Yes, it's another Cisco acronym related to SDN. The Evolved Services Platform is an orchestration facet of the Open Network Environment (ONE), and some of its first uses —

Pacnet Systems' new cloud network, based on Vello software, is out of beta and is now reaching beyond Pacnet's Asia/Pacific home region, into the United States. It's a networking-as-a-service

With the acquisitions of Net Optics and Anue, Ixia thinks it's got the pieces for a more holistic take on network monitoring, serving some of the greenfield cases that

What's new with F5's Synthesis architecture? Take your pick; a strafing of new features is coming down today, including security features, cloud federation, new licensing plans, and a mid-market

Bethany Mayer has been highly visible as the head of HP's networking business and its aggressive push into SDN and OpenFlow. Now, HP is reportedly calling on her to

Most ODMs freely admit to supplying the white-box switch market, but the one making Pica8's newest box (one that's packed with TCAM for OpenFlow scaling) is worried what its

A new IETF standard called Geneve proposes a way to unify the tunneling methods that have emerged for network virtualization. It might settle any VXLAN-vs.-NVGRE arguments, but it also

Ciena needed routers, and Ericsson needed stronger IP/optical integration. By combining forces, the companies think they have a shot at building an end-to-end SDN framework to rival competitors like

True love, or a Domain 2.0 fling? Ericsson is exiting the optical networking business in favor of working with Ciena, a possible sign that AT&T and other customers are

Oracle gets cozy with Microsoft Azure; Cisco's earnings dip, and they're going to stay that way for a while; Guavus goes virtual; Midokura offers a free handout; Pertino is

A new API sets up Cyan's Blue Planet platform to provision Ethernet services according to Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) standards. It's the first of probably several northbound APIs that

It's Mobile World Congress time again, and Ericsson has lots to say about the mobile network. It's going to be saying a lot about NFV, SDN, and cloud services,

An Open Networking Foundation working group is developing tools for migrating a traditional network to an SDN-based OpenFlow model. The tools will surface later, but for now, they've produced

A new Windows-based appliance anchors the branch-office side of a cloud-based application, letting Citrix apply WAN optimization and other features automatically.

After talking about its NVN virtualization architecture for months, Netsocket has put the technology into full SDN product form, targeting the network edge with an eye toward helping managed

The implications of Microsoft's cloudy new CEO; more pressure on Juniper from Elliott Management; NEC gives part of ProgrammableFlow to OpenDaylight; Big Switch adds another former Juniper exec.

The OpenDaylight Summit concluded with a look ahead to the next release, Helium, and a discussion about what needs to be done better now that one code release is

A bit of virtual knowhow has paid off for Shenick in the form of an acquisition. Aeroflex sells test equipment to the wireless industry and will now own TeraVM,

Complete SDNCentral coverage from the OpenDaylight Summit 2014: Links to news stories, the keynote webcasts, and, yes, photos.

Cisco reportedly contributed $6M to Embrane's $12M Series C round, money that gives the startup more time to establish its story of Layer 4-7 SDN and service containers.

Kicking off the OpenDaylight Summit, Neela Jacques' keynote talked about the developer community, the first OpenDaylight code release, and the products developed so far. Here's the original script.

The early steps toward a northbound interface are happening in near-whiteout conditions. Multiple APIs will be needed, and it's not clear how to classify them. But we do know

Now we know what Pluribus does: It's fused a server and switch together, creating a new top-of-rack element that gives applications access to network knowledge. And it's off to

Pass out the cigars: OpenDaylight is launching its first code release, as Hydrogen is set to be downloadable on Tuesday, coinciding with the start of the first OpenDaylight Summit.