For the latest version of its carrier network virtualization service, ConteXtream tosses its proprietary controller in favor of OpenDaylight.

Continuing to push an open source agenda, Brocade teams up with Mirantis on OpenStack, giving its tire-kicking customers access to a fully supported distribution.

Intel becomes OpenDaylight's latest Platinum member, committing to the half-million dollar membership level in order to gain a seat on the board of directors.

Another exec joins the Brocade SDN crew, as Michael Bushong leaves Plexxi to become Brocade's VP of data center switching and routing.

Palo Alto Networks' revenues hit $192.3 million last quarter, but losses grew to $30 million.

Google's latest hire augurs deeper moves into enterprise services and cloud security for the Mountain View goliath.

Wedge's new Cloud Network Defense service aims to tap the lucrative small and medium business market with an off-the-shelf security service.

Viptela, having raised $33.5M earlier this year, signs a deal to let enterprise users automatically route traffic through Zscaler’s data center security portals.

Security virtualization startup Catbird declares itself ready for a growth phase by making the customary changing of CEOs: David Keasey is in for Eduardo Costa.

Security and data center revenue showed strong growth, but Cisco earnings face headwinds in the carrier market, CEO John Chambers says.

Q3 was even better than expected for Arista, but Wall Street didn't take kindly to news that employees would be allowed to sell shares a little early.

As SDN patents proliferate, Cisco watches election results for signs of movement on patent reform.