningsoftware, today announced the release of a new IPaddress management system, CMX IP Address Manager. Thenew software allows broadband service providers to moreeasily define and manage multi-tiered and on-demandservice offerings.IP addresses are the most basic element of broadbandservices. They are the identity of each broadbandsubscriber and their services, comparable to a phonenumber. They provide access to the network and defineservice packages. As broadband subscribers have grownand new services such as IP telephony, gaming,interactive video, and streaming media have beenprepared for rollout, traditional methods for managingIP addresses have failed. Managing these addresses hasbecome increasingly complex. Without effectivemanagement of broadband’s most basic unit, subscriberswill suffer from unreliable service.Emperative Inc.